STAN Fair. Whitney Houston's Mom Once Disapproved of Her Sexuality It's Different Now. You get your act together, honey, he said on the syndicated television show Celebrity Justice via Billboard. I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen. The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation put on a gala on Tuesday where the late singer's brother Gary performed to honor his sister. He did not cancel a scheduled performance, and within hours of his ex-wife's sudden death, an audience in Mississippi watched as Brown blew kisses skyward, tearfully saying: "I love you, Whitney. According to media outlets, Whitney Houston skipped the funeral. It was her first world tour in over ten years and was announced as a triumphant comeback. Un-unh. [31], Houston became a fashion model after she was discovered by a photographer who filmed her and her mother during a performance for the United Negro College Fund at Carnegie Hall. [52][53][54] In July 1986, Houston launched her first world tour, The Greatest Love World Tour, where she performed mainly in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. [93] while Entertainment Weekly, at the time thought Houston's shift towards an urban direction was "superficial". Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown , was found face-down in a bathtub just three years later and died at the age of 22. [158][159] At the end of her world tour, Houston performed three concerts in South Africa to honor President Mandela, playing to over 200,000 people; this made her the first major musician to visit the newly unified and apartheid free nation following Mandela's winning election. [18] Her parents later divorced. [201][202][203][204][205], In May 2000, Whitney: The Greatest Hits was released worldwide. An official biopic movie of Houston, titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody, was released in theaters on December 23, 2022. [110] The show gave HBO its highest ratings ever. After enjoying success as a recording artist, and being recognized with 2 Grammy nominations, Monie ventured into the world of radio, starting out in NY at Hot 97 where she could be heard as part of the line up of radio personalities 9yrs running. The Standard . Included on the album were four new songs: "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (a duet with Enrique Iglesias), "Same Script, Different Cast" (a duet with Deborah Cox), "If I Told You That" (a duet with George Michael) and "Fine" and three hits that had never appeared on a Houston album: "One Moment in Time", "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful", a duet with Jermaine Jackson from his 1986 Precious Moments album. In 1989, she established the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children. [208] Along with the album, an accompanying VHS and DVD was released featuring the music videos to Houston's greatest hits, as well as several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 debut on The Merv Griffin Show and interviews. Houston's posthumous live album, Her Greatest Performances (2014), was a US R&B number-one[329] and received positive reviews by music critics. She was 48 years old and on the precipice of . Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey in a middle income family on August 9, 1963. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Birth City: Newark. Houston made her acting debut with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992), which became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date despite receiving poor reviews for its screenplay and lead performances. [160] Portions of Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa were broadcast live on HBO with funds of the concerts being donated to various charities in South Africa. [207] While ballad songs were left unchanged, the album features house/club remixes of many of Houston's up-tempo hits. [170], It also would spend a record eleven weeks at the No. Aretha Franklin was listed on the program and was expected to sing, but was unable to attend the service. Whitney Houston's estate was left to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. [255], In January 2010, Houston was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, one for Best Female Artist and one for Best Music Video. She was 14 when her parents divorced and Whitney gained custody. [81] Houston then flew back to the US for a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City in August. [419], On April 27, 2016, it was announced that Kevin Macdonald would work with the film production team Altitude, producers of the Amy Winehouse documentary film Amy (2015), on a new documentary film based on Houston's life and death. Ten years ago today, the world lost Whitney Houston. [43][44] Arista Records promoted Houston's album with three different singles from the album in the United States, the United Kingdom and other European countries. So, how did Pat get involved with Whitney's flourishing career? [312] The song mentions Houston's name in the opening lyrics, "I'm sorry, I'm not the most pretty, I'll never ever sing like Whitney", before going on to sample some of Houston's lyrics from "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" in the chorus. [127][128] The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks, number one on the R&B chart for a then-record-breaking 11 weeks and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts for five weeks. The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. Houston played the lead character Savannah Jackson, a TV producer in love with a married man. A single titled "One Wish (for Christmas)" reached the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart and the album was certified gold in the US. [113] Brown would go on to have several run-ins with the law for drunken driving, drug possession and battery, including some jail time. The one-hour . The album again featured production from Masser, Kashif and Walden as well as Jellybean Benitez. Bobby Brown believes he knows the person responsible for the deaths of his ex-wife and daughter. [210][211], Though Houston was seen as a "good girl" with a perfect image in the 1980s and early 1990s, her behavior had changed by 1999 and 2000. [229] Houston's father