Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born on August 9, 1963) is an American pop and R&B singer and actress. She is also a film producer, songwriter and former fashion model. more...

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Her debut album was released in 1985 to considerable critical and commercial international success, and she went on to release a still-record seven consecutive number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. She was one of a handful of African-American artists who received heavy-rotation on MTV during the network's early years in the 1980s.

Houston continued her success in the 1990s with the release of several films and their corresponding soundtrack albums, the most popular of which was The Bodyguard (1992), which produced the extremely successful single "I Will Always Love You". Her record sales during the next decade were modest, and her personal life became the subject of controversy because of allegations of drug abuse. Houston is one of the highest selling artists in music history, having sold over 132 million albums and 53 million singles.

Personal and family life

Early years

Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey to John and Cissy Houston. She was born and raised Baptist but also exposed to the Pentecostal church. She attended a Roman Catholic high school.

Houston's mother, first cousin (Dionne Warwick) and godmother (Aretha Franklin) were all notable figures in the music industry for their gospel, rhythm and blues and soul music recordings. At the age of eleven, Houston began to follow in their footsteps and started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark.

Married life

Houston married R&B singer Bobby Brown in 1992. Their relationship came as a surprise; at the time, Houston's image was conservative and elegant, and Brown's racy stage persona was a substantial contrast. On March 4, 1993 she gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown.

In September 2006, it was reported that the couple are in the process of splitting up. Houston filed legal papers to initiate the process; there are conflicting reports as to what occurred. According to publicist Nancy Seltzer, Houston filed for divorce from Brown on September 8, 2006. However, Brown's lawyer, Phaedra Parks, indicated that the action was a legal separation, and not a petition for divorce. Parks indicated that in the separation papers, Houston requested custody of the couple's 13-year old daughter Bobbi Kristina, and requested that any property litigation be postponed until a later date. The separation will become a divorce in October; Houston has hired attorney Stephen Kolodny, who has represented many celebrities in their divorce trials. On October 16, 2006 Whitney Houston filed for divorce from husband Bobby Brown. Since 9/8/06 Houston is divorced from her husband.

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