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Whitney Houston has long solidified her place as one of the 20th century’s most significant performers. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in what was then a middle-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. Together Again, Tribute to Whitney Houston & … 12:41. Her accomplishments as a hitmaker were extraordinary; just to scratch the surface, she became the first artist ever to have seven consecutive singles hit number one in America, and her 1993 Dolly Parton cover "I Will Always Love You" became nothing less than the biggest hit single in rock history.
by Love Whitney Houston. Her mother was gospel and R&B singer Cissy Houston and Dionne Warwick was a cousin.
Her elder brother Michael is a singer, and her elder half-brother is former basketball player Gary Garland. Whitney Houston Singing Her Songs Years Later! At age 19 she signed with Arista Records, whose president, Clive … While still in high school, she sang backup for Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls and modeled for fashion magazines. She was the daughter of Army serviceman and entertainment executive John Russell Houston, Jr. and gospel singer Emily "Cissy" (Drinkard) Houston. Whitney Houston was inarguably one of the biggest female pop stars of all time. Relive all her greatest performances - including I Will Always Love You and The Greatest Love of All - alongside all-time fan favorites. Whitney Houston Wins 8 Awards at '94 AMA by GingerSpice414. She also counted singer Darlene Love as godmother and Aretha Franklin as an honorary aunt. The daughter of Emily (“Cissy”) Houston—whose vocal group, the Sweet Inspirations, sang backup for Aretha Franklin—and the cousin of singer Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston began singing in church as a child.
By the age of 11, Whitney Houston was performing as a soloist at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark.