Whitney Houston

Birth Name:

Whitney Elizbeth Houston

Birth Place:

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Producer, Music department

Held the Guinness World Record as the most awarded female artist of all time at her death
Received an honorary doctorate degree from Grambling State University, Louisiana
Her mother was Cissy Houston of the Sweet Inspirations, and her cousin was Dionne Warwick
Grew up around Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and Robert Flack due to her family's involvement in the music industry
Sang backup vocals for the Michael Zanger Band, Chaka Khan, Lou Rawls and Jermaine Jackson as a teenager
Before becoming a professional singer, she worked as a fashion model, appearing on the covers of Seventeen and Glamour magazines
Quote: "God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?"
Quote: "That's what's strange about this image business - the more popular you become, the weirder they want to make you․"
A pop singer and actress, she released the albums "Whitney Houston," "Whitney," "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and the soundtrack to "The Bodyguard," to which she contributed six songs
Released the hit song "I Will Always Love You," which stayed at the top of the charts for 14 weeks, the longest-running hit single ever
Was in contention for the role of Sondra Huxtable on "The Cosby Show․"

1993MTV Movie Award - Best Female Performance:Nominated
1993MTV Movie Award - Best Movie Song:Winner
1993MTV Movie Award - Best On-Screen Duo:Nominated
1993MTV Movie Award - Best Breakthrough Performance:Nominated
1993Razzie Award - Worst New Star:Nominated
1993Razzie Award - Worst Actress:Nominated
1993Razzie Award - Worst Original Song:Nominated
1994American Music Award - Favorite Pop/Rock Album:Winner
1994American Music Award - Favorite Soul/R&B Album:Winner
1994American Music Award - Favorite Adult Contemporary Album:Winner
1994Grammy - Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female:Winner
1994Grammy - Record of the Year:Winner
1994Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
1995CableACE - Performance in a Music Special or Series:Nominated
1996Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
1996MTV Movie Award - Best Movie Song:Nominated
1997ASCAP Award - Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures:Winner
1997Grammy - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:Nominated
1997Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture:Winner
1997Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actress:Nominated
1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special:Nominated
1998Stinker Award - Worst Song in a Motion Picture:Nominated
1999ALMA Award - Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film:Nominated
2000Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Song from a Movie (Internet Only):Nominated
2013Black Reel - Best Song:Nominated

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