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  2. May 3, 2021 · Born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, Houston almost seemed destined from birth to become a singer. Her mother and cousin were both legendary figures in American gospel, soul and pop...

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  3. On February 29, 2012, Houston became the first female artist, first solo artist and first posthumous artist in history ever to place three or more albums in the top ten of the US Billboard 200 simultaneously, with Whitney: The Greatest Hits at number 2, The Bodyguard at number 6 and Whitney Houston at number 9. [351]

  4. May 13, 2024 · Whitney Houston won her first Grammy Award for the single "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" from Whitney (1987). Whitney Houston (born August 9, 1963, Newark , New Jersey , U.S.—died February 11, 2012, Beverly Hills , California) was an American singer and actress who was one of the best-selling musical performers of the 1980s and ’90s.

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  5. Dec 31, 2022 · Her first film role came in 1992’s The Bodyguard. The romantic drama -- in which Houston played a famous singer with a stalker who falls in love with her bodyguard, played by Kevin Costner --...

  6. After establishing her screen appeal in her well-received music videos where she dominated MTV’s rotations during its first decade on the air, Whitney finally made her movie debut in The Bodyguard (November 1992), in which she co-starred with Oscar-winning actor/director Kevin Costner.

  7. Mar 18, 2017 · Bill Lamb. Updated on 03/18/17. Whitney Houston has been cited by the Guinness Book of Records as the most awarded female performer of all time. She sold more than 170 million records worldwide. Whitney Houston's Early Life and Relations. Whitney Houston was born August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey.

  8. Mini Bio. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston (née Emily Lee Drinkard) and John Russell Houston, Jr., and cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick.

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