The soundtrack for The Bodyguard won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and remains the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. After years of rumored infidelity by both parties, the couple divorced in 2007. (FILES) Dated October 11, 1998 filed photo shows one of the world's most popular US singer . Traces of Xanax, Benadryl, and marijuana were found in her system. The event took place in Atlanta, Georgia. Whitney Houston Net Worth. Whitney Houston was known for her close-knit relationships with her family and friends. You can't hide that fact."[25]. With all this said, she still finds time to enjoy the little things in life, and wraps herself up in motherhood and all that it entails, as she considers having her 'Fab Four' as she calls them, being the richest experience of her life! The show was a benefit concert that raised a quarter of a million dollars for the United Negro College Fund. ", Browns estate filed awrongful death lawsuit against Nickin 2015, alleging he beat her up after a cocaine and drinking binge.. The album showed Houston's versatility on a new batch of tough rhythmic grooves, soulful ballads and up-tempo dance tracks. Whitney Houston's Brother Has Died. At the time, MTV had received harsh criticism for not playing enough videos by black, Latino and other racial minorities while favoring white acts. The quiet storm R&B ballad was later covered by fellow singer Stephanie Mills. [338] It was certified multi-platinum in the United States,[339] Australia,[340] Canada,[341] Poland[342] and the United Kingdom. She held an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University, Louisiana. Two weeks later, Houston made her national television debut alongside Davis on The Merv Griffin Show, which later aired that June. She was a true musician. 4, UK No. Houston wanted the story told with dignity and honor. Nick and a guest were at the home when she was found unconscious. While almost every performer whose albums sell in the millions calls upon an entertainer's bag of tricks, from telling jokes to dancing to circus pyrotechnics, Ms. Houston would rather just stand there and sing." Houston, whose full name was Whitney Elizabeth . Brown was asked point-blank if he believes there was "foul play" involved in Houston's death. [76][77] The success of the tours during 198687 and her two studio albums ranked Houston No. I don't want to be in a hotel room when there's someone you admire who's tragically lost their life four floors up. [25] During this period, Houston sang background for her mother on the cabaret club circuit in New York City. She was often hours late for interviews, photo shoots and rehearsals, she canceled concerts and talk-show appearances and there were reports of erratic behavior. I was paying the bills. [27][28] Along with being best friends, Crawford would become a roommate and executive assistant. In April 2020, it was announced that a biopic based on Houston's life, said to be "no holds barred", titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody, would be produced, with Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten writing the script and director Kasi Lemmons at the helm. "She was a brilliant performer and her live shows often eclipsed her studio recordings. [175] The movie gave Houston her strongest reviews so far. View our online Press Pack. 2, UK No. [421], Lifetime released the documentary Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All in 2021, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called "less an expos and more a loving tribute to these two women".[422]. The double disc set peaked at number five in the United States, reaching number one in the United Kingdom. [304], Houston was honored with various tributes at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, held on February 17. [184] 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.. She was the owner of a yellow gold Rolex lady watch, which was designed with gold and diamond. Years later, The Guardian opined that through her participation in the show, Houston had lost "the last remnants of her dignity". [178] The album received mainly positive reviews. In Whitney's 1982 bedroom, she had a photo of her cousin Dionne Warwick on the wall. This chanteuse [Houston] had to fight for air play with hard rockers. Ehrlich went on to say, "It's too fresh in everyone's memory to do more at this time, but we would be remiss if we didn't recognize Whitney's remarkable contribution to music fans in general and in particular her close ties with the Grammy telecast and her Grammy wins and nominations over the years. [253][254] Houston canceled some concerts because of illness and received widespread negative reviews from fans who were disappointed in the quality of her voice and performance. So, how did Pat get involved with Whitney's flourishing career? Instead, she "wanted it to be an album of women with vocal distinction" and thus gathered several African-American female artists for the soundtrack, to go along with the film's message about strong women. My husband's brother for many years was business partner with Whitney Houston's half-brother John in Washington, DC. Whitney was just 48 when she passed away in 2012. | Vh1 Blog", "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years", "Was Whitney Houston broke when she died? Entertainment Weekly reported that Brown, 53, and his . Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, died in an eerily similar way to her mother. 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. Monie is currently Curator In Chief of SHEmovement.com the worldwide portal for all things Women in Hip Hop related covering all elements of Hip Hop culture from a woman's perspective. Houston's first posthumous greatest hits album, I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston, was released on November 13, 2012, by RCA Records. [5] However, her personal problems began to overshadow her career. "[293] Dolly Parton, whose song "I Will Always Love You" was covered by Houston, said, "I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. [81] Houston then flew back to the US for a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City in August. [383] The magazine placed her 34th on their "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" list. [93] while Entertainment Weekly, at the time thought Houston's shift towards an urban direction was "superficial". [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. But sources say that it was her other brother, Gary . [332] It includes film versions, remixes and live performances of Houston's Bodyguard songs. In his book The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards, author Steve Pond revealed that "Houston's voice was shaky, she seemed distracted and jittery and her attitude was casual, almost defiant"; though she was supposed to perform "Over the Rainbow", she would sing a different song during rehearsals. [41] It would also appear on her debut album in 1985. Whitney, on the other hand, just sang and the ripples from her voice continue to dominate the pop landscape." . Its painful I feel responsible for what I let go so far., The iconic singerdied in February 2012, and while theofficial cause of death was ruled to be accidental drowning, the Coroners office confirmed thatWhitney used cocaine immediately before her death, leading to a cardiac event.. 