[209] The greatest hits album was certified 5 platinum in the US, with worldwide sales of 10 million. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. [89] They felt her singing on record lacked the soul that was present during her live concerts. "The technique is repeated throughout the song, most pronouncedly on every 'I' and 'you'. With Ian Cohen, Paul Gambaccini, Peter Hughes, Martel Maxwell. Since her death, there have been a lot of questions over Whitney Houston's net worth and who inherited her estate after she died. [226] Within weeks, Houston's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was re-released after the September 11 attacks, with the proceeds donated to the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Fraternal Order of Police. If you do that, you havent got a lawsuit., He continued, At my age, I havent got that long. [276][277] The cause of death was not immediately known;[6][276] local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent". Whitney Houston's older brother, Gary, sits down with Oprah to share how he's coping with the sudden death of his little sister. After the success of her Moment of Truth world tour in 1987, she became the highest earning black woman of the year, and third highest overall behind Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy.. With a grand run in mornings in Philly, plus a quite controversial exit from where you heard her last, Monie landed on the Flagship for hip Hop radio in Philly, Power 99 fm. Most recently, the singer's mother, Cissy Houston, has been . With regard to her singing style, he added: "Her [Houston's] stylistic trademarks shivery melismas that ripple up in the middle of a song, twirling embellishments at the ends of phrases that suggest an almost breathless exhilaration infuse her interpretations with flashes of musical and emotional lightning. It peaked at No. Since the star's untimely death, it has been revealed that her brother Michael Houston was the one who introduced her to drugs. In the UK, the dance-funk song "Someone for Me", which failed to chart, was the first single while "All at Once" was in such European countries as the Netherlands and Belgium, where the song reached the top five on the singles charts, respectively.[45]. Some producers passed on the project because of prior commitments. In addition, Houston became an activist for the fight against HIV and AIDS during the first decade of the AIDS epidemic. However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. Houston influenced many singers in popular music, and was known for her . [272][273], Two days later, on February 11, Houston was found unconscious in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton, submerged in the bathtub. Upon its release, Just Whitney received mixed reviews. [210][211], Though Houston was seen as a "good girl" with a perfect image in the 1980s and early 1990s, her behavior had changed by 1999 and 2000. Gender: Female. As of February 2023, Houston's net worth when she died in 2012 was $20 million. [201][202][203][204][205], In May 2000, Whitney: The Greatest Hits was released worldwide. It could not be determined if Bobbi Kristina Brown's death was accidental or intentional. [404] In October 2019, Houston was announced as a 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, one of nine first-time nominees and 16 total. In 1989, she established the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children. Entertainment Weekly reported that Brown, 53, and his . [406] In March 2020, the Library of Congress announced that Houston's 1992 single "I Will Always Love You" had been added to its National Recording Registry, a list of "aural treasures worthy of preservation" due to their "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance" in the American soundscape. 4), a duet with Mariah Carey for 1998's The Prince of Egypt soundtrack, which also became an international hit as it peaked in the Top 10 in several countries and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song;[190] "Heartbreak Hotel" (US No. Fe. [ ] She was a phenomenon waiting to happen, a canny tapping of the listener's yen for a return to the musical middle. A year later, Whitney participated in the Reach Out & Touch Someone AIDS vigil at London in September 1991 while she was finishing her historic ten-date residency at London's Wembley Arena; there, she stressed the importance of AIDS research and addressing HIV stigma. CC. "Hope opens his home to U.S. troops". I do believe her life would have turned out differently, Cissy writes. [94], I'm Your Baby Tonight contained several hits: the first two singles, "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; "Miracle" peaked at number nine; "My Name Is Not Susan" peaked in the top twenty; "I Belong to You" reached the top ten of the US R&B chart and garnered Houston a Grammy nomination; and the sixth single, the Stevie Wonder duet "We Didn't Know", reached the R&B top twenty. Monie, coming from a Jamaican background with parents who saw to it that complete knowledge of ancestry and African history was prevalent in the household, recently joined the ranks of artist/activists to form SANKOFA Social Justice Organization, lead by Harry Belafonte. [135][136] Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You". It was her first world tour in over ten years and was announced as a triumphant comeback. In another room, there was a big, framed photo of [Whitney] but someone had cut [her] head out. Houston was a prominent figure throughout the show, receiving as much screen time as Brown. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey in a middle income family on August 9, 1963. [109], Later in 1991, Houston put together her Welcome Home Heroes concert with HBO for the soldiers fighting in the Persian Gulf War and their families. (FILES) Dated October 11, 1998 filed photo shows one of the world's most popular US singer . 