Picture: Getty. [180] However, Halle Berry also had rights to the project and got her version going first. Aretha Franklin said, "It's so stunning and unbelievable. In addition to co-producing, Houston starred in the film as the Fairy Godmother along with Brandy, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg and Bernadette Peters. The jazzy ballad "Saving All My Love for You" was released next and it would become Houston's first number one single in both the US and the UK. EVEN 10 years after Whitney Houston's shocking death, her legacy has been marred by similar tragedies that have affected those closest to the musical legend. To me, he never seemed to be a help to her in the way she needed., Trailer: Tiffany Haddish Makes Her Return In Black Stripper Comedy Back On The Strip, R. 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[201][202][203][204][205], In May 2000, Whitney: The Greatest Hits was released worldwide. Updated on May 30, 2021, by Michael Chaar: Whitney Houston's sudden passing in 2012 left the world stunned. "Whitney Houston possessed a mezzo-soprano vocal range and was commonly referred to as 'The Voice' about her exceptional vocal talent. However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. Houston holds the record for the most American Music Awards received in a single year by a woman with eight wins in 1994 (overall tied with Michael Jackson). The family moved to East Orange, New Jersey following the summer of 1967 Newark riots. She recorded six songs for the film's soundtrack, including "I Will Always Love You" which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling physical single by a woman in music history. Houston, whose full name was Whitney Elizabeth . After his death, Houstons business associate, John Skinner, pursued the lawsuit against the singer. Instead, she "wanted it to be an album of women with vocal distinction" and thus gathered several African-American female artists for the soundtrack, to go along with the film's message about strong women. In February 2012, Houston, 48, was found dead in a bathtub in the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel. In his book The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards, author Steve Pond revealed that "Houston's voice was shaky, she seemed distracted and jittery and her attitude was casual, almost defiant"; though she was supposed to perform "Over the Rainbow", she would sing a different song during rehearsals. Butterflyj30. Bobbi Kristina became a reality television star and singer. Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55pm PST. [111], Throughout the 1980s, Houston was romantically linked to musician Jermaine Jackson,[112] American football star Randall Cunningham and actor Eddie Murphy. A young Whitney Houston is the focus of an upcoming doc directed by Benjamin Alfonsi, with singer Audra McDonald set as narrator and EP. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide.In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her second on their list of the greatest singers of all time. Diamond. In addition, Houston became an activist for the fight against HIV and AIDS during the first decade of the AIDS epidemic. [67][68], The album's first single, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", was also a massive hit worldwide, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the singles chart in 17 countries, including Australia, Germany and the UK. Houston produced the latter's soundtrack, which became the bestselling gospel album of all time. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Whitney Houston was a singer, model and actress who had a net worth of negative $20 million at the time of her death. The Washington Post remarked that Houston was "doing nothing more than playing [herself]", but added that she came out "largely unscathed if that is possible in so cockamamie an undertaking". Whitney also gained insight into the media world as her father, John Russell Houston, was an . While almost every performer whose albums sell in the millions calls upon an entertainer's bag of tricks, from telling jokes to dancing to circus pyrotechnics, Ms. Houston would rather just stand there and sing." Paramedics were called and performed CPR, but to no avail. Davis was impressed and immediately offered a worldwide record deal, which Houston eventually signed on April 10, 1983; since she was only nineteen, her parents also signed for her. [394] Houston's entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today in 2007. Her inheritance was placed in trust to be released in increments until she turned 30. 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". In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone, Houston remarked that "people know who Whitney Houston is I'm black. [189], From late 1998 to early 2000, the album spawned several hit singles: "When You Believe" (US No. She lived there until she turned 4 years old. Whitney Houston: As I Am: Directed by Finlay Bald. Houston began singing in the church choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark at age five, where she also learned to play the piano. She plays the gospel-singing wife of a pastor (Courtney B. Vance). Houston's "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" became just the third single in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" and Mariah Carey's "Fantasy". [326] The album won two NAACP Image Awards for 'Outstanding Album' and 'Outstanding Song' ("I Look to You"). April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. Kevin Costner Toasts To Whitney Houston In Speech, Thanks Clive Davis For Being "Her Bodyguard" "You were a miracle in her life," he said at the 2023 Pre-Grammy Gala. During her modeling days, she refused to work with agencies who did business with the then-apartheid South Africa. Interestingly, Gordon was an adoptive brother of sorts to Brown . When the opportunity arose to do her own morning show, Monie, eager to continue moving to new heights, took that position, which brought her to the Philly Tri State area. [382] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times referred to Houston as a "national treasure". The singer was worth $20 million at the time of her death, however, it was later revealed that she owed Sony music a whopping $20 million at the time. "[219] The "crack is wack" line was drawn from a mural that Keith Haring