Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was a singer and actress from the United States. She is known as "The Voice" and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 200 million albums sold worldwide. Houston is noted for her strong, soulful voice and vocal improvisation talents, and she has impacted many vocalists in popular music. From "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988, she is the only artist to achieve seven consecutive number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Houston's fame grew further as she entered the film business. Her creations, which include music and films, have achieved both commercial and critical acclaim.

Houston started singing in church as a youngster and worked as a backup vocalist in high school. After becoming a teen model in 1981, she was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen. Houston signed with Arista Records chairman Clive Davis when he was 19 years old. Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), her first two studio albums, both reached number one on the Billboard 200 and are among the best-selling albums of all time. I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), Houston's third studio album, yielded two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need."

Detailed information:
Active years: 1977 – 2012
Main genre: R&B
Best-selling album: Whitney Houston (1985)
Best-selling single: I Will Always Love You (1992)