Whitney Houston Research Paper

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Whitney Houston is considered to be a legendary singer in the world today. Houston was not just a singer, she was an actress, producer, and model. Even though she is known for her singing voice, Whitney Houston had many ups and downs throughout her life, such as drug and health problems that almost ended her career. Throughout her singing career, she has been honored for her great singing voice. Whitney experienced many things in her personal life from being an outstanding woman, an award winning singer, and an actress and model. Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. She died of an accidental drowning with heart disease and cocaine on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Whitney was the daughter of John R. Houston and Cissy Houston. Houston’s dad would later manage her production company. Whitney’s mom Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin were all very known in American Gospel, pop, and soul music. Houston started her singing career at New Hope Baptist Church, where her mom was choir minister. When Houston was 15 years old, she was trying to get her first record deal. A few years later …show more content…

In 1980, Whitney Houston was 16 years old and discovered by a New York modeling management. Her fashion photos appeared in the magazines Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Young Miss, and Mademoiselle. While Whitney was struggling with many different things, she continued to further her career in acting. She starred in many famous films such as “The Bodyguard”, which uncovered her signature song “I Will Always Love You” at the end of the movie. Whitney also starred in,“Waiting to Exhale”, “The Preacher’s Wife”, “Cinderella”, and “Sparkle”. The soundtrack for each film arised her music career and generated hit singles for her. Not only was Whitney Houston a great singer, she was very talented in many other different

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