Biography
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American R&B/pop singer, actress, and former fashion model. Houston is the most awarded female artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards as of 2010. Houston is also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide.
Inspired by several prominent soul singers in her extended family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, as well as her godmother, Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing with New Jersey church's junior gospel choir at age 11. After she began performing alongside her mother in night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis. As of 2011, Houston has released six studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have had diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification.
Houston's 1985 debut album, Whitney Houston, became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. Her second studio album, Whitney (1987), became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", enabled several African-American female artists to follow in her success. Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). The movie's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single, "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. The album makes her the only female act ranked in the list of the top-10 best-selling albums, at number four.
Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to soundtracks, including with the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). Three years after the release of her fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love (1998), she renewed her recording contract with Arista Records. She released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney, in 2002, and the Christmas-themed One Wish: The Holiday Album in 2003. Amid widespread media coverage of personal and professional turmoil, Houston ended her 14-year marriage to singer Bobby Brown in 2006. In 2009, Houston released her seventh studio album, I Look To You.
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Filmography
all 85
self 68
Movies 63
TV Shows 22
Producer 6
Music Genres. Voices of the World (2023)
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston (2023)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut (2022)
Whitney, a Look Back (2022)
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021)
Superstar (2021)
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston (2021)
This Is Pop (2021)
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All (2021)
Whitney Houston: As I Am (2021)
Whitney at the BBC (2021)
The True Story of... (2020)
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline (2019)
Whitney (2018)
Whitney Houston: Close Up (2018)
Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
Freedom : La Story de George Michael (2016)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
Night Flight: Born Again (2016)
Sam Smith: Dreams Come True (2015)
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country (2015)
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances (2014)
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You (2012)
The Houstons Remember Whitney (2012)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2012)
Sparkle (2012)
Whitney Houston - We Will Always Love You (2012)
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice (2012)
Always Whitney Houston (2012)
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)
George Michael - Twenty Five (2006)
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s (2006)
The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006)
Web Junk 20 (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
Being Bobby Brown (2005)
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA) (2005)
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
Nora's Hair Salon (2004)
The Cheetah Girls (2003)
VH1: Divas Las Vegas (2002)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
A New Princess (2001)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection (2000)
Boston Public (2000)
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (2000)
VH1: Divas Live '99 (1999)
Cinderella (1997)
Scratch the Surface (1997)
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. (1997)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Whitney Houston Live:Concert For A New South Africa (1994)
The Bodyguard (1992)
Whitney Houston: This is My Life (1992)
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston (1991)
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert (1991)
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul (1988)
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988)
Kids' Choice Awards (1987)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice (1986)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Wogan (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Top of the Pops (1964)
The Oscars (1953)
Bambi Awards (1948)
Whitney Houston Legend
Whitney Houston: Live in Rio
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1963-08-09
Deathday2012-02-11 (48 years old)
Birth NameWhitney Elizabeth Houston
Birth PlaceNewark, United States of America
ReligionBaptists
Height
RelationshipsBobby Brown (1992-07-18 - 2007-04-24)
ChildrenBobbi Kristina Brown
MotherCissy Houston (singer)
SiblingsDionne Warwick, Gary Garland
RelativesDee Dee Warwick
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As휘트니 휴스턴, 惠特尼·休斯顿, Уитни Хьюстон, Whitney Elizabeth Houston, The Prom Queen of Soul, Nippy
AwardsGrammy Award, Grammy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award
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