painted in 1986 on the handball court at 128th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan. Heres what we know. Houston's father, John, who died in 2003, was also listed, as was Bobby Brown. [116], Having always been a touring artist, Houston spent most of 2004 touring and performing in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Russia. If she was less influential than they were in the years since, it was only because her gift was so rare, so impossible to mimic. They wed in 1992 and divorced in 2007 according to Biography.com. You can also catch Monie DJing on the road at an array of events from corporate to Metro City Nightlife in a city near you. I'm not ashamed of it. The double disc set peaked at number five in the United States, reaching number one in the United Kingdom. Whitney was a beautiful person and a talent beyond compare. [3] He also drew comparisons between Houston's influence and other big names on 1980s pop: She was, alongside Michael Jackson and Madonna, one of the crucial figures to hybridize pop in the 1980s, though her strategy was far less radical than that of her peers. [327] In October 2021, the album was reissued on vinyl and included Houston's first posthumous hit, "Higher Love". She performed the song "I Look to You" on the German television show Wetten, dass..?. By Alexander Kacala. On February 11, 2012, Houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. It was a performance that likely would've made Whitney Houston proud. The rest of the money was left to Houston's only heir, Bobbi Kristina Brown. The official report showed he had a history of alcohol and drug use and his death was ruled as accidental. Birth City: Newark. This visit led Cissy to return with law enforcement and perform an intervention. Since the star's untimely death, it has been revealed that her brother Michael Houston was the one who introduced her to drugs. Rolling Stone felt it was her "best and most integrated album". 1", Whitney Houston Albums and Singles Chart History|Billboard, Whitney Houston Albums Chart History|Billboard, "Sneak Peek: Whitney Houston's New Duet With R. Kelly 'I Look to You' (Audio)", "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU: THE BEST OF WHITNEY HOUSTON", Houston's first live album, "Whitney Houston Live" makes impressive debuts at No. 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. [248] When Winfrey asked Houston if she was drug-free, Houston responded, "'Yes, ma'am. [237], In December 2003, Brown was charged with battery following an altercation during which he threatened to beat Houston and then assaulted her. Some producers passed on the project because of prior commitments. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. She won Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist at the 1997 American Music Awards for The Preacher's Wife soundtrack. As an 'Artivist' as Monie likes to refer to herself, Monie travels both nationally and internationally to participate in speaking engagements connected with social awareness and it's marriage to the artistic community across the board. She sang live, but the microphone was turned off. The lawsuit claims that the How Will I Know hitmaker failed to pay the company for such management, which resulted in them suing her for $100 million. You step into my shoes. R&B singer Aaliyah originally tapped to star as Sparkle died in a 2001 plane crash. [ ] But perhaps what Houston nailed best was moderation." Houston produced the album with Mervyn Warren and Gordon Chambers. [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. [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. [280][281] Bobby Brown departed shortly after the service began. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide. My father was sickly at the time, he was in the hospital, she said. [320] Her death on February 11 ignited an incredible drive to her YouTube and Vevo pages. You gotta understand at the time the 80s it was acceptable, he told Winfrey. . I do believe her life would have turned out differently, Cissy writes. Whitney Houston's Brother Has Died. It was reported that the company also negotiated her contract renewal with Arista Records in 2001, which resulted in a $100 million deal for the singer. You can hear 'The Icon' Monie Love every Saturday 6pm on Sirius XM radio with her show Ladies First that is now approaching it's 7th year running on the satellite network. Rolling Stone said, "the narrow channel through which this talent has been directed is frustrating". [239] Despite the perceived train-wreck nature of the show, the series gave Bravo its highest ratings in its time slot and continued Houston's successful forays into film and television. However, some poor reviews and rescheduled concerts brought negative media attention. [57] Houston's performance of the song during the Grammy telecast later earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. [113] Brown would go on to have several run-ins with the law for drunken driving, drug possession and battery, including some jail time. [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. 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 . Brown was asked point-blank if he believes there was "foul play" involved in Houston's death. Now it has been revealed that her estate has signed a series of mega commercial . [265] The movie was released on August 17, 2012, in the United States. Often acting as the intermediary between Whitney and the rest of her family, Pat became integral in Whitney's life, especially close to the end. [137], The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 20 non-consecutive weeks, the longest tenure by any Arista album on the chart in the Nielsen SoundScan era (tied for tenth overall by any label) and became one of the fastest selling albums ever. As a film producer, she produced multicultural movies including Cinderella (1997) and series including The Princess Diaries and The Cheetah Girls. 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She produced and chose producers for this album and as a result, it featured production and collaborations with L.A. Reid and Babyface, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder. Houston's "I Will Always Love You" became the best-selling physical single by a female in music history, with sales of over 20 million copies worldwide. [183] The movie received seven Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety, Musical or Comedy, while winning Outstanding Art Direction in a Variety, Musical or Comedy Special. Whitney was just 48 when she passed away in 2012. 