[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. [200] She also won The Artist of the Decade, Female award for extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s at the 14th Soul Train Music Awards and an MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B. The special raised over $300,000 for the Children's Defense Fund. Bobby Brown is opening up on the latest episode of "Red Table Talk" on Facebook Watch about the drug-related deaths of his . [299], Houston's former husband, Bobby Brown, was reported to be "in and out of crying fits" after receiving the news. The series aired in 2005 and featured Houston in unflattering moments. "Whitney Houston gets a boost from Bodyguard". She held an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University, Louisiana. We don't do crack. According to the autopsy report, the 30-year-old was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest with resuscitation and hospitalization. [248] When Winfrey asked Houston if she was drug-free, Houston responded, "'Yes, ma'am. Brown was asked point-blank if he believes there was "foul play" involved in Houston's death. But sources say that it was her other brother, Gary . [327] In October 2021, the album was reissued on vinyl and included Houston's first posthumous hit, "Higher Love". [186][187], After spending much of the early and mid-1990s working on motion pictures and their soundtrack albums, Houston's first studio album in eight years, the critically acclaimed My Love Is Your Love, was released in November 1998. [93] while Entertainment Weekly, at the time thought Houston's shift towards an urban direction was "superficial". Whitney, on the other hand, just sang and the ripples from her voice continue to dominate the pop landscape." I was losing myself. Hodges, Anne. In 2015, Lifetime premiered the biographical film Whitney, which mentions that Whitney Houston was named after prominent television actress Whitney Blake, the mother of Meredith Baxter, star of the television series Family Ties. If she was less influential than they were in the years since, it was only because her gift was so rare, so impossible to mimic. 8 for the highest-earning entertainers list according to Forbes. Butterflyj30. [207] While ballad songs were left unchanged, the album features house/club remixes of many of Houston's up-tempo hits. I'm not interested in being in that environment and I think when you grieve someone, you do it privately, you do it with people who understand you. I had a memorial the day before the funeral. [121] Despite the film's mixed reviews, it was hugely successful at the box office, grossing more than $121million in the U.S. and $410million worldwide, making it one of the top 100 grossing films in film history at its time of release, though it later fell out of the top 100 because of rising ticket prices since the time the film was released. Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, died in an eerily similar way to her mother. [ ] Hers was a voice of triumph and achievement and it made for any number of stunning, time-stopping vocal performances. [297][298] MTV and VH1 interrupted their regularly scheduled programming on Sunday, February 12, to air many of Houston's classic videos, with MTV often airing news segments in between and featuring various reactions from fans and celebrities. Picture: Getty. My dad was being influenced by people that were lying. [210][211], Though Houston was seen as a "good girl" with a perfect image in the 1980s and early 1990s, her behavior had changed by 1999 and 2000. Bennett sang "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" Houston went on to star and record soundtracks for Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). 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Following the successful airing of "How Will I Know" on MTV, Houston became a regular presence on the channel as it slowly began changing its programming from rock to a more pop-R&B-dance hybrid playlist, along with artists such as Madonna and Janet Jackson. After years of rumored infidelity by both parties, the couple divorced in 2007. Two weeks later, Houston made her national television debut alongside Davis on The Merv Griffin Show, which later aired that June. Houston, whose full name was Whitney Elizabeth . [359] Stephen Holden from The New York Times, in his review of Houston's Radio City Music Hall concert on July 20, 1993, praised her attitude as a singer, writing, "Whitney Houston is one of the few contemporary pop stars of whom it might be said: the voice suffices. [1] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her second on their list of the greatest singers of all time. Houston's first two albums, as well as her 1992 release The Bodyguard's soundtrack, are among the best-selling albums of all time. [71][72] Houston also won two American Music Awards in 1988 and 1989, respectively and a Soul Train Music Award. [405], On January 15, 2020, she was announced as an inductee into the Hall's 2020 class, along with five other acts. [59][60] The album's popularity would also carry over to the 1987 Grammy Awards, when "Greatest Love of All" would receive a Record of the Year nomination. [221][222][223] She later made an appearance on Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special, where her extremely thin frame further spurred rumors of drug use. The half-brother of Bobby's child with Whitney Houston, Bobbi - who passed away in 2015 at 22 - was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, sources told TMZ. . During a recent episode of "Red Table Talk," the singer opened up about some of the tragedies he's experienced over the years. Nick and a guest were at the home when she was found unconscious. [91][92] Houston defended herself against the criticism, stating, "If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it and I did it that way. The jazzy ballad "Saving All My Love for You" was released next and it would become Houston's first number one single in both the US and the UK. 