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Whitney HoustonBorn Aug. 9, 1963, in Newark,New Jersey

Died Feb. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills,

Calif., at age 48Family Third child of John andCissy Houston; cousin of DionneWarwick; divorced from BobbyBrown in 2007; one daughter

Education Mount Saint DominicAcademy high school; performsas soloist in junior gospel choir atNew Hope Baptist Church inNewark

1985 Debutalbum“Whitney

Houston”;severalNo. 1 hits

1987 

Secondalbum“Whitney”

1988 Summer

Olympics song“One Momentin Time”; in top10 highestearningentertainers

1990 Thirdalbum

“I’mYourBabyTonight”

1992 MarriesR&B singerBobby Brown;

stars in movie“TheBodyguard,”which featuresbiggest sellingU.S. single ofall-time, “I Will

Always LoveYou”

1993 

Thirdhighestearningfemaleentertainer

1995 

Movie“Waitingto Exhale”includesHoustonsoundtrack

1996 Movie“The

Preacher’sWife”

1998 Album

“My Love IsYour Love”

1999 Top-sellingR&B female

artist of thecentury

2002 Album“Just Whitney”

2001 Signs biggestrecord deal in musichistory withArista/BMG, worth$100 million

1999-2005

Drugallegationsand personalstrugglesalmostdestroycareer

2009Comeback

album “ILook to You”

2012 Finishes

work on film“Sparkle,” which

focuses ontalented

musicians whoselives are ruined

by addiction

Achievements

Careerhighlights

• Recipient of 20 AmericanMusic Awards, more than anyother solo artist

• Sales: 140 million albums,50 million singles

• Fourth best-selling femaleartist in the U.S.

• Listed by Rolling Stone asone of the 100 GreatestSingers of All Time