. Recorded and mixed in only six weeks, it featured production from Rodney Jerkins, Wyclef Jean and Missy Elliott. Now it has been revealed that her estate has signed a series of mega commercial . The two became fast friends and Houston later described Crawford as the "sister [she] never had". 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. Blair, Tom. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. Whitney Houston was known for her close-knit relationships with her family and friends. Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown , was found face-down in a bathtub just three years later and died at the age of 22. The Houstons are still struggling with the sudden death of Whitney Houston in 2012 and the mysterious passing of her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown just three years later, but the family has again . "She repeats herself a lot and doesn't remember what she says. [306] New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that all New Jersey state flags would be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, February 21, to honor Houston. Two other Houston classics, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Greatest Love of All", were in the top 10. '"[361] After Houston's death, Catona asserted that Houston's voice reached "'about 75 to 80 percent'" of its former capacity after he had worked with her. An open bottle of champagne and a spoon containing a "white crystal like substance"along with a rolled-up piece of white paper werespotted near her body, according to the coroner's report. Though the two were exceptionally close in the beginning, their relationship became strained after the late businessman sued his superstar daughter in 2002. Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. [228] Houston stated that her 81-year-old father had nothing to do with the lawsuit. The album's producer Michael Zager recorded her lead vocal on his disco song, "Life's a Party", with the album of the same name released later in 1978. [217], In August 2001, Houston signed one of the biggest record deals in music history, with Arista/BMG. In 2015, Lifetime premiered the biographical film Whitney, which mentions that Whitney Houston was named after prominent television actress Whitney Blake, the mother of Meredith Baxter, star of the television series Family Ties. [208] Along with the album, an accompanying VHS and DVD was released featuring the music videos to Houston's greatest hits, as well as several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 debut on The Merv Griffin Show and interviews. [56] She won her first Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Saving All My Love for You". Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called her contribution "one of the most gorgeous ballads you've ever heard".[35]. [332], In 2019, Houston and Kygo's version of "Higher Love" was released as a single. A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana . [82] In the same year, she recorded a song for NBC's coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics, "One Moment in Time", which became a Top 5 hit in the US, while reaching number one in the UK and Germany. If you do that, you havent got a lawsuit., He continued, At my age, I havent got that long. Her inheritance was placed in trust to be released in increments until she turned 30. I'm not interested in being in that environment and I think when you grieve someone, you do it privately, you do it with people who understand you. She was 22. 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. Crack is cheap. Just Whitney was certified platinum in the United States and sold about two million worldwide. He was hospitalized for approximately seven hours before he passed away. Following the success, she renewed her contract with Arista for $100million, one of the biggest recording deals of all time. [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. According to the autopsy report, the 30-year-old was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest with resuscitation and hospitalization. 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. She became one of the first women of color to appear on the cover of a fashion magazine when she appeared on the cover of Seventeen. [59][60] The album's popularity would also carry over to the 1987 Grammy Awards, when "Greatest Love of All" would receive a Record of the Year nomination. This visit led Cissy to return with law enforcement and perform an intervention. [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. After his death, Houstons business associate, John Skinner, pursued the lawsuit against the singer. Whitney also gained insight into the media world as her father, John Russell Houston, was an . [51] The album would later be certified 14 platinum for sales of 14 million units alone in the United States, while selling over 22million copies worldwide. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. Their friendship developed into a romance. 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. Bobby Brown opened up about blaming Nick Gordon for the deaths of Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina, and his own regrets, on the latest Red Table Talk. [167] The reviews were mainly positive for the ensemble cast. ", Browns estate filed awrongful death lawsuit against Nickin 2015, alleging he beat her up after a cocaine and drinking binge.. She was 14 when her parents divorced and Whitney gained custody. She waived her royalty rights to the song, which reached number one on charts in October 2001 and generated more than $1million. [127][128] The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks, number one on the R&B chart for a then-record-breaking 11 weeks and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts for five weeks. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards (which took place the day following her death), and was covered internationally. Heres what we know. [377] In October 2022, the same magazine ranked Houston at number one on its list of the ten greatest R&B solo artists of all time. The late Michael K. WilliamsWilliams sealed his status as one . Clive Davis, the Houston estate and Primary Wave are behind the biopic, with Sony Pictures & TriStar Pictures. In February 2003, John Houston died after a long battle with diabetes and heart disease. I wonder if the media has tried to contact him regarding Whitney's death. It stated that she paved the way for Mariah Carey's chart-topping vocal gymnastics. Houston was initially offered the role of Cinderella in 1993, but other projects intervened. I was paying the bills. which marks the 10-year anniversary of her death, on February 11, 2012. . Whitney was a beautiful person and a talent beyond compare. [372] Rolling Stone stated that Houston "redefined the image of a female soul icon and inspired singers ranging from Mariah Carey