Whitney Houston is one of the Greatest vocalists of our times. She was a Actress and singer nicknamed “The voice” she impacted all cultures with her angelic vocal range. The “ I will always love you singer” sold 220 million records worldwide.Whitney Houston’s training began in her pre-teen years when she became involved in gospel singing under the expert guidance of her mother, Cissy Houston, one of the major figures in the world of gospel music. As in the case of both her mother as well as her cousin, Dionne Warwick, gospel singing provided a powerful musical foundation for Whitney. Her mother also taught her the tried and true studio techniques that she herself had perfected through her long and successful career.
By the time she was 15, Whitney was doing background vocals on record dates with such artists as Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls as well as in her mother’s concert and night club engagements. This, in turn, led to Whitney’s performing solo numbers in the show. At almost the same time, Whitney was busy developing a separate career as a model for various fashion magazines and had her first cover at the age of 18 for Seventeen magazine.
Whitney at the age of 19 was discovered in a night club by artista records. Clive Davis the head of artista then signed Whitney immediately after her performance and took her under his wing.
In 1985, the artist released her debut album, Whitney Houston, and almost immediately became a smash pop sensation. Over the next year, her hit singles "Saving All My Love for You" and "How Will I Know" helped the album reach the top of the charts, where it stayed for 14 non-consecutive weeks. In spite of these growing personal troubles, Houston continued to progress in her career, crossing over successfully into acting in 1992 by starring opposite Kevin Costner in the wildly popular movie The Bodyguard. With this project, she set a trend for her films to follow: For each movie she also released hit singles, creating sensational record sales for the soundtracks. Her smash single from The Bodyguard, a cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" from 1974, proved to be Houston's biggest hit ever, spending a record-breaking 14 weeks atop the U.S. charts. Whitney also performed on the soundtracks for her next two films, 1995’s Waiting to Exhale and 1996’s The Preacher’s Wife. In 1997, she co-executive produced and starred in a television adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, playing the Fairy Godmother to Brandy’s titular princess. The special was ABC’s highest-rated in 16 years, racking up over 60 million viewers, and remains a fan favorite to this day.
Later in her career, Whitney teamed up with other music stars on several movie projects, recording the duet “When You Believe” with Mariah Carey for the 1998 animated film The Prince of Egypt, and singing with Jordin Sparks in the 2011 remake of Sparkle, which ended up being her final film and music release.
There was a reason why Whitney Houston was often referred to as The Voice. Her insanely powerful vocals led her to break not just numerous chart records, but also boundaries across several different industries. She was the pinnacle of what it meant to be a true superstar, and while much of the last 11 years has focused on her very public struggles, we can never forget the legacy Whitney left behind. Whitney Houston's life tragically ended in 2012. Before she was set to perform at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards party in Los Angeles, Houston was found "facedown" in her hotel bathtub, and her death was later ruled an accidental drowning, Vanity Fair reported. Heart disease and drug use were contributing factors in the shocking incident. She was just 48 years old.
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Imran Khan: The Journey of a Believer
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