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". She chose the role because she saw the film as "a breakthrough for the image of black women because it presents them both as professionals and as caring mothers". Houston and Chase then obtained the rights to the story of Dorothy Dandridge. This follows reports that the 84-year-old family matriarch . Dee Dee and Dionne were also nieces of Cissy Houston, Whitney's mother. "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. By Sweenie Saint-Vil. It peaked at No. The performance was poorly received by the British media and was described as "weird" and "ungracious".[251]. [264] On May 21, 2012, "Celebrate", the last song Houston recorded with Sparks, premiered at RyanSeacrest.com. Houston ended 1986 as the top artist of the year while her debut album topped the Billboard Year-End chart, making her the first woman to earn that distinction. The San Francisco Chronicle said Houston "is rather angelic herself, displaying a divine talent for being virtuous and flirtatious at the same time" and she "exudes gentle yet spirited warmth, especially when praising the Lord in her gorgeous singing voice". AP/Courtesy of Allison Michael Orenstein . However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. A bonus track from the album's Japanese edition, "Higher Love", was remixed by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and released posthumously in 2019 to commercial success. [135][136] Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You". Bobby has run afoul of the law multiple times, and has several arrests on his record. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. [125] Rolling Stone described it as "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane". The vocal technique is called melisma and it has inspired a host of imitators. The official report showed he had a history of alcohol and drug use and his death was ruled as accidental. [26], In the same year, Houston met Robyn Crawford while both worked as counselors at a youth summer camp in East Orange. During the primetime special, she spoke about her drug use and marriage, among other topics. Aretha Franklin said, "It's so stunning and unbelievable. [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. Houston made her acting debut with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992), which became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date despite receiving poor reviews for its screenplay and lead performances. [ ] But perhaps what Houston nailed best was moderation." [407] In October 2020, the music video for "I Will Always Love You" surpassed 1billion views on YouTube, making Houston the first solo 20th-century artist to have a video reach that milestone. She sounds really good, really strong. Houston later embarked on a world tour, entitled the Nothing but Love World Tour. Whitney Houston's Mom Once Disapproved of Her Sexuality It's Different Now. . 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. She won her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". [317] 43 of the top 100 most-downloaded tracks on iTunes were Houston songs, including "I Will Always Love You" from The Bodyguard at number one. Since leaving Hot 97,Monie went on to do morning radio with Hip Hop radio personality Ed Lover at Power 1051 also in NY. [96], During the Persian Gulf War, on January 27, 1991, Houston performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", the US national anthem, at Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium. Years later, The Guardian opined that through her participation in the show, Houston had lost "the last remnants of her dignity". [78], Houston was a supporter of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement. [98][99][100][101] Dan Klores, a spokesman for Houston, said: "This is not a Milli Vanilli thing. [229] Houston's father later died in February 2003. [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". Distract me from him, she continued. 6 on the US Hot 100, topping its previous position. [47] In an interview with MTV years later, Houston explained the difficulties she and Arista faced on trying to bring "You Give Good Love" on the channel but was rebuffed because it was "too R&B" for their playlist. [31], Houston became a fashion model after she was discovered by a photographer who filmed her and her mother during a performance for the United Negro College Fund at Carnegie Hall. The double disc set peaked at number five in the United States, reaching number one in the United Kingdom. As a film producer, she produced multicultural movies including Cinderella (1997) and series including The Princess Diaries and The Cheetah Girls. EVEN 10 years after Whitney Houston's shocking death, her legacy has been marred by similar tragedies that have affected those closest to the musical legend. [119] However, controversy arose as some felt Houston's face had been intentionally left out of the film's advertising to hide the film's interracial relationship. It was her first world tour in over ten years and was announced as a triumphant comeback. [113] Brown would go on to have several run-ins with the law for drunken driving, drug possession and battery, including some jail time. 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. [410], Houston donated all of the earnings from her 1991 Super Bowl XXV performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" sales to Gulf War servicemen and their families. 