Whitney Houston's brother Gary and the executor of the late music legend's estate. That was my own. [157], In October 1994, Houston attended and performed at a state dinner in the White House honoring newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela. She was 14 when her parents divorced and Whitney gained custody. "She was a brilliant performer and her live shows often eclipsed her studio recordings. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: Whitney Houston continues to shine years after her death. [32] She would also appear inside other magazines such as Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Young Miss and a TV commercial for the Canada Dry soft drink. [299], Houston's former husband, Bobby Brown, was reported to be "in and out of crying fits" after receiving the news. As of February 2023, Houston's net worth when she died in 2012 was $20 million. She was often hours late for interviews, photo shoots and rehearsals, she canceled concerts and talk-show appearances and there were reports of erratic behavior. Instead, she "wanted it to be an album of women with vocal distinction" and thus gathered several African-American female artists for the soundtrack, to go along with the film's message about strong women. [180] However, Halle Berry also had rights to the project and got her version going first. Now if you think I got that long, you think about it. He convinced Arista head Clive Davis to make time to see her perform. [108] Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the single was rereleased, with all profits going towards the firefighters and victims of the attacks. On February 29, 2012, Houston became the first and only female act to ever place three albums in the Top Ten of the US Billboard 200 Album Chart all at the same time, with Whitney: The Greatest Hits at number 2, The Bodyguard at number 6 and Whitney Houston at number 9. From every run to every crescendoshe was in tune with what she could do with her voice and it's not something simple for a singereven a very talented oneto achieve. In those seconds the former gospel singer-turned-pop star packs a series of different notes into the single syllable", stated Everitt. Its painful I feel responsible for what I let go so far., The iconic singerdied in February 2012, and while theofficial cause of death was ruled to be accidental drowning, the Coroners office confirmed thatWhitney used cocaine immediately before her death, leading to a cardiac event.. "[350], Lauren Everitt from BBC News commented on melisma used in Houston's recording and its influence. The 22-year-old died in July 2015 after being found unconscious in a bathtub in herAtlantahomesix months before. With regard to her singing style, he added: "Her [Houston's] stylistic trademarks shivery melismas that ripple up in the middle of a song, twirling embellishments at the ends of phrases that suggest an almost breathless exhilaration infuse her interpretations with flashes of musical and emotional lightning. . Take her cover of Dolly Partons I Will Always Love You, which became one of the defining singles of the 1990s; it opens with her gently brooding, her unaccompanied voice sounding like its turning over the idea of leaving her lover behind with the lightest touch. [400] Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum or platinum.[401]. [118], With the massive commercial success of her music, film offers poured in, including offers to work with Robert De Niro, Quincy Jones and Spike Lee, but Houston never felt the time was right. Bobbi Kristina Brown was just 14 when her parents divorced, with Whitney gaining custody of her. She also denied having an eating disorder and that her very thin appearance was connected to drug use. [217] In 2019, Crawford said she had left after Houston declined to seek help for her drug dependency. [359] Stephen Holden from The New York Times, in his review of Houston's Radio City Music Hall concert on July 20, 1993, praised her attitude as a singer, writing, "Whitney Houston is one of the few contemporary pop stars of whom it might be said: the voice suffices. [347], Houston possessed a spinto soprano vocal range,[348][349][350] and was referred to as "The Voice" in reference to her vocal talent. [14] Through her mother, Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick as well as a distant cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. She plays the gospel-singing wife of a pastor (Courtney B. Vance). It was her first world tour in over ten years and was announced as a triumphant comeback. As an 'Artivist' as Monie likes to refer to herself, Monie travels both nationally and internationally to participate in speaking engagements connected with social awareness and it's marriage to the artistic community across the board. She's the kind of woman that would've said 'Stop everything! [219], In December 2002, Houston released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney. Whitney Houston with father John and mother Cissy | Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images. The New York Times said: "Ms. Houston has shed the defensive hauteur that made her portrayal of a pop star in 'The Bodyguard' seem so distant. Whitney Houston Net Worth. [346], On December 16, 2022, RCA released the soundtrack album to Houston's featured film biopic, titled, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined), to every digital download platform all over the world. lva3461. Despite this reception, "Million Dollar Bill" jumped to its peak from 14 to number 5 (her first UK top 5 for over a decade). [40] The single was released in 1984 and gave Houston her first taste of success, becoming a Top 5 R&B hit. [137], The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 20 non-consecutive weeks, the longest tenure by any Arista album on the chart in the Nielsen SoundScan era (tied for tenth overall by any label) and became one of the fastest selling albums ever. (FILES) Dated October 11, 1998 filed photo shows one of the world's most popular US singer . News yesterday that acclaimed actor Michael K. Williams was found dead in his New York City Apartment left me with the same deep and profound sense of sadness that I have felt through the years whenever family members and close friends have transitioned to the realm of the ancestors. Since her death, there have been a lot of questions over Whitney Houston's net worth and who inherited her estate after she died. Addressing the ongoing drug rumors, she said, "First of all, let's get one thing straight. The San Francisco Chronicle said Houston "is rather angelic herself, displaying a divine talent for being virtuous and flirtatious at the same time" and she "exudes gentle yet spirited warmth, especially when praising the Lord in her gorgeous singing voice". The estate also claimed that Nick gave Bobbi a toxic cocktail that caused her to pass out, resulting in her death. The bombshell is dropped about three-quarters of the way through Whitneythat both Houston and her half-brother, Gary, were allegedly molested as children by their cousin Dee Dee Warwick, the . "Whitney Houston possessed a mezzo-soprano vocal range and was commonly referred to as 'The Voice' about her exceptional vocal talent. Distract me from him, she continued. [194], In 2002, Houston became embroiled in a legal dispute with John Houston Enterprise. She sang live, but the microphone was turned off. Hodges, Anne. The February 11, 2012, Clive Davis pre-Grammy party that Houston had been expected to attend, which featured many of the biggest names in music and film, went on as scheduled although it was quickly turned into a tribute to Houston. [46] Outside the US, the song failed to get enough attention to become a hit, but in the US, it gave the album its first major hit as it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. [381] Richard Corliss of Time magazine commented on her initial success breaking various barriers: Of her first album's ten cuts, six were ballads. Instead she was with someone who, like her, wanted to party. The same year, Houston hit the road with her 70 date My Love Is Your Love World Tour. [197] In 1999, Houston participated in VH-1's Divas Live '99, alongside Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Tina Turner and Cher. [170], It also would spend a record eleven weeks at the No. She was someone more to be admired, like a museum piece, than to be emulated. 6 on the US Hot 100, topping its previous position. Diamond. [111], Throughout the 1980s, Houston was romantically linked to musician Jermaine Jackson,[112] American football star Randall Cunningham and actor Eddie Murphy. A representative for Houston said that the outpatient treatment was a part of Houston's "longstanding recovery process". Still, she quickly added, theyll never get $100 million out of me. She won her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". [127][128] The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks, number one on the R&B chart for a then-record-breaking 11 weeks and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts for five weeks. 1, with Houston's best opening week sales of 305,000 copies, marking Houston's first number one album since The Bodyguard and Houston's first studio album to reach number one since 1987's Whitney. [89] They felt her singing on record lacked the soul that was present during her live concerts. [395][396][397] She is the top-selling female R&B artist of the 20th century. You can hear 'The Icon' Monie Love every Saturday 6pm on Sirius XM radio with her show Ladies First that is now approaching it's 7th year running on the satellite network. [94], I'm Your Baby Tonight contained several hits: the first two singles, "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; "Miracle" peaked at number nine; "My Name Is Not Susan" peaked in the top twenty; "I Belong to You" reached the top ten of the US R&B chart and garnered Houston a Grammy nomination; and the sixth single, the Stevie Wonder duet "We Didn't Know", reached the R&B top twenty. The rest of the money was left to Houston's only heir, Bobbi Kristina Brown. Just Whitney was certified platinum in the United States and sold about two million worldwide. The medical examiners office said it was unclear if Bobbis death was accidental or intentional. [49] The song itself became Houston's second consecutive number one pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for two weeks, also topping the Hot Black and Hot AC chart and peaking at number three on the dance charts. 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