Whitney Houston died today at the age of 48 in her Hotel room in Beverley Hills, the cause of death unknown.
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The legendary singer, known for her classic hits such as I Will Always Love You and selling 170 million records worldwide has passed away her bodyguard finding her in the bathtub, with several prescription bottles found nearby. There was no sign of illegal substances or the consumption of alcohol.
Whitney is one of my all time favourite artists. No one could top her - she is truly one of the greatest female artists.
Born on the 9th August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey Whitney Houston was born into a musical family. Her mother was a gospel singer, and her cousins and Godmother, Aretha Franklin, introduced her to musical genres such as the blues, gospel, soul and rhythm and blues. At the age of 11, Houston performed for the first time in her baptist church choir, and began to play the piano.
Whitney has starred in many films, and made a lot of records. She dated Eddy Murphy, but met R & B singer Bobby Brown, whom she met at the 1989 Soul Train Music awards.
She famously starred in The Bodyguard where she plays herself along side actor Kevin Costner. This is a clip of the singing the Dolly Parton's classic, I Will Always Love You which was the best selling single by a female artist of all time.
Whitney Houston became known for her addiction to drugs, introduced by Bobby Brown. Her involvement with crack made her spiral out of control as she lost weight, missed interviews and cancelled concerts. Their relationship was a public one, with domestic abuse rumours circulating, and Bobby charged with misdemeanor battery in 2003 after he apparently struck Houston. Whitney gave birth to a daughter - Bobbi Kristina and the pair divorced in 2007.
Whitney performed Million Dollar Bill on The X Factor 2010, where she unfortunately received some bad reviews, her dress came loose and her performance wasn't the best. The latest album released was in 2009 I Look At You.
She had her ups and she had her downs. She won a total of six Grammy awards and sold millions upon millions of records. She will be remembered for her incredible loud and powerful voice, moments of scandel but overall true beauty. RIP Whitney Houston.
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