Whitney Houston
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1963-08-09
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Whitney Houston
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Whitney Houston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
The Bodyguard
Nov 25, 1992
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
May 06, 1992
The Preacher's Wife
Dec 13, 1996
Waiting to Exhale
Dec 22, 1995
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Jan 01, 2014
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits
May 16, 2000
Nora's Hair Salon
May 25, 2004
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Mar 24, 2023
Cinderella
Nov 02, 1997
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Sep 23, 2022
You're Watching Video Music Box
Dec 03, 2021
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
May 14, 1991
George Michael - Twenty Five
Nov 13, 2006
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Aug 22, 1988
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
Oct 22, 2002
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Apr 13, 1999
Sparkle
Aug 17, 2012
Always Whitney Houston
Jan 01, 2012
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Jul 01, 2012
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert
Mar 31, 1991
Whitney, a Look Back
Apr 02, 2022
Night Flight: Born Again
Apr 10, 2016
Whitney Houston: Live in Rio
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Jun 16, 2022
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Aug 23, 2022
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Dec 30, 2016
Scratch the Surface
Oct 15, 1997
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Sep 28, 2012
Whitney Houston: Close Up
Feb 11, 2018
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Nov 19, 2022
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Jan 01, 1988
Whitney Houston at the BBC
Jan 01, 2021
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Dec 27, 1986
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Jun 06, 2000
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Dec 20, 2022
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice
Jan 01, 2012
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
Feb 07, 2012
Whitney Houston - Live in Japan
Jan 01, 1991
Heartbreak Hotel
Jan 08, 1999
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Feb 04, 1990
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Jan 01, 2017
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
Oct 05, 1997
Whitney
Jul 05, 2018
Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection
Oct 29, 2000
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline
May 31, 2019
The Houstons Remember Whitney
Oct 17, 2012
It's Black Entertainment
Feb 08, 2002
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Oct 16, 2016
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Nov 13, 2001
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA)
Jun 07, 2005
A New Princess
Dec 18, 2001
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Nov 02, 2011
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Feb 06, 2021
Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994
Aug 05, 1994
Whitney Houston: As I Am
Jan 31, 2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Sep 11, 2021
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston
Aug 03, 2021
Women in Rock
Jan 01, 1986
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
Oct 23, 2024
Whitney Houston Born to Sing
Sep 27, 2024
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Jan 01, 2009
Whitney: The Last Great Diva
Jan 01, 2018
Superstars and their Moms
May 03, 1987
The Prince of Egypt
Dec 16, 1998
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Jan 27, 2025
Whitney Houston Live à Brunei
Dec 05, 1995
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3
Sep 13, 2004
Four Falls of Buffalo
Dec 12, 2015
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Jul 18, 2003
Boston Public
Oct 23, 2000
E! True Hollywood Story
Aug 21, 1996
Web Junk 20
Jan 13, 2006
Being Bobby Brown
Jun 30, 2005
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
This Is Pop
Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Wetten, dass..?
Feb 14, 1981
The True Story of...
Sep 07, 2020
Superstar
Aug 11, 2021
MTV Video Music Awards
Sep 14, 1984
Wogan
May 04, 1982
The Reichen Show
Nov 11, 2005
Top of the Pops
Jan 01, 1964
Bambi-Verleihung
Jan 01, 1948
Entertainment Tonight
Sep 15, 1981
Champs-Elysées
Jan 16, 1982
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Dec 21, 2022
Kids' Choice Awards
Jan 18, 1987
Biography: Bobby Brown
May 30, 2022
MTV Rockumentary
Jun 01, 1989
Sacrée soirée
Sep 02, 1987
The Grammys
Nov 29, 1959