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| Birth Name(s) : Whitney Elizabeth Houston |
Date of Birth: August 9, 1963 |
| Status:
Married
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Partner:
Bobby Brown |
| Profession:
Actor/Musician |
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Full Whitney Houston Biography
With over 120 million albums and 50 million singles sold worldwide, Whitney Houston has already established an unparalleled legacy for herself. Yet rather than bathe in past glory, the singer who has influenced an entire generation of female vocalists now steps right back front and center with JUST WHITNEY… her first brand new album of the 21st century. "This album for me is about surviving, raising a family, being a wife or girlfriend and all the challenges that go along with those things," says Ms. Houston. "These songs are more about creating a mood than about anything in particular."
The A-list hitmakers and producers who contributed to this album were handpicked by Whitney and Arista President and CEO, Antonio "L.A." Reid. Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, Missy Elliott, Kevin 'She'kspere' Briggs, Teddy Bishop and Gordon Chambers are among some of the producers who assisted Whitney in crafting an album that is a timely testament to her endurance as a musical icon. The album is a diverse blend of ballads including "Try It On My Own," (written by Babyface and Carole Bayer Sager), "My Love," in which Whitney duets with her husband Bobby Brown and a powerhouse remake of "You Light Up My Life" (originally released by Debbie Boone in 1977). Songs with hip grooves such as "Love That Man" and the old -school style jam "Things You Say" (which was written and produced by Missy Elliott) are also among the album's tracks. |
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Additional Whitney Houston Biography
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is a Grammy award-winning American R&B singer, actress, film producer, and former model. She is well-known for her powerful vocals, melismatic vocal inflections, and expansive vocal range..
In 1991, Houston embarked I’m Your Baby Tonight World Tour, which Rolling Stone poll voters voted “Worst Tour of the Year.” The tour didn't sell out as much as her previous tours.
In late 1996, Houston returned to the silver screen in the Penny Marshall-directed The Preacher's Wife, alongside Denzel Washington. Houston recorded the gospel motion picture soundtrack album, which sold six million copies worldwide and scored pop hits with “I Believe in You and Me” and “Step by Step”. With the soundtrack, Houston has recorded the largest selling gospel album of all time. It also fulfilled her long time desire to record a gospel album.
In December 2002, Houston released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney. The album featured collaborations with then-husband Bobby Brown, as well as Missy Elliott, and received poor reviews upon its release. Rolling Stone said the album "only shows an artist vainly trying to reach for what her future once could have been." . The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the highest opening week sales of any album she had ever released, but all of the singles, “Whatchulookinat,” “One of Those Days,” and “Try It on My Own” failed to reach the top forty on the Hot 100 singles chart and the album quickly fell of the Billboard Top 200 after a disastrous Prime Time interview with Diane Sawyer to promote the album. Just Whitney would be certified platinum in the U.S. with cumulative worldwide sales of over three million, Houston's lowest sales of any album.
In late 2003, Houston released One Wish: The Holiday Album, a specialty album of traditional Christmas songs. The single "One Wish" reached the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary Chart as the album sold approximately 400,000 copies in the U.S. It eventually became Houston's lowest selling album and the first not to achieve gold status in the US.
In 2004, Houston embarked on an international tour, the Soul Divas tour with Natalie Cole and cousin Dionne Warwick in Europe, before embarking on solo dates in the Middle East, Russia, and Asia. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards, in tribute to long time friend Clive Davis. Houston received a thunderous standing ovation for her performance. After the show, Davis and Houston announced plans to go into studio to work on a new album. However, no further updates would surface and no album was released due to Houston's drug problems.
In September 2006, the couple legally separated. The following month, on October 16, 2006, Houston filed for divorce from Brown. On February 1, 2007 Houston asked the court to fast track their divorce. The divorce became finalized on April 24, 2007, with Houston granted custody of the couple's daughter.
Compilations:
- 2000 Whitney: The Greatest Hits
- 2001 Love, Whitney
- 2004 Artist Collection: Whitney Houston
- 2007 The Ultimate Collection
Feature Films:
- 1992; The Bodyguard
- 1995; Waiting to Exhale
- 1996; The Preacher's Wife
- 1997; Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
The following songs reached number-one on the U.S. Dance chart:
- 1987; “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) ”
- 1987; “So Emotional”
- 1988; “Love Will Save the Day”
- 1993; “I'm Every Woman”
- 1994; “Queen of the Night”
- 1998; “Heartbreak Hotel” (featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price)
- 1999; “It's Not Right but It's Okay”
- 1999; “My Love Is Your Love”
- 2000; “I Learned from the Best”
- 2002; “Whatchulookinat”
- 2003; “Try It on My Own”
- 2004; “Love That Man”
The following songs reached number-one on the German singles chart:
- 1987; “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) ”
- 1988; “One Moment in Time”
- 1992; “I Will Always Love You”
The following songs reached number-one on the Swiss singles chart:
- 1987; “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) ”
- 1992; “I Will Always Love You”
- 2000; “Could I Have This Kiss Forever”
The following songs reached number-one on the New Zealand singles chart:
- 1987; “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) ”
- 1992; “I Will Always Love You”" |
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