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. Monie, coming from a Jamaican background with parents who saw to it that complete knowledge of ancestry and African history was prevalent in the household, recently joined the ranks of artist/activists to form SANKOFA Social Justice Organization, lead by Harry Belafonte. [114][115][116] On March 4, 1993, Houston gave birth to their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown (March 4, 1993 July 26, 2015),[117] the couple's only child. She's the kind of woman that would've said 'Stop everything! [36] She performed "Home", a song from the musical The Wiz. It was so much press, and the media was following me around, I couldnt grieve in privacy, Houston told Oprah. [338] It was certified multi-platinum in the United States,[339] Australia,[340] Canada,[341] Poland[342] and the United Kingdom. The performance aired on January 30, 2011. "[355], Singer Faith Evans stated: "Whitney wasn't just a singer with a beautiful voice. I was paying the bills. In 1997, Houston's production company changed its name to BrownHouse Productions and was joined by Debra Martin Chase. The soul strutter had to seduce a music audience that anointed few black artists with superstardom. When asked if she had forgiven him, the pop diva said absolutely before explaining why. April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. You can also catch Monie DJing on the road at an array of events from corporate to Metro City Nightlife in a city near you. But Bobbi caused controversy when she announced her engagement to Nick Gordon - a man she previously considered her big brother. Nearly 10 years after her tragic death, Houston continues to influence the music industry and inspire the next generations of performers. So, why did Houston file a lawsuit against the singer, and did she ever find it in her heart to forgive him? However, some poor reviews and rescheduled concerts brought negative media attention. The event took place in Atlanta, Georgia. [332], In 2019, Houston and Kygo's version of "Higher Love" was released as a single. [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. [373][374][375] She is also recognized as one of the most influential R&B artists in history. When the opportunity arose to do her own morning show, Monie, eager to continue moving to new heights, took that position, which brought her to the Philly Tri State area. After his death, Houstons business associate, John Skinner, pursued the lawsuit against the singer. She performed the song "I Look to You" on the German television show Wetten, dass..?. [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". Her death wasan eerie repeat of her mothers death. But Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's 2007 divorce nullified his claim to her estate. Bobbi Kristina Brownwas just 14 when her parents divorced, with Whitney gaining custody of her. The estate also claimed that Nick gave Bobbi a toxic cocktail that caused her to pass out, resulting in her death. Houston also enhanced her popularity upon entering the movie industry. lva3461. Let's get that straight. Police reported that Houston had visible injuries to her face. By then, she was an opening act for singer Jeffrey Osborne on his nationwide tour. 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. Entertainment Weekly reported that Brown, 53, and his . [67][68], The album's first single, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", was also a massive hit worldwide, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the singles chart in 17 countries, including Australia, Germany and the UK. [3], The Independent's music critic Andy Gill also wrote about Houston's influence on modern R&B and singing competitions, comparing it to Michael Jackson's. When the singer died in February 2012, Bobbi was named as the sole beneficiary of her mother's estate. The album sold six million copies worldwide and scored hit singles with "I Believe in You and Me" and "Step by Step", becoming the largest selling gospel album of all time. With 20 million copies sold it became the best-selling single of all time by a female solo artist. Whitney Houston's daughter died as a result of immersion in water and drug intoxication, medical records show. Whitney is 'the Voice' because she worked for it. Houston's third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need". The story of their marriage was documented through the . The case report from LAPD read: "In the hours prior to being found unresponsive he had consumed tequila and snorted cocaine and Percocet.". 2021, 7:00 AM. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. You gotta understand at the time the 80s it was acceptable, he told Winfrey. As of February 2023, Houston's net worth when she died in 2012 was $20 million. 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. Houston became the first woman in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart and the first artist to enter the albums chart at number one in both the US and UK, while also hitting number one or top ten in dozens of other countries around the world. "[219] The "crack is wack" line was drawn from a mural that Keith Haring painted in 1986 on the handball court at 128th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan. The family of late music legend Whitney Houston has been shaken by a slew of tragedy and controversy in the wake of her 2012 passing. ! [414] Her participation at the 1988 Freedomfest performance in London (for a then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela) grabbed the attention of other musicians and the media.[415]. [230] The lawsuit was dismissed on April 5, 2004, and Skinner was awarded nothing. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. [282] Houston was buried on February 19, 2012, in Fairview Cemetery, in Westfield, New Jersey, next to her father, John Russell Houston, who had died in 2003. Houston was to play Dandridge, the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. [388] Since she received the honor at just the age of 37 at the time, Houston was and remains the youngest artist to receive this. Rolling Stone felt it was her "best and most integrated album". [180] However, Halle Berry also had rights to the project and got her version going first. An open bottle of champagne and a spoon containing a "white crystal like substance"along with a rolled-up piece of white paper werespotted near her body, according to the coroner's report. Michael Houston told Winfreythat he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singers ex-husband Bobby Brown. / 04.14.2021. Her husband, Gary Houston, is Whitney Houston's own brother. The Houstons are still struggling with the sudden death of Whitney Houston in 2012 and the mysterious passing of her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown just three years later, but the family