Whitney Houston

Quick Facts

Full Name	Whitney Houston
Occupation	R&B Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 9, 1963(1963-08-09)
Age	61
Date Of Death	2012-02-11
Birthplace	Newark
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Leo

Whitney Houston Biography

Whitney Houston is one of the most popular and richest R &B Singer who was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. R&B and pop artist who was the highest-priced female performer in history with songs such as “Hold Me” from her record-breaking self-titled album.

She performed a duet together with She sang a duet with Mariah Carey on the song “When You Believe” in 1998. on the track “When You Believe” in 1998.

Houston was a mezzo-soprano, and was commonly referred to as “The Voice” in reference to her exceptional vocal talent. She was third in MTV’s list of 22 Greatest Voices and sixth on Online Magazine COVE’ s list of the 100 Best Pop Vocalists with a score of 48.5/50. Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated she “always had a great big voice, a technical marvel from its velvety depths to its ballistic middle register to its ringing and airy heights”. In 2008, Rolling Stone listed Houston as the thirty-fourth of the 100 greatest singers of all time, stating, “Her voice is a mammoth, coruscating cry: Few vocalists could get away with opening a song with 45 unaccompanied seconds of singing, but Houston’s powerhouse version of Dolly Parton’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ is a tour de force.” Matthew Perpetua from Rolling Stone also eulogized Houston’s vocal, enumerating ten performances, including “How Will I Know” from the 1986 MTV VMAs and “The Star Spangled Banner” at the 1991 Super Bowl. “Whitney Houston was blessed with an astonishing vocal range and extraordinary technical skill, but what truly made her a great singer was her ability to connect with a song and drive home its drama and emotion with incredible precision”, he stated. “She was a brilliant performer, and her live shows often eclipsed her studio recordings.” According to Newsweek, Houston had a four-octave range.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in what was then a middle-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Army serviceman and entertainment executive John Russell Houston, Jr. and gospel singer Emily “Cissy” (Drinkard) Houston. Her elder brother Michael is a singer, and her elder half-brother is former basketball player Gary Garland. Her parents were both African American. Through her mother, Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Her godmother was Darlene Love and her honorary aunt was Aretha Franklin, whom she met at age 8 or 9 when her mother took her to a recording studio. Houston was raised a Baptist, but was also exposed to the Pentecostal church. After the 1967 Newark riots, the family moved to a middle-class area in East Orange, New Jersey, when she was four. Her parents later divorced.

She got married to She married Bobby Brown on July 18, 1992. They had a daughter named Bobbi and then divorced on April 24, 2007. on July 18 in 1992. They had one daughter who was who was named Bobbi as well. They they separated on April 24 in 2007.

Whitney Houston Net Worth

Whitney Houston is one of the richest R &B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Whitney Houston 's net worth -$20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was raised in the musical family of her the cousin She grew up in a musical family with cousin Dionne Warwick and her godmother Aretha Franklin. and her godmother Aretha Franklin.

She wrote the soundtrack and also acted in the film The Bodyguard alongside She created the soundtrack for and starred in the film The Bodyguard alongside Kevin Costner..

Houston and Chase then obtained the rights to the story of Dorothy Dandridge. Houston was to play Dandridge, the first African American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Houston wanted the story told with dignity and honor. However, Halle Berry also had rights to the project and got her version going first. Later that year, Houston paid tribute to her idols, such as Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, and Dionne Warwick, by performing their hits during the three-night HBO Concert Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.. The special raised over $300,000 for the Children’s Defense Fund. Houston received the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievements in the field of entertainment at the 12th Soul Train Music Awards.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Whitney Houston height 5 ft 8 in Whitney weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Whitney Houston Dating?

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Stephen Holden of The New York Times said that Houston “revitalized the tradition of strong gospel-oriented pop-soul singing”. Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times referred to Houston as a “national treasure”. 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”. He also drew comparisons between Houston’s influence and other big names’ on 1980s pop:

Facts & Trivia

Whitney Ranked on the list of most popular R &B Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Whitney Houston celebrates birthday on August 9 of every year.

Throughout the 1980s, Houston was romantically linked to musician Jermaine Jackson, American football star Randall Cunningham and actor Eddie Murphy.

What Whitney Houston died from?

February 11, 2012

What was Whitney Houston's highest net worth?

In sum, Whitney stated that she had roughly $10 million in assets and just over $4 million in debts giving her a net worth in 2007 of $6 million. Unfortunately, at the time of her death, Whitney was completely broke and was rumored to be asking her mentor Clive Davis for handouts.

Why was Whitney Houston net worth so low?

Whitney Houston had frittered away her $100 million fortune on years of drug abuse and high living and was on the skids when she died. Decades of narcotics use took such a toll on the R&B queen, who once sold more than 170 million albums, that she was reduced to asking friends for $100 handouts.

How old was Whitney Houston when she died?

48 years (1963–2012)

Did Whitney Houston wear a wig?

Another piece of new information from Wednesday’s report is that Houston wore a brown wig , which was tightly affixed to her head at the time of her death. Houston also wore dentures, the coroner’s report indicated. This is relatively common among long-term drug abusers.