Whitney Houston dies at 48
12th February 2012 · 0 Comments
The silky-smooth voice, Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston has died at age 48, a family spokesman said on Saturday.
“Unfortunately she is gone,” the spokesman said.
Houston, inspired by soul singers in herNew Jerseyfamily, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and the late Dee Dee Warwick, as well as her godmother Aretha Franklin, became one of the most celebrated female singers of all time, taking multiple Emmy, Grammy and Billboard Music awards.
Up until her death, she was one of the few singers that effectively bridged the white and black divide in music. Over the years, she has inspired many of today’s hit singers from Mariah Carey to Christina Aguilera.
Her popularity went through the roof in the 1980s and 1990s with consecutive No. 1 hits including the smash single “I Will Always Love You,” from the soundtrack of the feature film “The Bodyguard,” in which she starred. The soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy for Album of the Year.
The circumstances surrounding her death is not yet known.
The world will surely miss you Whitney. May your soul rest in perfect peace!
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