Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American R&B/pop singer, actress, and former fashion model. Houston is the most awarded female artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards as of 2010. Houston is also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide. Inspired by several prominent soul singers in her extended family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, as well as her godmother, Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing with New Jersey church's junior gospel choir at age 11. After she began performing alongside her mother in night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis. As of 2011, Houston has released six studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have had diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification. Houston's 1985 debut album, Whitney Houston, became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. Her second studio album, Whitney (1987), became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", enabled several African-American female artists to follow in her success. Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). The movie's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single, "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. The album makes her the only female act ranked in the list of the top-10 best-selling albums, at number four. Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to soundtracks, including with the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). Three years after the release of her fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love (1998), she renewed her recording contract with Arista Records. She released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney, in 2002, and the Christmas-themed One Wish: The Holiday Album in 2003. Amid widespread media coverage of personal and professional turmoil, Houston ended her 14-year marriage to singer Bobby Brown in 2006. In 2009, Houston released her seventh studio album, I Look To You. Description above from the Wikipedia article Whitney Houston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
72 movies · 28 shows
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
2024·7.7
Whitney Houston Born to Sing
2024·0.0
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
2023·10.0
Commitment to Life
2023·0.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022·7.0
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022·8.2
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022·0.0
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
2022·8.0
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022·7.1
Whitney, a Look Back
2022·10.0
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021·6.4
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021·6.5
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston
2021·0.0
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
2021·8.7
Whitney Houston: As I Am
2021·8.0
Whitney Houston at the BBC
2021·7.0
The BRITs at 40
2020·0.0
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline
2019·4.9
Whitney
2018·7.3
Whitney Houston: Close Up
2018·0.0
Whitney: The Last Great Diva
2018·0.0
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017·6.5
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
2016·0.0
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016·0.0
Night Flight: Born Again
2016·0.0
Four Falls of Buffalo
2015·7.7
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
2014·8.0
The Houstons Remember Whitney
2012·0.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
2012·4.0
Sparkle
2012·6.2
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012·7.5
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
2012·0.0
Always Whitney Houston
2012·9.0
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice
2012·0.0
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011·8.1
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009·0.0
George Michael - Twenty Five
2006·7.3
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA)
2005·0.0
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3
2004·7.0
Nora's Hair Salon
2004·7.9
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003·5.0
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
2002·7.0
It's Black Entertainment
2002·8.7
A New Princess
2001·7.9
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001·8.0
Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection
2000·8.0
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000·7.0
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits
2000·6.6
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999·6.9
Heartbreak Hotel
1999·6.8
The Prince of Egypt
1998·7.3
Cinderella
1997·6.6
Scratch the Surface
1997·8.0
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
1997·10.0
The Preacher's Wife
1996·5.8
Waiting to Exhale
1995·6.3
Whitney Houston Live à Brunei
1995·7.0
Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994
1994·0.0
The Bodyguard
1992·6.7
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
1992·6.0
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
1991·8.5
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert
1991·7.5
Whitney Houston - Live at the Yokohama Arena, Japan
1991·0.0
The Star Spangled Basher
1991·0.0
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990·8.7
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
1988·0.0
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988·6.5
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988·10.0
Superstars and their Moms
1987·10.0
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986·7.6
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986·0.0
Women in Rock
1986·7.0