to Rihanna". Aug 25, 2021. [286] Toxicology results revealed additional drugs in her system: diphenhydramine (Benadryl), alprazolam (Xanax), cannabis, and cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril). However, some black critics believed she was "selling out". [89] They felt her singing on record lacked the soul that was present during her live concerts. She won her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". Throughout her career and posthumously, she has received numerous accolades, including two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, and 28 Guinness World Records. [27][28] Along with being best friends, Crawford would become a roommate and executive assistant. It was so much press, and the media was following me around, I couldnt grieve in privacy, Houston told Oprah. [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. April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, died at a hospice on 26 July, six months after she was . [372] The New York Times stated that "Houston was a major catalyst for a movement within black music that recognized the continuity of soul, pop, jazz and gospel vocal traditions". The film's soundtrack also enjoyed success. [122] It remains in the top forty of most successful rated-R films in box office history. [395][396][397] She is the top-selling female R&B artist of the 20th century. [73][74][75] Following the release of the album, Houston embarked on the Moment of Truth World Tour, which was one of the ten highest-grossing concert tours of 1987 and the highest-grossing tour by a female artist, topping tours by both Madonna and Tina Turner. Houston went on to star and record soundtracks for Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). 4, UK No. [96], During the Persian Gulf War, on January 27, 1991, Houston performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", the US national anthem, at Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium. [37] Houston did not begin work on an album immediately. [381] Richard Corliss of Time magazine commented on her initial success breaking various barriers: Of her first album's ten cuts, six were ballads. [388] Since she received the honor at just the age of 37 at the time, Houston was and remains the youngest artist to receive this. A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana Sawyer in an interview that she still loved her father despite their legal dispute. [221][222][223] She later made an appearance on Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special, where her extremely thin frame further spurred rumors of drug use. 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. [92] Her first film role was in The Bodyguard, released in 1992. Houston also became the second female act, after Adele, to place two albums in the top five of the US Billboard Top 200, with Whitney: The Greatest Hits at number 2 and The Bodyguard at number 5. During a recent episode of "Red Table Talk," the singer opened up about some of the tragedies he's experienced over the years. I do believe her life would have turned out differently, Cissy writes. Houston has also been inducted into the Grammy, Rhythm and Blues Music, and Rock and Roll halls of fame. [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. [384], Houston won numerous accolades, including 2 Emmy Awards, 8 Grammy Awards (including two Grammy Hall of Fame honors), 14 World Music Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards (31 Billboard awards in all) and 22 American Music Awards. [259] In September 2011, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Houston would produce and star alongside Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps in the remake of the 1976 film Sparkle. In 1997, the Franklin School in East Orange, New Jersey was renamed to The Whitney E. Houston Academy School of Creative and Performing Arts. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive Davis, Houston signed to the label at age 19. Her godmother was singer Darlene Love[15] and Franklin was considered an "honorary aunt". 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. [399] As of 2023, she was ranked as one of the best-selling artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America with 61 million certified albums sold. In the finale of the ceremony, Kirk Franklin and the Family started their performance with "The Greatest Love of All". Updated on May 30, 2021, by Michael Chaar: Whitney Houston's sudden passing in 2012 left the world stunned. 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. '"[249], Houston released her new album, I Look to You, in August 2009. Bennett sang "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" Houston also appeared on European television programs to promote the album. In February 2012, Houston, 48, was found dead in a bathtub in the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel. When Houston died, her estate, worth an estimated $20 million, was left to her only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, whom she . in, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 19:49, one of the bestselling music artists of all time, early relationship included sexual activity, Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), commercial single and video of the performance, Sammy Davis, Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year, Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa, Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album, The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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]. [22] After attending Franklin Elementary School (now the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts), Houston was transferred to an all-girls Catholic school, Mount Saint Dominic Academy at nearby Caldwell, in her sixth grade year where she eventually graduated from in 1981 at 17. "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? In September 2016, a Georgia judge found Nick legally responsible for the Bobbi Kristina's death, according toCNN. [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. Thread starter lva3461. [174] The movie, with its all African-American cast, was a moderate success, earning about $50million at the U.S. box offices. [180] However, Halle Berry also had rights to the project and got her version going first. It could not be determined if Bobbi Kristina Brown's death was accidental or intentional. Chaka Khan, in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan on February 13, 2012, shared that she felt the party should have been canceled, saying: "I thought that was complete insanity. Two weeks later, Houston made her national television debut alongside Davis on The Merv Griffin Show, which later aired that June. The same year, Houston hit the road with her 70 date My Love Is Your Love World Tour. Houston reportedly appeared "disheveled"[266][267][268] and "erratic"[266][269] in the days before her death. Her voice opened doors all over the world for every female artist who came after her. After the show, Davis and Houston announced plans to go into the studio to work on her new album. [66] Still, the album enjoyed commercial success. Still, she quickly added, theyll never get $100 million out of me. The song was featured on the Sparkle: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack as the first official single. However, according to TODAY, the suit was thrown out by a New Jersey superior court judge in April 2004. While the European leg of the tour was Europe's highest grossing arena tour of the year,[198] Houston canceled "a string of dates [during the] summer citing throat problems and a 'bronchitis situation'". The February 11, 2012, Clive Davis pre-Grammy party that Houston had been expected to attend, which featured many of the biggest names in music and film, went on as scheduled although it was quickly turned into a tribute to Houston. A television documentary film entitled Whitney: Can I Be Me aired on Showtime on August 25, 2017. . According to Linda Lister in Divafication: The Deification of Modern Female Pop Stars, she has been called the "Queen of Pop" for her influence during the 1990s, commercially rivaling Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. 6 on the US Hot 100, topping its previous position. My dad was being influenced by people that were lying. In 1989, she established the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children. [320] Her death on February 11 ignited an incredible drive to her YouTube and Vevo pages. Nearly 10 years after her tragic death, Houston continues to influence the music industry and inspire the next generations of performers. Reviews were mixed. [ ] But perhaps what Houston nailed best was moderation." With all this said, she still finds time to enjoy the little things in life, and wraps herself up in motherhood and all that it entails, as she considers having her 'Fab Four' as she calls them, being the richest experience of her life! Singer Bobby Brown is opening up about the loss of his ex-wife Whitney Houston and children, . Her elder brother, Michael, was a songwriter, and her elder maternal half-brother is former basketball player and singer Gary Garland. [4], Similarly, Steve Huey from Allmusic wrote that the shadow of Houston's prodigious technique still looms large over nearly every pop diva and smooth urban soul singer male or female in her wake and spawned a legion of imitators. Everitt said that "[i]n a climate of reality shows ripe with 'oversinging,' it's easy to appreciate Houston's ability to save melisma for just the right moment. [421], Lifetime released the documentary Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All in 2021, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called "less an expos and more a loving tribute to these two women".[422]. Though Whitneys brother admits he got her into drugs,the singers mother, Cissy Houston, stillblames Bobby Brown for her daughters untimely death. Three years later, Brown was found . April 17, 2021. 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. [91][92] Houston defended herself against the criticism, stating, "If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it and I did it that way. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. But leading up to her accidental drowning, Whitney had battled addiction . My father was sickly at the time, he was in the hospital, she said. 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She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. In preparation for the pre-Grammy Awards shindig thrown annually by the music impresario Clive Davis, her mentor, Houston's assistant Mary Jones laid out a dress on the bed and left the hotel to . "[350], Lauren Everitt from BBC News commented on melisma used in Houston's recording and its influence. 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". Her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown received widespread media coverage. [241], Houston gave her first interview in seven years in September 2009, appearing on Oprah Winfrey's season premiere. Houston is also credited as an executive producer of the film. [287] The manner of death was listed as an "accident".[288]. The Whitney Houston Forum . [242] Houston admitted on the show to having used drugs with Brown during their marriage; she said Brown had "laced marijuana with rock cocaine". The cause of death was deemed "accidental drowning, heart disease and cocaine use.". No other female pop star not Mariah Carey, not Celine Dion, not Barbra Streisand quite rivals Houston in her exquisite vocal fluidity and purity of tone and her ability to infuse a lyric with mesmerizing melodrama. In 2010, BET honored her once more with the BET Honors. The show was a benefit concert that raised a quarter of a million dollars for the United Negro College Fund. Whitney Houston Net Worth. Whitney Houston's Mom Once Disapproved of Her Sexuality It's Different Now. [41] It would also appear on her debut album in 1985. 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". What Mrs. DeBarge is saying speaks volumes about Whitney's and El's deep friendship, as well . But sources say that it was her other brother, Gary . On February 11, the Grammy winning singer was found facedown in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She sounds really good, really strong. "U2, Bon Jovi were top concert acts of 1987". Bobby and Whitney first met at theSoul Train Music Awardsin 1989. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide. Early Life. "[300], Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 54th Grammy Awards, announced that Jennifer Hudson would perform a tribute to Houston at the February 12, 2012, ceremony. #whitney #whitneyhouston #whitneyhoustonbrother The show provided a view of the domestic goings-on in the Brown household. [23], On February 18, 1978, a fourteen-year-old Houston made her non-church performance debut at Manhattan's Town Hall singing the Broadway standard, "Tomorrow" from the musical, Annie, receiving her first standing ovation. She was so looking forward to tonight even though she wasn't scheduled to perform. [280][281], The performances were interspersed with hymns by the church choir and remarks by Clive Davis, Houston's record producer; Kevin Costner; Rickey Minor, her music director; her cousin, Dionne Warwick; and Ray Watson, her security guard for the past 11 years. Whitney Houston" on Wednesday, Aug . However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. The album included productions from then-husband Bobby Brown, as well as Missy Elliott and Babyface, and marked the first time that Houston did not produce with Clive Davis, as Davis had been released by top management at BMG. 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