Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. She is an American pop and R&B singer, actress, film producer, and former model.

Whitney is the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston. In 1985 she released her first album, Whitney Houston, a Grammy-winner and international hit; her second album, 1987's Whitney, debuted at #1 on the charts.

Houston tried her hand at acting and landed lead love-interest roles in The Bodyguard (1992) and The Preacher's Wife (1996), and played the Fairy Godmother in the 1997 TV version Cinderella.

Houston's recent record releases have sold modestly, but her production company has had box office success with the films The Princess Diaries (2001) and the Disney TV movie The Cheetah Girls (2003).

As her career was blossoming in the mid-1980s, Houston was reportedly romantically linked to Jermaine Jackson, Eddie Murphy, and Arsenio Hall. She married singer Bobby Brown in 1992; their stormy relationship became fodder for the tabloids and seemed to lead to a decline in her career in the early 2000s, and in September of 2006 Houston filed for divorce.

Filmography

Cinderella (1997) (TV)
Te Preacher's Wife (1996)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
The Bodyguard (1992)
"Gimme a Break!" (1 episode, 1984)

Awards

Grammy Best R&B Vocal Performance "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" 2000
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Female Artist "Heartbreak Hotel" 1999
People's Choice Award Favorite Female Musical Performer 1998
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Gospel Artist (Soundtrack) "The Preacher's Wife" 1997
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Album "The Preacher's Wife" 1997
NAAPC Image Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture "The Preacher's Wife" 1997
American Music Award Contemporary Artist 1996
NAACP Image Award Best Female Artist "Exhale (Shoop, Shoop)" 1995
American Music Award Pop/Rock Single "I Will Always Love You" 1993
American Music Award Pop/Rock Female Vocalist 1993
American Music Award Soul/Rhythm and Blues Single "I Will Always Love You" 1993
American Music Award Soul/Rhythm and Blues Vocalist 1993
Billboard Music Award Number 1 World Artist 1993
Billboard Music Award Number 1 World Single "I Will Always Love You" 1993
Billboard Music Award Number 1 R&B Single "I Will Always Love You" 1993
Grammy Record of the Year "I Will Always Love You" 1993
Grammy Album of the Year "The Bodyguard" 1993
Grammy Best Pop Vocal Performance-Female "I Will Always Love You" 1993
MTV Movie Award Best Song "I Will Always Love You" (from "The Bodyguard") 1993
People's Choice Award Favorite Female Musical Performer 1993
Special American Music Award 1993
Billboard Music Award Top R&B Artist 1991
Billboard Music Award Top R&B Album "I'm Your Baby Tonight" 1991
People's Choice Award Favorite Female Musical Performer 1989
American Music Award Pop/Rock Female Artist 1988
American Music Award Soul/Rhythm and Blues Female Artist 1988
Grammy Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 1988
People's Choice Award Favorite Female Musical Performer 1988
American Music Award Pop/Rock Single "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 1987
American Music Award Pop/Rock Female Artist 1987
People's Choice Award Favorite Female Musical Performer 1987
American Music Award Pop/Rock Album "Whitney Houston" 1986
American Music Award Pop/Rock Female Artist 1986
American Music Award Soul/Rhythm and Blues Album "Whitney Houston" 1986
American Music Award Soul/Rhythm and Blues Female Artist 1986
American Music Award Soul/Rhythm and Blues Video Single "The Greatest Love of All" 1986
Grammy Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female "Saving All My Love for You" 1986
MTV Video Music Award Female Video "How Will I Know" 1986
American Music Award Soul/Rhythm and Blues Single "You Give Good Love" 1985
American Music Award Soul/Rhythm and Blues Video Single "Saving All My Love for You" 1985
Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program "The 28th Annual Grammy Awards" 1985 - 86

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