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Whitney Houston was a singer, film producer and film actor, born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Whitney Houston died on February 11, 2012, aged 48. Listed accolades include Primetime Emmy Award, Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2020) and 3 more. Notable works include I Wanna Dance with Somebody, How Will I Know and Saving All My Love for You.
My Take
I'll just say it: nobody sang quite like Whitney. They called her "the Voice" and honestly that's not hype, it's just accurate. What gets me is that she could be technically jaw-dropping, all those effortless runs and that crystalline power, but never lose the feeling underneath it. "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" are pure joy, the kind of pop you can't help but move to, yet she'd turn around and gut you with "The Greatest Love of All." That Newark church-choir foundation is all over everything she did. I love that she made it look easy when it absolutely wasn't. Losing her in 2012 still stings, but those records are forever, and I'll keep playing them loud.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Whitney Houston
- Name (Japanese)
- ホイットニー・ヒューストン
- Reading
- ほいっとにー・ひゅーすとん
- Born
- August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Occupation
- singer / actor / film producer / film actor / record producer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Primetime Emmy Award
- Grammy Awards
- 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Billboard Millennium Award
- 2013 New Jersey Hall of Fame
- 2000 NRJ Music Award for International Album of the Year
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | I Wanna Dance with Somebody | — | |
| Notable work | How Will I Know | — | |
| Notable work | Saving All My Love for You | — | |
| Notable work | The Greatest Love of All | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.whitneyhouston.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/whitneyhouston/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney%20Houston
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34389
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Whitney Houston born?
Born August 9, 1963.
When did Whitney Houston die?
Died February 11, 2012, aged 48.
Where was Whitney Houston from?
Whitney Houston was from Newark, New Jersey, United States.
What did Whitney Houston do?
Whitney Houston worked as singer, actor, film producer, film actor, record producer.
What was Whitney Houston known for?
Notable works include I Wanna Dance with Somebody, How Will I Know, Saving All My Love for You.
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