1, with Houston's best opening week sales of 305,000 copies, marking Houston's first number one album since The Bodyguard and Houston's first studio album to reach number one since 1987's Whitney. "There were no posters of teen heartthrobs," says . By then, she was an opening act for singer Jeffrey Osborne on his nationwide tour. [416], Since Houston's sudden death in 2012, her life, career and death have been the subject of many documentaries and specials. [405], On January 15, 2020, she was announced as an inductee into the Hall's 2020 class, along with five other acts. . With them, Houston furthered her recording career by working with producers Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell and Martin Bisi on an album they were spearheading called One Down, which was credited to the group Material. Pat Houston, Whitney's sister-in-law, is the primary executor of the Whitney Houston estate. Her husband, Gary Houston, is Whitney Houston's own brother. No other female pop star not Mariah Carey, not Celine Dion, not Barbra Streisand quite rivals Houston in her exquisite vocal fluidity and purity of tone and her ability to infuse a lyric with mesmerizing melodrama. [113] Brown would go on to have several run-ins with the law for drunken driving, drug possession and battery, including some jail time. . Gill said that there "are few, if any, Jackson imitators on today's TV talent shows, but every other contestant is a Whitney wannabe, desperately attempting to emulate that wondrous combination of vocal effects the flowing melisma, the soaring mezzo-soprano confidence, the tremulous fluttering that carried the ends of lines into realms of higher yearning". Whitney also gained insight into the media world as her father, John Russell Houston, was an . Houston appeared as a guest mentor on The X Factor in the United Kingdom. [287] The manner of death was listed as an "accident".[288]. It offered medical assistance to sick and homeless children, fought to prevent child abuse, taught children to read, created inner-city parks and playgrounds and granted college scholarships, including one to the Juilliard School. I do believe her life would have turned out differently, Cissy writes. With a grand run in mornings in Philly, plus a quite controversial exit from where you heard her last, Monie landed on the Flagship for hip Hop radio in Philly, Power 99 fm. But in 2015, Brown died after months in a medically induced coma. Houston also enhanced her popularity upon entering the movie industry. [209] The greatest hits album was certified 5 platinum in the US, with worldwide sales of 10 million. After earning $40 million, the estate was able to pay Houston's $20 million debt. In the UK, the dance-funk song "Someone for Me", which failed to chart, was the first single while "All at Once" was in such European countries as the Netherlands and Belgium, where the song reached the top five on the singles charts, respectively.[45]. Still not ready to stop striving towards higher heights, Monie moved her family to Miami, joined the classic artist lineup that grace the Tom Joyner family events and cruises, and partnered up with the prominent Miami socialites to create events in South Beach catering to music lovers young and old new and classic. Bobbi Kristina became a reality television star and singer. Ten years ago today, the world lost Whitney Houston. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana Sawyer in an interview that she still loved her father despite their legal dispute. [307] Houston was also featured, alongside other recently deceased figures from the film industry, in the In Memoriam montage at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26, 2012. Just Whitney was certified platinum in the United States and sold about two million worldwide. A single titled "One Wish (for Christmas)" reached the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart and the album was certified gold in the US. "An early 'I' in Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' takes nearly six seconds to sing. [22] After attending Franklin Elementary School (now the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts), Houston was transferred to an all-girls Catholic school, Mount Saint Dominic Academy at nearby Caldwell, in her sixth grade year where she eventually graduated from in 1981 at 17. Also, she was less prolific than either of them, achieving most of her renown on the strength of her first three solo albums and one soundtrack, released from 1985 to 1992. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Her publicist cited throat problems as the reason for the cancellation. Apr 14, 2021, 04:34 PM EDT. An official biopic movie of Houston, titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody, was released in theaters on December 23, 2022. [3][4] She is the only artist to have had seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, from "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988. [234] The four singles released from the album did not fare well on the Billboard Hot 100, but became dance chart hits. Her voice was an instrument and she knew how to use it. Bennett sang "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Whitney Houston's tragic death was followed by the deaths of loved ones. During a recent episode of "Red Table Talk," the singer opened up about some of the tragedies he's experienced over the years. At the 1986 Grammy Awards, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. Whitney Houston's Brother Goes to Heaven. Then, Gary opens up about how their mother, Cissy Houston, is doing after the death of her only daughter. A tense and somber Bobby Brown stepped out of the Emory University Hospital for fresh air on Feb. 5, as his daughter Bobbi Kristina remains in a coma. Houston was a prominent figure throughout the show, receiving as much screen time as Brown. [246] (In her 2013 book, Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss and the Night the Music Stopped, Cissy Houston described the scene she encountered at Whitney Houston's house in 2005 as follows: "Somebody had spray-painted the walls and door with big glaring eyes and strange faces. [351] Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated Houston "always had a great big voice, a technical marvel from its velvety depths to its ballistic middle register to its ringing and airy heights". She further stated that Bobby Brown had never hit her, but acknowledged that she had hit him. Picture: Getty. [423][424][425] On December 15, 2020, it was announced that actress Naomi Ackie had been picked to portray Houston. Whitney is 'the Voice' because she worked for it. [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. The same year, Houston hit the road with her 70 date My Love Is Your Love World Tour. The New York Times said: "Ms. Houston has shed the defensive hauteur that made her portrayal of a pop star in 'The Bodyguard' seem so distant. Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown , was found face-down in a bathtub just three years later and died at the age of 22. Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. 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