The cause and location of Ms. Houston’s passing were unclear but the story has been confirmed by her publicist to USA Today after years of trouble with drug abuse.
Where to begin with Houston’s career? She won two Emmys, six Grammys, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards. According to Wikipedia, she has sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide, including a record-setting streak of seven consecutive number one hits — “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” “Greatest Love of All,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”, “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “So Emotional,” and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go.”
She broke into film in a big way with “The Bodyguard” with KevinCostner
but it was the soundtrack that was arguably even more essential to the
pop culture landscape, even winning the Granny for Album of the Year.
Yes, a soundtrack won Album of the Year, pushed by the gigantic success
of “I Will Always Love You.” She also had film roles in “Waiting to
Exhale” and “The Preacher’s Wife” on the way to what felt like would
become a solid acting career.
It felt like as high as Whitney Houston rose was as low as she fell as stories of crack abuse and a tumultuous relationship with Bobby Brown completely derailed her career. There were other attempts at fame, including a reality TV series and a new album as recently as 2009 (“I Look to You”), but this tragic end to Houston’s career means that comeback that we were all hoping would someday arrive never will.
Where to begin with Houston’s career? She won two Emmys, six Grammys, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards. According to Wikipedia, she has sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide, including a record-setting streak of seven consecutive number one hits — “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” “Greatest Love of All,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”, “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “So Emotional,” and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go.”
She broke into film in a big way with “The Bodyguard” with Kevin
It felt like as high as Whitney Houston rose was as low as she fell as stories of crack abuse and a tumultuous relationship with Bobby Brown completely derailed her career. There were other attempts at fame, including a reality TV series and a new album as recently as 2009 (“I Look to You”), but this tragic end to Houston’s career means that comeback that we were all hoping would someday arrive never will.
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