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1.She was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 200 million records worldwide.

2.She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988.


3.At age 11, Houston started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where she also learned to play the piano.[10] Her first solo performance in the church was "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah".

4.She became the first woman of color to appear on the cover of Seventeen and appeared in Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Young Miss, and appeared in a Canada Dry soft drink TV commercial.

5.Houston's debut album "Whitney Houston" was released in February 1985 and sold 25 million copies worldwide; Houston won her first Grammy Award with this LP.


6.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

7.Houston was a supporter of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement. During her modeling days, she refused to work with agencies who did business with the then-apartheid South Africa

8.Houston stated during a 1993 interview with Barbara Walters that she had had a miscarriage during the filming of The Bodyguard

9.The soundtrack's lead single was "I Will Always Love You", written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974.

10.The song also became a global success, hitting number-one in almost all countries, and the best-selling single of all time by a female solo artist with 20 million copies

11.Her concerts, movie, and recording grosses made her the third highest-earning female entertainer of 1993–94, just behind Oprah Winfrey and Barbra Streisand according to Forbes magazine

12.On January 11, 2000, while traveling with Brown, airport security guards discovered half an ounce of marijuana in Houston's handbag at Keahole-Kona International Airport in Hawaii, but she departed before authorities could arrive.

13.Houston did, however, admit to using alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and pills; she also acknowledged that her mother had urged her to seek help regarding her drug use.

14. on February 11 2012, Houston was found unconscious in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, submerged in the bathtub.Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.

15.On March 22, 2012, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reported that Houston's death was caused by drowning and the "effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use".

16.During the 1980s, MTV was coming into its own and received criticism for not playing enough videos by black artists. With Michael Jackson breaking down the color barrier for black men, Houston did the same for black women. She became the first black woman to receive heavy rotation on the network following the success of the "How Will I Know" video.

May the soul of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Righteousness89:
What Shall it Profit a Man/Woman, to gain the world and lose your Soul!

TRASH

She was such an exceptional talent...

It's such a pity she died the way she did.

But where is she now?

Righteousness89:
What Shall it Profit a Man/Woman, to gain the world and lose your Soul!

Speak no ill of the dead

Nice compilation op. Houston was a one of the greatest iconic star during her stardom, a force to recon with.

Righteousness89:
What Shall it Profit a Man/Woman, to gain the world and lose your Soul!

How did you know she lost her soul?
You don reach heaven b4