later died in February 2003. You gotta understand at the time the 80s it was acceptable, he told Winfrey. Still not ready to stop striving towards higher heights, Monie moved her family to Miami, joined the classic artist lineup that grace the Tom Joyner family events and cruises, and partnered up with the prominent Miami socialites to create events in South Beach catering to music lovers young and old new and classic. A few days later, The Bodyguard stars father called for her to settle the case in a televised plea from his hospital bed. Houston reportedly appeared "disheveled"[266][267][268] and "erratic"[266][269] in the days before her death. Okay? . Houston co-executive produced[124] The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album and recorded six songs for the album. "Because Whitney, more than any other single artist Michael Jackson included effectively mapped out the course of modern R&B, setting the bar for standards of soul vocalese and creating the original template for what we now routinely refer to as the 'soul diva' ", stated Gill. Now it has been revealed that her estate has signed a series of mega commercial . Bobby Brown opened up about blaming Nick Gordon for the deaths of Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina, and his own regrets, on the latest Red Table Talk. [253][254] Houston canceled some concerts because of illness and received widespread negative reviews from fans who were disappointed in the quality of her voice and performance. Although Skinner tried to claim otherwise, John Houston never appeared in court. [161], In 1995, Houston starred alongside Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon in her second film, Waiting to Exhale, a motion picture about four African-American women struggling with relationships. Brown was asked point-blank if he believes there was "foul play" involved in Houston's death. She won the award for Best Music Video for her single "I Look to You". View our online Press Pack. [304], Houston was honored with various tributes at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, held on February 17. "[356], Jon Caramanica of The New York Times commented, "Her voice was clean and strong, with barely any grit, well suited to the songs of love and aspiration. Instead, she "wanted it to be an album of women with vocal distinction" and thus gathered several African-American female artists for the soundtrack, to go along with the film's message about strong women. [145], The album became the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. [411] The record label followed suit and she was voted to the American Red Cross Board of Directors as a result. Jackson and Madonna were by turns lascivious and brutish and, crucially, willing to let their production speak more loudly than their voices, an option Ms. Houston never went for. [362], Regarding the musical style, Houston's vocal performances incorporated a wide variety of genres, including R&B, pop, rock,[363] soul, gospel, funk,[364] dance, Latin pop,[365] disco,[366] house,[367] hip hop soul,[368] new jack swing,[369] opera,[370] and Christmas. Though the two were exceptionally close in the beginning, their relationship became strained after the late businessman sued his superstar daughter in 2002. [96], During the Persian Gulf War, on January 27, 1991, Houston performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", the US national anthem, at Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium. [4], Similarly, Steve Huey from Allmusic wrote that the shadow of Houston's prodigious technique still looms large over nearly every pop diva and smooth urban soul singer male or female in her wake and spawned a legion of imitators. "Hope opens his home to U.S. troops". You step into my shoes. The family moved to East Orange, New Jersey following the summer of 1967 Newark riots. After a six-year break from recording, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with her final studio album, I Look to You (2009). Whitney is 'the Voice' because she worked for it. Whitney Houston was a singer, model and actress who had a net worth of negative $20 million at the time of her death. Whitney was a beautiful person and a talent beyond compare. During this period, Houston and Arista struggled to get these videos submitted to MTV. Ehrlich went on to say, "It's too fresh in everyone's memory to do more at this time, but we would be remiss if we didn't recognize Whitney's remarkable contribution to music fans in general and in particular her close ties with the Grammy telecast and her Grammy wins and nominations over the years. The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, in particular, focused on helping children who suffered from HIV/AIDS, among other issues. She later commented that she "sang [herself] out of [her] clothes". [181] The film is notable for its multi-racial cast and non-stereotypical message. In the finale of the ceremony, Kirk Franklin and the Family started their performance with "The Greatest Love of All". "[292], Many other celebrities released statements responding to Houston's death. WTLC Featured Video. The Bodyguard (soundtrack) remains the bestselling soundtrack album of all time, with global sales of over 45 million copies. This is someone who was singing backup for her mom when she was 14 years old at nightclubs across the country. In February 2012, Houston, 48, was found dead in a bathtub in the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel. [284][285] The office said the amount of cocaine found in Houston's body indicated that she used the substance shortly before her death. Moments after news of her death emerged, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News all broke from their regularly scheduled programming to dedicate time to non-stop coverage of Houston's death. Best Known For: Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992 . The half-brother of Bobby's child with Whitney Houston, Bobbi - who passed away in 2015 at 22 - was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, sources told TMZ. Now if you think I got that long, you think about it. The album was certified 7 Platinum in the United States, denoting shipments of seven million copies. 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