3) won Houston her sixth Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance;[192] "My Love Is Your Love" (US No. Gary Houston Reveals How His Family Is Coping After Whitney Houston's Death. [307] Houston was also featured, alongside other recently deceased figures from the film industry, in the In Memoriam montage at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26, 2012. [20] By age eleven, she began performing as a soloist for the junior gospel choir, performing the hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". The film was directed by Houston's Waiting to Exhale co-star Angela Bassett, and Houston was portrayed by model Yaya DaCosta. We don't do that. "[416] Before hitting the stage, Houston was asked by MTV veejay John Norris why she decided to attend the event, Houston replied, "we're all God's children, honey". [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. Superstar: Whitney Houston is a new ABC special from the producers behind 20/20, and arrives on the heels of what would have been the late singer's 58th birthday on August 9th. The quiet storm R&B ballad was later covered by fellow singer Stephanie Mills. "She's in the early stages of dementia," a source told Radar Online. [66] Still, the album enjoyed commercial success. [63] Following Houston's success, doors were opened for other African-American women such as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker. Though Whitneys brother admits he got her into drugs,the singers mother, Cissy Houston, stillblames Bobby Brown for her daughters untimely death. which marks the 10-year anniversary of her death, on February 11, 2012. . [103][104], Houston donated her share of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund and was named to the Red Cross Board of Governors. In the years since that day, the word would lose several more members of Whitney's family, some under eerily similar circumstances, while others would suffer life-threatening consequences. After years of rumored infidelity by both parties, the couple divorced in 2007. Houston wanted the story told with dignity and honor. Houston made her acting debut with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992), which became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date despite receiving poor reviews for its screenplay and lead performances. On February 29, 2012, Houston became the first and only female act to ever place three albums in the Top Ten of the US Billboard 200 Album Chart all at the same time, with Whitney: The Greatest Hits at number 2, The Bodyguard at number 6 and Whitney Houston at number 9. The lyrical themes in her recordings are mainly about love, social, religious and feminism. [155] Houston placed in the top five of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Entertainer of the Year" ranking[156] and was labeled by Premiere magazine as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. She is also a prominent television personality. Houston also appeared on European television programs to promote the album. However, according to TODAY, the suit was thrown out by a New Jersey superior court judge in April 2004. [164][165][166] The film is also notable for its portrayal of black women as strong middle class citizens rather than as stereotypes. In the finale of the ceremony, Kirk Franklin and the Family started their performance with "The Greatest Love of All". Two months later, Clive Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Houston had been scheduled to perform at the event, but was a no-show. Houston died just before the Grammys in 2012. By Rosy Cordero April 14, 2021 at . [21] Houston would be taught how to sing throughout her adolescence by her mother Cissy. Skinner filed a breach of contract lawsuit and sued for $100million (but lost), stating that Houston owed the company previously unpaid compensation for helping to negotiate her $100million contract with Arista Records and for sorting out legal matters. By Sweenie Saint-Vil. 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. [180] Their first project was a made-for-television remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. Houston played a star who is stalked by a crazed fan and hires a bodyguard (played by Kevin Costner) to protect her. [119] However, controversy arose as some felt Houston's face had been intentionally left out of the film's advertising to hide the film's interracial relationship. She gave many bestselling soundtracks and albums, which at one time gave her a $100 million recording contract with Arista. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. She performed "Million Dollar Bill" on the following day's results show, completing the song even as a strap in the back of her dress popped open two seconds into the performance. [50] At the time, the album was the bestselling debut album by a solo artist. 19). [13] Both of Houston's parents were African-American. That was my own. Just Whitney was certified platinum in the United States and sold about two million worldwide. . 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. [334][335][336] "Higher Love" was nominated at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards for "Top Dance/Electronic Song of the Year",[337] the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards for "Dance Song of the Year" and "Best Remix". [139][140] With the follow-up singles "I'm Every Woman", a Chaka Khan cover and "I Have Nothing" both reaching the top five, Houston became the first woman to ever have three singles in the Top 11 simultaneously. 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. Gary Catona, a voice coach who began working with Houston in 2005, stated: "'When I first started working with her in 2005, she had lost 99.9 percent of her voice She could barely speak, let alone sing. So, why did Houston file a lawsuit against the singer, and did she ever find it in her heart to forgive him? "[2], Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone also acknowledged Houston's vocal prowess, enumerating ten performances, including "How Will I Know" at the 1986 MTV VMAs and "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl. Crack is cheap. 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