Whitney Houston started off her career in 2002 and her 3 singles from her debut album became huge hits. She was born on 9th August 1963 and was born in Houston. She had a born talent and was destined to be a singer. Her mother and cousins were all legendary names in the music business and she also had a Godmother who was also a famous singer. Whitney started her singing career at a Church and often participated in Church gospels. The Choir minister looked upon her with favor and recommended her to a big label and later she was signed and made her debut in the music industry.
Early Life
At the age of 15, she sang at different events and parties with her mother and waited to crack a deal with a big label in the industry. A photographer was smitten by her natural beauty and she was offered to model for a few brands. She became a super teen model and modeled for many magazines for teen magazines. She was the first black teen to model for the famous magazine Seventeen. But music was her only passion and she followed her dream to become a professional singer.
She was noticed at a nightclub by a record label owner when she was 19 and he led her career and made her into a superstar. She was involved in Gospel music but after signing with the label she entered into the world of pop music. Whitney and Davis spent 2 years and worked with the best songwriters and musicians of that time and came up with a masterpiece album that marked her official entry into the music industry.
Some of Whitney’s Hit Songs
- My Love Is Your Love”
- Queen of the night
- When you believe
- One moment in time
- Run to you
- I look to you
- I have nothing
- I wanna dance with you
- I’m every woman
- Saving All My Love
- It’s not right but it’s okay
Whitney Houston Daughter Bobbi Kristina
Bobbi was traumatized after the death of her mother and got hospital because she couldn’t manage the shock of her mother’s death. She moved to her mother’s home after recovering and claimed that she still feels her presence in her home. Whitney left all her assets to her only daughter Bobbi. Bobbi was involved in a spat with her grandmother because she launched a biography of Whitney Houston in 2014. Bobbi didn’t want her mother’s private life to be public because of the launch of the biopic. She was rumored to be married to a man who was adopted by the Houston family when he was a child and the speculated couple grew up in the same house. There is no confirmation about their marriage.
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Whitney Houston Net worth
At the time she died she has a net worth of $ 20 million. The assets stopped growing because of her sudden death. She was a singer, songwriter, and musician so her income came from various fields. Her sold out concert tours and her hugely selling albums accumulated a lot to her net worth.
Whitney Houston Death
In 2012 it was rumored that Whitney was struggling financially but she denied the rumors. She was working on two musical films and was also approached to judge a music reality show so these speculations seem to be untrue. She couldn’t live through to see all these new career beginnings and died an unfortunate death.
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Whitney died when she was just 48 and was found dead in Beverly Hills hotel. Her cause of death is said to be an accidental drowning. A considerable amount of drug use and the presence of heart problems are also considered to be one of the causes of death.