has again . I'm not ashamed of it. [158][159] At the end of her world tour, Houston performed three concerts in South Africa to honor President Mandela, playing to over 200,000 people; this made her the first major musician to visit the newly unified and apartheid free nation following Mandela's winning election. She produced and chose producers for this album and as a result, it featured production and collaborations with L.A. Reid and Babyface, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder. We would go and visit them for Christmas and/or New Years. Now, reports are saying that Cissy is battling dementia, according to sources close to the Grammy winner. The free concert took place at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia in front of 3,500 servicemen and women. Her voice was an instrument and she knew how to use it. At the 1986 Grammy Awards, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. Houston's remake of Sparkle was filmed in late 2011 over two months[263] and was released by TriStar Pictures. The song was featured on the Sparkle: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack as the first official single. And because every new star creates her own genre, her success has helped other blacks, other women, other smooth singers find an avid reception in the pop marketplace.[22]. She graced this stage with her regal presence and gave so many memorable performances here over the years. "[90], Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight, released in November 1990. You pay me the money that you owe me. This is someone who was singing backup for her mom when she was 14 years old at nightclubs across the country. The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album included six gospel songs with Georgia Mass Choir that were recorded at the Great Star Rising Baptist Church in Atlanta. Since the star's untimely death, it has been revealed that her brother Michael Houston was the one who introduced her to drugs. Crack is wack. [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]. [79][80] On June 11, 1988, during the European leg of her tour, Houston joined other musicians to perform a set at Wembley Stadium in London to celebrate a then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday. [103][104], Houston donated her share of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund and was named to the Red Cross Board of Governors. Still, she quickly added, theyll never get $100 million out of me. He was hospitalized for approximately seven hours before he passed away. [180] Their first project was a made-for-television remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Birth Country: United States. [372] Rolling Stone stated that Houston "redefined the image of a female soul icon and inspired singers ranging from Mariah Carey to Rihanna". [141][142][143] The album was certified 18 platinum in the US alone,[144] with worldwide sales of 45 million copies. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. [226] Within weeks, Houston's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was re-released after the September 11 attacks, with the proceeds donated to the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Fraternal Order of Police. A representative for Houston said that the outpatient treatment was a part of Houston's "longstanding recovery process". "The village verbiage collector". 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. The tour lasted into December, ending in Hawaii. The family moved to East Orange, New Jersey following the summer of 1967 Newark riots. [372] The New York Times stated that "Houston was a major catalyst for a movement within black music that recognized the continuity of soul, pop, jazz and gospel vocal traditions". Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. close-knit relationships with her family and friends. Bobby Brown was married to R&B singer Whitney Houston for 14 years. Apr 14, 2021, 04:34 PM EDT. Her 2002 studio album, Just Whitney, received mixed reviews. Houston's father, John, who died in 2003, was also listed, as was Bobby Brown. Jason Pham. [408], Houston was a long-time supporter of several charities all around the world. [116], Having always been a touring artist, Houston spent most of 2004 touring and performing in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Russia. [310], Houston topped the list of Google searches in 2012, both globally and in the United States, according to Google's Annual Zeitgeist most-popular searches list. Following the success, she renewed her contract with Arista for $100million, one of the biggest recording deals of all time. Aretha Franklin was listed on the program and was expected to sing, but was unable to attend the service. [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. On February 29, 2012, Houston became the first and only female act to ever place three albums in the Top Ten of the US Billboard 200 Album Chart all at the same time, with Whitney: The Greatest Hits at number 2, The Bodyguard at number 6 and Whitney Houston at number 9. 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". [252] In November, Houston performed "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. [426][427], 19631984: Early life, family and career beginnings. [217], In August 2001, Houston signed one of the biggest record deals in music history, with Arista/BMG. Though the two were exceptionally close in the beginning, their relationship became strained after the late businessman sued his superstar daughter in 2002. Houston holds the record for the most American Music Awards received in a single year by a woman with eight wins in 1994 (overall tied with Michael Jackson). 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. However, according to TODAY, the suit was thrown out by a New Jersey superior court judge in April 2004. Houston appeared on the Italian version of The X Factor, where she performed "Million Dollar Bill" to excellent reviews. Her looks and girl-next-door charm made her one of the most sought-after teen models. 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