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. [322] On March 7, 2012, Houston claimed two more additional feats on the US Billboard charts: she became the first and only female act to place nine albums within the top 100[323] (with Whitney: The Greatest Hits at number 2, The Bodyguard at number 5, Whitney Houston at number 10, I Look to You at number 13, Triple Feature at number 21, My Love Is Your Love at number 31, I'm Your Baby Tonight at number 32, Just Whitney at number 50 and The Preacher's Wife at number 80);[324][325] in addition, other Houston albums were also on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at this time. and said of Houston: "When I first heard her, I called Clive Davis and said, 'You finally found the greatest singer I've ever heard in my life. The story of their marriage was documented through the . Darlene Love, Houston's godmother, hearing the news of her death, said, "It felt like I had been struck by a lightning bolt in my gut. Copyright 2023 Interactive One, LLC. 15, UK No. There were years we didnt speak at all, but when he got sickly, I went to the hospital and I said, lets end this right now.'. 27, UK No. Some fans reportedly walked out of her concerts. According to the autopsy report, the 30-year-old was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest with resuscitation and hospitalization. The 6 days of rioting left 26 people dead and many injured. The late singer won six Grammys, 22 American Music Awards, an Emmy, and in 2020, she was finally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. [241], Houston gave her first interview in seven years in September 2009, appearing on Oprah Winfrey's season premiere. "[350], Lauren Everitt from BBC News commented on melisma used in Houston's recording and its influence. So, why did Houston file a lawsuit against the singer, and did she ever find it in her heart to forgive him? Jason Pham. You get your act together, honey, he said on the syndicated television show Celebrity Justice via Billboard. I was losing myself. 2021 1:13pm. [39] As a result, the album began to sell strongly and Houston continued promotion by touring nightclubs in the US. The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. To me, he never seemed to be a help to her in the way she needed., Trailer: Tiffany Haddish Makes Her Return In Black Stripper Comedy Back On The Strip, R. 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[137], The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 20 non-consecutive weeks, the longest tenure by any Arista album on the chart in the Nielsen SoundScan era (tied for tenth overall by any label) and became one of the fastest selling albums ever. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, died at a hospice on 26 July, six months after she was . [48] By the time Houston's third US single, "How Will I Know", was released, the colorful video clip, directed by Brian Grant, was immediately added to MTV's playlist, instantly gaining heavy rotation on the channel after just a couple weeks and introducing Houston to the MTV audience. [ ] She was a phenomenon waiting to happen, a canny tapping of the listener's yen for a return to the musical middle. Saturday Night Live displayed a photo of a smiling Houston, alongside Molly Shannon, from her 1996 appearance. [79] Over 72,000 people attended Wembley Stadium and over a billion people tuned in worldwide as the rock concert raised over $1million for charities while bringing awareness to apartheid. Kelly. Whitney Houston with father John and mother Cissy | Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images. It topped the US Dance Club Songs chart and peaked at number two in the UK, becoming Houston's highest-charting single in the country since 1999. Houston was a prominent figure throughout the show, receiving as much screen time as Brown. Two other Houston songs also jumped back on the Hot 100: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" at 25 and "Greatest Love of All" at 36. Houston has also been inducted into the Grammy, Rhythm and Blues Music, and Rock and Roll halls of fame. Aug 25, 2021. [362], Regarding the musical style, Houston's vocal performances incorporated a wide variety of genres, including R&B, pop, rock,[363] soul, gospel, funk,[364] dance, Latin pop,[365] disco,[366] house,[367] hip hop soul,[368] new jack swing,[369] opera,[370] and Christmas. Houston's "I Will Always Love You" became the best-selling physical single by a female in music history, with sales of over 20 million copies worldwide. [237], In December 2003, Brown was charged with battery following an altercation during which he threatened to beat Houston and then assaulted her. [122] It remains in the top forty of most successful rated-R films in box office history. [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. [116], Having always been a touring artist, Houston spent most of 2004 touring and performing in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Russia. Bobby and Whitney first met at theSoul Train Music Awardsin 1989. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [371] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame stated: "Her sound expanded through collaborations with a wide array of artists, including Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Babyface, Missy Elliott, Bobby Brown, and Mariah Carey. [ ] Hers was a voice of triumph and achievement and it made for any number of stunning, time-stopping vocal performances. [180] Their first project was a made-for-television remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Moments after news of her death emerged, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News all broke from their regularly scheduled programming to dedicate time to non-stop coverage of Houston's death. [287] The manner of death was listed as an "accident".[288]. Gary Houston Reveals How His Family Is Coping After Whitney Houston's Death. [423][424][425] On December 15, 2020, it was announced that actress Naomi Ackie had been picked to portray Houston. Since leaving Hot 97,Monie went on to do morning radio with Hip Hop radio personality Ed Lover at Power 1051 also in NY. [318] As fans of Houston rushed to rediscover the singer's music, single digital track sales of the artist's music rose to more than 887,000 paid song downloads in 24 hours in the US alone. [347] The soundtrack includes reimagined remixes of some of Houston's classics and several newly discovered songs such as Houston's cover of CeCe Winans' "Don't Cry" (labeled as "Don't Cry for Me" on Houston's soundtrack) at the Commitment to Life AIDS benefit concert in Los Angeles in January 1994, remixed by house producer Sam Feldt. The death of Nick Gordon at the age of 30 brings to a conclusion one of Hollywood's most drama-filled tales, which saw not only the loss Whitney Houston, but also cast her daughter as an heir to . Updated on May 30, 2021, by Michael Chaar: Whitney Houston's sudden passing in 2012 left the world stunned. In 2009, Houston sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss her feelings toward her fathers lawsuit against her. April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. [129] The single was certified Diamond by the RIAA, making Houston's first Diamond single, the third female artist who had a Diamond single,[130] and becoming the bestselling single by a woman in the U.S.