Gordon's death comes three years after he was found liable in the death of Brown the daughter of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown and was ordered to pay millions of . 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [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. It would have been easier for her to get sober and stay sober. 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". Okay? Next to it was a poster of her mom Cissy. Whitney Houston's estate was left to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. Many critics complained that the material was too similar to her previous album. [382] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times referred to Houston as a "national treasure". [231], Also in 2002, Houston gave an interview with Diane Sawyer to promote her then-upcoming album. Bobby has run afoul of the law multiple times, and has several arrests on his record. Most recently, the singer's mother, Cissy Houston, has been . [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. Bobbi Kristina Brown was born March 4, 1993. The late Michael K. WilliamsWilliams sealed his status as one . [304], Houston was honored with various tributes at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, held on February 17. Jackson and Madonna were by turns lascivious and brutish and, crucially, willing to let their production speak more loudly than their voices, an option Ms. Houston never went for. The show provided a view of the domestic goings-on in the Brown household. [49] The song itself became Houston's second consecutive number one pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for two weeks, also topping the Hot Black and Hot AC chart and peaking at number three on the dance charts. [312] The song mentions Houston's name in the opening lyrics, "I'm sorry, I'm not the most pretty, I'll never ever sing like Whitney", before going on to sample some of Houston's lyrics from "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" in the chorus. [13] Both of Houston's parents were African-American. [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. But in 2015, Brown died after months in a medically induced coma. [372] Rolling Stone stated that Houston "redefined the image of a female soul icon and inspired singers ranging from Mariah Carey to Rihanna". The 22-year-old died in July 2015 after being found unconscious in a bathtub in herAtlantahomesix months before. Their friendship developed into a romance. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. Gary Houston Reveals How His Family Is Coping After Whitney Houston's Death. Since its release, it has spent more than 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, making it one of the longest-charting compilations in chart history,[328] the fourth by a woman after H.E.R., Madonna and Carrie Underwood. Now if you think I got that long, you think about it. "[292], Many other celebrities released statements responding to Houston's death. [225] She canceled a second performance scheduled for the following night. In addition to co-producing, Houston starred in the film as the Fairy Godmother along with Brandy, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg and Bernadette Peters. [14] Through her mother, Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick as well as a distant cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. close-knit relationships with her family and friends. [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". Debra Martin Chase, producer of Sparkle, stated that Houston deserved the title considering she had been there from the beginning in 2001, when Houston obtained Sparkle production rights. [63] Following Houston's success, doors were opened for other African-American women such as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker. "[90], Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight, released in November 1990. She was found drowned in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on the eve of 2012 Grammy Awards, reportedly after a cocaine binge. . Whitney Houston was known for her close-knit relationships with her family and friends. 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. She also denied having an eating disorder and that her very thin appearance was connected to drug use. [155] Houston placed in the top five of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Entertainer of the Year" ranking[156] and was labeled by Premiere magazine as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. On February 9, 2012, Houston visited singers Brandy and Monica, together with Clive Davis, at their rehearsals for Davis's pre-Grammy Awards party at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. [10] Her father, John Russell Houston Jr., was an ex-Army serviceman, a Newark city administrator who worked for then-Newark mayor Kenneth A. Gibson and a manager of the Sweet Inspirations. [78], Houston was a supporter of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement. It peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart[95] and reached the top ten in several countries. The album was certified 7 Platinum in the United States, denoting shipments of seven million copies. Houston's first two albums, as well as her 1992 release The Bodyguard's soundtrack, are among the best-selling albums of all time. [218] Houston later admitted she had been fired. [258], In May 2011, Houston enrolled in a rehabilitation center again, citing drug and alcohol problems. 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. [46] Outside the US, the song failed to get enough attention to become a hit, but in the US, it gave the album its first major hit as it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. Whitney Houston: As I Am: Directed by Finlay Bald. Whitney Houston was found dead in a hotel bathtub in 2012 at the age of 48. Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. It was a performance that likely would've made Whitney Houston proud. Gender: Female. The album sold four million copies in America, making it certified 4 platinum and a total of eleven million copies worldwide. The official report showed he had a history of alcohol and drug use and his death was ruled as accidental. "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. [61][62] Houston's grand entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today. She had years and years of honing her craft on stage and in the studio before she ever got signed to a record label. Recorded and mixed in only six weeks, it featured production from Rodney Jerkins, Wyclef Jean and Missy Elliott. In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone, Houston remarked that "people know who Whitney Houston is I'm black. [305], The 2012 Brit Awards, which took place at the O2 Arena in London on February 21, also paid tribute to Houston by playing a 30-second video montage of her music videos with a snippet of "One Moment in Time" as the background music in the ceremony's first segment. [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". In the film, Houston portrays Sparks's "not-so encouraging" mother. After a three-year courtship, the two were married on July 18, 1992. [167] The reviews were mainly positive for the ensemble cast. 1. According to MTV News, the suit says that the singer hired her father and his business partner in 2000 to represent her in several personal and professional matters. My father was sickly at the time, he was in the hospital, she said. My husband's brother for many years was business partner with Whitney Houston's half-brother John in Washington, DC. Bobby Brown was married to R&B singer Whitney Houston for 14 years. Bobby, 53, has long suffered from addiction to pot and alcohol. [412] Following the terrorist attacks in 2001, Houston re-released "The Star-Spangled Banner" to support the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Fraternal Order of Police. [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. [316] With just 24 hours passing between news of Houston's death and Nielsen SoundScan tabulating the weekly album charts, Whitney: The Greatest Hits climbed into the Top 10 with 64,000 copies sold; it was a 10,419 percent gain compared to the previous week. [86][87], In 1989, Houston formed The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children, a nonprofit organization that has raised funds for the needs of children around the world. [354], Elysa Gardner of the Los Angeles Times in her review for The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack highly praised Houston's vocal ability, commenting, "She is first and foremost a pop diva at that, the best one we have. In 2009, Houston sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss her feelings toward her fathers lawsuit against her. I thought it was so wrong. CC. [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. However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. She was so looking forward to tonight even though she wasn't scheduled to perform. Two months later, Clive Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Houston had been scheduled to perform at the event, but was a no-show. Houston was to play Dandridge, the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. 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Houston's first studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love (1998), sold millions and spawned several hit singles, including "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Not Right but It's Okay" and "My Love Is Your Love". Birth Country: United States. [299], Houston's former husband, Bobby Brown, was reported to be "in and out of crying fits" after receiving the news. "[300], Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 54th Grammy Awards, announced that Jennifer Hudson would perform a tribute to Houston at the February 12, 2012, ceremony. [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. Houston produced the latter's soundtrack, which became the bestselling gospel album of all time. Houston revealed in a 1993 interview with Barbara Walters that she had a miscarriage during the filming of The Bodyguard. Houston is also credited as an executive producer of the film. Houston's remake of Sparkle was filmed in late 2011 over two months[263] and was released by TriStar Pictures. [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. Two other Houston classics, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Greatest Love of All", were in the top 10. 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. In those seconds the former gospel singer-turned-pop star packs a series of different notes into the single syllable", stated Everitt. 071 "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era", "Who Will Come Out On Top Of VH1's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time? It is the first documentary authorized by Houston's estate. [334][335][336] "Higher Love" was nominated at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards for "Top Dance/Electronic Song of the Year",[337] the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards for "Dance Song of the Year" and "Best Remix". Bette Marshall. When it came to her estate, Houston left it to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Houston received a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress. Fe. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [330][331] In 2017, the 25th anniversary reissue of The Bodyguard (soundtrack)I Wish You Love: More from The Bodyguardwas released by Legacy Recordings. Two weeks later, Houston made her national television debut alongside Davis on The Merv Griffin Show, which later aired that June. The special raised over $300,000 for the Children's Defense Fund. In Whitney's 1982 bedroom, she had a photo of her cousin Dionne Warwick on the wall. [73][74][75] Following the release of the album, Houston embarked on the Moment of Truth World Tour, which was one of the ten highest-grossing concert tours of 1987 and the highest-grossing tour by a female artist, topping tours by both Madonna and Tina Turner. Just Whitney was certified platinum in the United States and sold about two million worldwide. 8 for the highest-earning entertainers list according to Forbes. I'm not ashamed of it. "For the past few years, there have been so many stories that have been told about her life that just did not connect with me . [185] Houston received the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievements in the field of entertainment at the 12th Soul Train Music Awards. [220][30] The following month, Rolling Stone published a story stating that Cissy Houston and others had held a July 1999 intervention in which they unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Whitney to obtain drug treatment. But he would later claim it was Whitney who introduced him tococaineshortly before their wedding. It was reported that the company also negotiated her contract renewal with Arista Records in 2001, which resulted in a $100 million deal for the singer. 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. 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