19). [247]) Houston also told Winfrey that Brown had been emotionally abusive during their marriage and had even spat on her on one occasion. Still, she quickly added, theyll never get $100 million out of me. An image montage of Houston and important black figures who died in 2011 was followed by video footage from the 1994 ceremony, which depicted her accepting two Image Awards for outstanding female artist and entertainer of the year. "[301] At the start of the awards ceremony, footage of Houston performing "I Will Always Love You" from the 1994 Grammys was shown following a prayer read by host LL Cool J. [169], The film's accompanying soundtrack, Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album, was written and produced by Babyface. A tense and somber Bobby Brown stepped out of the Emory University Hospital for fresh air on Feb. 5, as his daughter Bobbi Kristina remains in a coma. [34] Houston recalled recording the song at just 16 years old. Reviews were mixed. Celebrity Alley - Celebrity News and Gossip. Some fans reportedly walked out of her concerts. She sounds really good, really strong. The album sold six million copies worldwide and scored hit singles with "I Believe in You and Me" and "Step by Step", becoming the largest selling gospel album of all time. "Forbes Names Jackson as the Best-Paid Star 5 Women, 3 Boxers on List of 40 Celebrities". "Spielberg Dethrones Oprah As Highest-Paid Entertainer", "If Ella Fitzgerald is the queen of jazz, Billie Holiday first lady of the blues and Aretha Franklin the queen of soul, then who is the queen of pop? At the time, MTV had received harsh criticism for not playing enough videos by black, Latino and other racial minorities while favoring white acts. "[292], Many other celebrities released statements responding to Houston's death. I don't want to be in a hotel room when there's someone you admire who's tragically lost their life four floors up. Two weeks later, Houston made her national television debut alongside Davis on The Merv Griffin Show, which later aired that June. Moments after news of her death emerged, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News all broke from their regularly scheduled programming to dedicate time to non-stop coverage of Houston's death. She is also a prominent television personality. Three years later, Brown was found . "[363] While AllMusic commented that, "Houston was able to handle big adult contemporary ballads, effervescent, stylish dance-pop and slick urban contemporary soul with equal dexterity". She held an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University, Louisiana. Her next three singles, "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go", all peaked at number one on the US pop chart, giving Houston a record total of seven consecutive number one hits; the previous record of six consecutive number one hits had been shared by the Beatles and the Bee Gees. "[357] While in her review of I Look to You, music critic Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times writes, "[Houston's voice] stands like monuments upon the landscape of 20th century pop, defining the architecture of their times, sheltering the dreams of millions and inspiring the climbing careers of countless imitators", adding "When she was at her best, nothing could match her huge, clean, cool mezzo-soprano. [316] With just 24 hours passing between news of Houston's death and Nielsen SoundScan tabulating the weekly album charts, Whitney: The Greatest Hits climbed into the Top 10 with 64,000 copies sold; it was a 10,419 percent gain compared to the previous week. On February 9, 2012, Houston visited singers Brandy and Monica, together with Clive Davis, at their rehearsals for Davis's pre-Grammy Awards party at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. [172] Later that year, Houston's children's charity organization was awarded a VH1 Honor for all the charitable work. He did not cancel a scheduled performance, and within hours of his ex-wife's sudden death, an audience in Mississippi watched as Brown blew kisses skyward, tearfully saying: "I love you, Whitney. It was beyond disturbing, seeing my daughter's face cut out like that." In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey,Whitney Houston's older brother admits he was responsible for introducing the late singer to drugs, including crack cocaine,back in the 1980s. 2 spot and eight weeks on top of the R&B charts, her second most successful single on that chart after "I Will Always Love You". [170], It also would spend a record eleven weeks at the No. You pay me the money that you owe me. Now it has been revealed that her estate has signed a series of mega commercial . The first full hour after the news of Houston's death broke saw 2,481,652 tweets and retweets on Twitter alone, equating to a rate of more than a thousand tweets every second. Bobby Brown said he was "scared to death" to marry Whitney Houston 30 years ago, but his current wife talked him out of his pre-wedding jitters. Whitney's sister-in-law, Pat Houston, was basically like a sibling to her. . [18] Her parents later divorced. When it came to her estate, Houston left it to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Brown discussed his marriage to the late singer in his upcoming A&E documentary, "Biography: Bobby Brown," which is set to premiere on May 30. [343] The song was also a platinum hit in Denmark,[344] Switzerland,[345] and Belgium. [314][315], According to representatives from Houston record label, Houston sold 3.7million albums and 4.3million singles worldwide in the first ten months of the year she died. When Houston died, her estate, worth an estimated $20 million, was left to her only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, whom she . [255], In January 2010, Houston was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, one for Best Female Artist and one for Best Music Video. And because every new star creates her own genre, her success has helped other blacks, other women, other smooth singers find an avid reception in the pop marketplace.[22]. Monie recently sat on a panel for Emancipation Day in DC with Chuck D and MC Hammer for Centric TV. In 1990, Whitney took part in Arista Records' 15th anniversary gala, which was an AIDS benefit, where she sang "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Greatest Love of All" and, with cousin Dionne Warwick, "That's What Friends Are For". The bombshell is dropped about three-quarters of the way through Whitneythat both Houston and her half-brother, Gary, were allegedly molested as children by their cousin Dee Dee Warwick, the . But leading up to her accidental drowning, Whitney had battled addiction . It peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart[95] and reached the top ten in several countries. Though originally slated to be a greatest hits album with a handful of new songs, recording sessions were so fruitful that a new full-length studio album was released. [88], With the success of her first two albums, Houston became an international crossover superstar, appealing to all demographics. [1] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her second on their list of the greatest singers of all time. [108] Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the single was rereleased, with all profits