whitney houston timeline
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8/3/2019 Whitney Houston Timeline
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Whitney HoustonBorn Aug. 9, 1963, in Newark,New Jersey
Died Feb. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills,
Calif., at age 48Family Third child of John andCissy Houston; cousin of DionneWarwick; divorced from BobbyBrown in 2007; one daughter
Education Mount Saint DominicAcademy high school; performsas soloist in junior gospel choir atNew Hope Baptist Church inNewark
1985 Debutalbum“Whitney
Houston”;severalNo. 1 hits
1987
Secondalbum“Whitney”
1988 Summer
Olympics song“One Momentin Time”; in top10 highestearningentertainers
1990 Thirdalbum
“I’mYourBabyTonight”
1992 MarriesR&B singerBobby Brown;
stars in movie“TheBodyguard,”which featuresbiggest sellingU.S. single ofall-time, “I Will
Always LoveYou”
1993
Thirdhighestearningfemaleentertainer
1995
Movie“Waitingto Exhale”includesHoustonsoundtrack
1996 Movie“The
Preacher’sWife”
1998 Album
“My Love IsYour Love”
1999 Top-sellingR&B female
artist of thecentury
2002 Album“Just Whitney”
2001 Signs biggestrecord deal in musichistory withArista/BMG, worth$100 million
1999-2005
Drugallegationsand personalstrugglesalmostdestroycareer
2009Comeback
album “ILook to You”
2012 Finishes
work on film“Sparkle,” which
focuses ontalented
musicians whoselives are ruined
by addiction
Achievements
Careerhighlights
• Recipient of 20 AmericanMusic Awards, more than anyother solo artist
• Sales: 140 million albums,50 million singles
• Fourth best-selling femaleartist in the U.S.
• Listed by Rolling Stone asone of the 100 GreatestSingers of All Time