By: Maegan Jordan

Whitney Elizabeth Houston

Birthday Whitney Houston was born August 9,1963

Whitney Houston was born to Cissy and John Russell Houston and grew up in east Orange,New Jersey

Parents

Whitney’s career started early when she was 15 she started singing back up for Chaka khan and Lou Rawls and Jermaine Jackson. She signed her first contract with Artista Records in 1985.

Beginning of Career

Started back up singing and modeling at he age of 15Got discovered at 20 by Arista recordsIn 1985 she released her first album titled Whitney

HoustonWon here first Grammy For “Saving All My Love for

You” in 1985Released her second album in 1987 titled Whitney, and

won a Grammy for “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”Started the Whitney Houston organization,which funds

projects to help needy children all over the world1988 recorded “One Moment in Time” for the Seoul

Olympics

Timeline

1992 Stared in “The Bodyguard” with Kevin Costnerin,which featured her hit song “I Will Always Love You”

Married Bobby Brown in 19921993 Whitney’s only daughter Bobbi Kristina is

born1995 Stared in “Waiting To Exhale”1996 Stared in “The Preacher’s Wife” with Denzel

Washington1997 Appears as the fairy godmother in

“Cinderella” 1998 realeased “My Love Is Your Love” featuring

"It's Not Right But It's Okay”,won a Grammy for best female R&B vocal

Timeline

2004 Briefly enters drug rehabilitation clinic. .2007 divorces Bobby Brown 2009 Comeback Album “I Look To You” top of

charts, eventually goes platinum. 2009 In an interview with Oprah Winfrey,

declares herself drug free. She would return to rehab in 2011.

February 11,2012 dies at age 48 in Beverly Hills California

August 17,2012 ,Sparkle, whitney’s latest movie is released.

Timeline

Before Death

I'm Your Baby Tonight My Love Is Your LoveThe Body Guard' SoundtrackWhitney HoustonWhitney

Total Albums Sold

Whitney’s favorite house chore was vaccuming

Favorite actor Jessica LangeHer mother sang backup for Elvis PresleyShe tried out for the role of Sandra on The

Cosby ShowShe recived an award for her smile

Interesting Facts

http://top40.about.com/od/h/tp/whitneyhoustontop10songs.htm

http://www.eonline.com/news/life_of_whitney_houston_timeline_aug_9/293573

http://interestinglists.com/2012/02/15/whitney-houston-interesting-facts-and-trivia/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBXGhbpMMrw

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