Whitney Houston was inspired by soul singers in her New Jersey family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and the late Dee Dee Warwick.youtu.be
Houston started out singing in her church gospel choir in New Jersey at age 11 and released her first album in 1985 after being discovered by record producer Clive Davis. Mr Davis was visibly moved when he spoke about Whitney at the 2012 Grammy Awards Show.youtu.be
Rachel Décoste who grew up in Ottawa, is the creator of www.whitney-fan.com, one of the world’s largest fan sites dedicated to the singer. Read more by clicking the link below.www.ottawacitizen.com
Houston's movies included The Bodyguard in 1992 with Kevin Costner and The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington, and Waiting to Exhale. Houston won record of the year for "I Will Always Love You" and album of the year for "The Bodyguard"youtu.be
On January 27, 1991–10 days into the Persian Gulf War—Whitney Houston took the field at Super Bowl XXV and performed "The Star Spangled Banner". It was one of the most moving and critically acclaimed renditions of the US National Anthem ever performed.youtu.be
Graphic by Robert Cross, The Ottawa Citizen. Photos from Citizen files and archives.www.ottawacitizen.com
Grammy-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston, one of the most talented performers of her generation who lived a turbulent personal life and admitted drug use, died on Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48.www.ottawacitizen.com
Main image photo: Mario Anzuoni, Reuters
She released seven studio albums, the most recent in 2009www.flickr.com
In 1992 she married singer Bobby Brown, who had a bad-boy reputation, and during their 14 years together had a tumultuous relationship fueled by drugs.www.flickr.com
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