[131][132][133][134] The song was a global success, topping the charts in almost all countries. 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Michael Houston told Winfreythat he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singers ex-husband Bobby Brown. 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. [176] Houston was again nominated for an NAACP Image Award and won for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.[177]. Brown discussed his marriage to the late singer in his upcoming A&E documentary, "Biography: Bobby Brown," which is set to premiere on May 30. [162] Consequently, the album featured a range of contemporary R&B female recording artists along with Houston, such as Mary J. Blige, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle. Two weeks later, Houston made her national television debut alongside Davis on The Merv Griffin Show, which later aired that June. Whitney's daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was set to be the executor of her estate before her untimely passing in 2015. She gave many bestselling soundtracks and albums, which at one time gave her a $100 million recording contract with Arista. "[294] Others paying tribute included Mariah Carey, Quincy Jones, and Oprah Winfrey.[295][296]. A representative for Houston said that the outpatient treatment was a part of Houston's "longstanding recovery process". Houston's version was highly acclaimed by critics, regarding it as her "signature song" or "iconic performance". [70], At the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. [406] In March 2020, the Library of Congress announced that Houston's 1992 single "I Will Always Love You" had been added to its National Recording Registry, a list of "aural treasures worthy of preservation" due to their "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance" in the American soundscape. Bobbi Kristina Brown was born March 4, 1993. Later in the program, following a montage of photos of musicians who died in 2011 with Houston singing "Saving All My Love for You" at the 1986 Grammys, Hudson paid tribute to Houston and the other artists by performing "I Will Always Love You". 4, UK No. . [217], In August 2001, Houston signed one of the biggest record deals in music history, with Arista/BMG. "She was a brilliant performer and her live shows often eclipsed her studio recordings. ", "Whitney Houston Becomes First Black Recording Artist in History to Achieve Three RIAA Diamond Albums", "It's not right but it's okay: New 'Whitney Houston tour' announced", "R&B Music Hall of Fame sets big weekend to induct sophomore class featuring Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, Norm N. Nite and more", "Whitney Houston and Nine Inch Nails Make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame", "National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist", "Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' Hits 1 Billion Views On YouTube", "A Look at Whitney's Great Charity Work, She was a True Humanitarian! [81] Houston then flew back to the US for a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City in August. 25) featured Faith Evans and Kelly Price, received a 1999 MTV VMA nomination for Best R&B Video,[191] and number one on the US R&B chart for seven weeks; "It's Not Right but It's Okay" (US No. She went from 868,000 views in the week prior to her death to 40,200,000 views in the week following her death, a 45-fold increase.[321]. Though originally slated to be a greatest hits album with a handful of new songs, recording sessions were so fruitful that a new full-length studio album was released. [ ] But perhaps what Houston nailed best was moderation." [350] Jon Caramanica, another music critic of The New York Times, called Houston "R&B's great modernizer", adding "slowly but surely reconciling the ambition and praise of the church with the movements and needs of the body and the glow of the mainstream". MacDonald, Patrick. Through her father, she is a great-great-granddaughter of Jeremiah Burke Sanderson, an American abolitionist and advocate for the civil and educational rights of black Americans. Jeers as Bobby Brown accuses daughter's boyfriend of killing her, Whitney Houston. The cause of death was deemed "accidental drowning, heart disease and cocaine use.". [135][136] Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You". She shares the responsibilities with Cissy Houston Whitney's mother and Whitney's brothers, Gary and Michael. "Album Review: Whitney Houston's 'I Look To You'". [43][44] Arista Records promoted Houston's album with three different singles from the album in the United States, the United Kingdom and other European countries. [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. Her 2002 studio album, Just Whitney, received mixed reviews. Heres what we know. As for why she didnt attend her fathers funeral, the singer revealed that she didnt want to mourn his death in the public eye. [278], An invitation-only memorial service was held for Houston on February 18, 2012, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. On January 11, 2000, while traveling with Brown, airport security guards discovered half an ounce of marijuana in Houston's handbag at Keahole-Kona International Airport in Hawaii, but she departed before authorities could arrive. Houston went on to star and record soundtracks for Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). I love my dad, and I knew he was sickly. I had a memorial the day before the funeral. 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. Entertainment Weekly reported that Brown, 53, and his . They wed in 1992 and divorced in 2007 according to Biography.com. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called her contribution "one of the most gorgeous ballads you've ever heard".[35]. [383] The magazine placed her 34th on their "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" list. 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