going towards the firefighters and victims of the attacks. She won her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". Bette Marshall. [214][215] Charges against her were later dropped,[216] but rumors of drug usage by Houston and Brown would continue to surface. Brown was asked point-blank if he believes there was "foul play" involved in Houston's death. It is the first documentary authorized by Houston's estate. She chose the role because she saw the film as "a breakthrough for the image of black women because it presents them both as professionals and as caring mothers". The album debuted at number thirteen, its peak position, on the Billboard 200 chart. Certainly all three have their devotees and detractors, but their presence has been inescapable." I wonder if the media has tried to contact him regarding Whitney's death. Coming from a family of singers and surrounded by music; she pretty much had a formal education in music, just like someone who might attend a performing arts high school or major in voice in college. [39] As a result, the album began to sell strongly and Houston continued promotion by touring nightclubs in the US. [138] During Christmas week of 1992, the soundtrack sold over a million copies within a week, becoming the first album to achieve that feat under Nielsen SoundScan system. / 04.14.2021. [113] Brown would go on to have several run-ins with the law for drunken driving, drug possession and battery, including some jail time. [28] In 2019, seven years after Houston's death, Crawford admitted that their early relationship included sexual activity but stopped before Houston signed a recording deal. [410], Houston donated all of the earnings from her 1991 Super Bowl XXV performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" sales to Gulf War servicemen and their families. [390][391] Similarly, she was ranked as one of the "Top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" by VH1 in September 2010. The half-brother of Bobby's child with Whitney Houston, Bobbi - who passed away in 2015 at 22 - was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, sources told TMZ. [141][142][143] The album was certified 18 platinum in the US alone,[144] with worldwide sales of 45 million copies. 15, UK No. On her mother's side, it is alleged that Houston had Dutch and Native American ancestry. It was largely an updated remake of the 1948 film The Bishop's Wife, which starred Loretta Young, David Niven and Cary Grant. [120] The New York Times stated that she lacked chemistry with Costner. A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana . The cause of death was deemed "accidental drowning, heart disease and cocaine use.". [86][87], In 1989, Houston formed The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children, a nonprofit organization that has raised funds for the needs of children around the world. 50 in November 1968). The event was considered the nation's "biggest media event since the inauguration of Nelson Mandela". She was 48 years old and on the precipice of . Clive Davis, the Houston estate and Primary Wave are behind the biopic, with Sony Pictures & TriStar Pictures. In 2001, Houston was the first artist to be given a BET Lifetime Achievement Award. She also denied having an eating disorder and that her very thin appearance was connected to drug use. [311], On May 17, 2017, Bebe Rexha released a single titled "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" from her two-part album All Your Fault. I'm not going to be there. Houston died in 2012 at 48 after drowning in a bathtub. "[168] Houston was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture", but lost to her co-star Bassett. On January 11, 2000, while traveling with Brown, airport security guards discovered half an ounce of marijuana in Houston's handbag at Keahole-Kona International Airport in Hawaii, but she departed before authorities could arrive. By Sweenie Saint-Vil. You step into my shoes. "[102] Nevertheless, a commercial single and video of the performance reached the Top 20 on the US Hot 100, giving Houston the biggest chart hit for a performance of the national anthem (Jos Feliciano's version reached No. Days after the death of his ex-wife, Bobby appeared at Whitney's memorial service, but was asked to leave by the family's security. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Whitney Houston's tragic death was followed by the deaths of loved ones. [10] Her father, John Russell Houston Jr., was an ex-Army serviceman, a Newark city administrator who worked for then-Newark mayor Kenneth A. Gibson and a manager of the Sweet Inspirations. Bobby and Whitney first met at theSoul Train Music Awardsin 1989. [242] Houston admitted on the show to having used drugs with Brown during their marriage; she said Brown had "laced marijuana with rock cocaine". . [376][377] Black female artists, such as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker, were successful in popular music partly because Houston paved the way. [419], On April 27, 2016, it was announced that Kevin Macdonald would work with the film production team Altitude, producers of the Amy Winehouse documentary film Amy (2015), on a new documentary film based on Houston's life and death. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide. [158][159] At the end of her world tour, Houston performed three concerts in South Africa to honor President Mandela, playing to over 200,000 people; this made her the first major musician to visit the newly unified and apartheid free nation following Mandela's winning election. Houston became the first woman in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart and the first artist to enter the albums chart at number one in both the US and UK, while also hitting number one or top ten in dozens of other countries around the world. She was often hours late for interviews, photo shoots and rehearsals, she canceled concerts and talk-show appearances and there were reports of erratic behavior. [26] Houston was offered record deals around this time, first by Michael Zager in 1979, Luther Vandross in 1980 and Bruce Lundvall in 1981. "For the past few years, there have been so many stories that have been told about her life that just did not connect with me . Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd conducted the interview. Since its release, it has spent more than 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, making it one of the longest-charting compilations in chart history,[328] the fourth by a woman after H.E.R., Madonna and Carrie Underwood. 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