In Memoriam
Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Whitney Houston was an American recording artist, singer, model film producer, record producer and songwriter. She was cited as the most-awarded female act in 2009 by the Guiness World Records, which include 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards. She has sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. Houston began singing at the age of 11 in her New Jersey church and was later discovered by Clive Davis of Arista Records.
Houston charted seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits: "Saving All My Love for You,", "How Will I Know", "Greatest Love of All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Heearts Go". Number-one Billboard 200 Album awards - Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album. Her video "How Will I Know", influenced many African-American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
She starred in The Bodyguard (1992) with the film's original soundtrack winning the 1994 Grammy Award for album of the Year. "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a female artist. She sold more than a million copies of this album. Houston also starred in Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The soundtrack of The Preacher's Wife became the best-selling gospel album. She released her fifth album Just Whitney in 2002 and One Wish: The Holiday Album in 2003. Her last album released in 2009 was I Look to You.
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