WHITNEY HOUSTON
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9 1963 - February 11 2012) Was An American Singer, Actress, Producer And Model, In 2009, 'Guiness World Records' Cited Her As The Most Awarded Female Act Of All Time. Houston Is One Of Pop Musics Best Selling Music Artists Of All Time, With An Estimated 170-200 Million Records Sold Worldwide. She Released Seven Studio Albums And Three Movie Soundtrack Albums, All Of Which Have Diamond Multi-Platinum, Platinum Or Gold Certification. 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", Influence Several African American Woman Artists To Follow In Her Footsteps.
Houston Is The Only Artist To Chart Seven Consecutive No, 1 Billboard Hot 100 Hits. She Is The Second Artist Behind Elton John And The Only Woman To Have Two Number One Billboard 200 Album Wards (Formerly Top Pop Albums) On The Billboard Magazine Year End Charts. Houston's 1985 Debut Album "Whitney Houston", Became The Best Selling Debut Album By A Woman In History. Her Second Album "Whitney" (1987) Became The First Album By A Woman To Debut At Number One On The Billboard 200 Album Chart.
Houston's First Acting Role Was As The Star Of The Feature Film "The Bodyguard" (1992). The Films Original Soundtrack Won The 1994 Grammy Award For Album Of The Year. It's Lead Single "I Will Always Love You" Became The Best Selling Single By A Woman In History. With The Album, Houston Became The First Act (Solo Or Group, Male Or Female) To Sell More Than A Million Copies Of An Album Within A Single Week Period Under Nielsen Soundscan System. Houston Continued To Star In Movies And Contribute To Their Soundtracks "Waiting To Exhale" (1995) And "The Preachers Wife" (1996). "The Preachers Wife" Soundtrack Became The Best Selling Gospel Album In History.
On February 11 2012, Houston Was Found Dead In Her Guest Room At The Beverly Hilton In Beverly Hills, California. The Official Coroner's Report Showed That She Had Accidentallt Drowned In The Bathtub, With Heart Disease And Cocaine Use Listed As Contributing Factors.