(Associated Press)
Whitney Houston began her singing career at a small church in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. From there, the gospel singer’s career took off as she signed with Clive Davis and his Artista Records record label.
Houston’s self-titled debut album became the best-selling debut album from a female artist at the time. Houston continued her career in pop music with an array of No.1 hits and record-breaking albums that would pave the way for future female singers of her generation.
Among her hits include the songs “I Will Always Love You,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and “Saving All My Love for You.”
Houston was named the world’s “Most Awarded Female Artist” by the Guinness Book of World Records. The artist won two Emmy Awards, six Grammys, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards.
The latter stage in Houston’s career was plagued with drug abuse and a long-standing tumotulous marriage to “New Directions” singer Bobby Brown.
Houston and Brown had one child, Bobbi Kristina.
Saturday afternoon, a shocking blow was delivered to R&B fans around the world.
As the music community gathered in Los Angeles for the biggest event of year, the queen of pop and R&B, the great Whitney Houston, passed away at the age of 48.
In town for the Grammy Awards, Houston was found in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California at 3:55 p.m. Paramedics then tried to resuscitate her to no avail.
Houston was in town to attend a pre-Grammy party Saturday.
Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said the cause of death is unknown, and according to Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen, there were no signs of criminal intent, The Washington Times reported.
After Houston had been in the bathtub for over an hour, her female hairdresser went to check on the singer and found the singer’s face submerged in the water, TMZ reported.
TMZ reported that Houston was found in the bathtub of her hotel room. According to TMZ, her stylist, hairdresser, and two bodyguards were in the room at the time.
Houston was remembered at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards with a touching tribute from Grammy-winning R&B artist Jennifer Hudson.
Additonal reporting by Chase Wade.
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
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