Whitney Houston's Incredible Career In Memoriam
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. The fantastic singer started to build her professional career in 1977, at the age of only 14!
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Whitney Houston
By 1991 Whitney Houston was such a talented artist that she was chosen to sing the National Anthem prior to the Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium in Florida!
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records. She is still one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with a total of 200 million records sold worldwide!
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Whitney Houston in 2000
Whitney Houston's impressive music career earned her numerous awards, including 6 Grammys, 16 Billboard Music Awards, and 29 NAACP Image Awards, among many others!
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Whitney Houston
Did you know that Whitney Houston began singing in church as a child? She became a background vocalist and signed her own deal with Arista Records at the age of 19!
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Whitney Houston
As of today, she is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles in the American Billboard Hot 100 chart!
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Whitney Houston
Interesting fact about the gorgeous Whitney Houston is that she worked as a fashion model before pursuing her music career!
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston became the first African-American woman to receive heavy rotation on the network. Later on, other African-American women, such as Anita Baker and Janet Jackson, became successful in show business!
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston set a new record for winning the most American Music Awards - twenty-six in total!
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Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown
Whitney Houston was married to singer Bobby Brown from 1992 to 2007. Together they had one child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, who used to perform alongside Whitney from time to time. Unfortunately Bobbi Kristina passed away in 2015 at the age of 22