Whitney Houston Trivia
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Birth name: Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Date of birth: 9 August 1963
Place of birth: East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Nickname: Nippy
Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Spouse: Bobby Brown (18 July 1992 – present) 1 daughter
- Daughter of Cissy Houston (gospel-blues singer).
- Cousin of Dionne Warwick.
- Multi-Grammy award winning singer; has had an unequaled run of seven consecutive #1 records (1980s) in the USA, and held the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 for 14 weeks with “I Will Always Love You” in 1993.
- Brothers: Michael and Gary.
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991
- Hawaiian security guards discovered a half an ounce of marijuana in baggage being carried by Whitney & husband Bobby Brown. The couple were permitted to board their plane. [11 January 2000]
- Appeared on the covers on Seventeen and Glamour magazines before becoming a major recording artist.
- Daughter Bobbi Kristina born. [March 4, 1993]
- Was a fashion model before she started singing professionally.
Singer. - Erroneously reported deceased by various radio stations and publications. Houston spokesperson quickly denies rumours. [14 September 2001]
- Born at 8:55 PM EST.
- Her 1987 album “Whitney” knocked Simple Minds’ “Live in the City of Light” off number one on the British album chart and kept Marillion’s “Clutching at Straws” at number two.
- Measurements: 34B-26-34 (1984 model card), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
- Her 1987 album “Whitney” became the first female album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts.
- Her performance of “The Star Bangled Banner” at he 1991 Superbowl, shot to #20 on the Billboard Charts. Supported mainly due to the Gulf War.
- Holds the record for winning the most American Music Awards, twenty-six in total.
- Ranked #61 on VH1′s Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
- Her #1 hit “I Want To Dance With Somebody” was ranked #86 on VH1′s 100 Greatest Dance Songs.
- Her powerful rendition of “I’ll Always Love You” from The Bodyguard (1992) was ranked #65 on the American Film Institute’s list of “The 100 Years of The Greatest Songs”.
- Named after actress Whitney Blake.
- Once “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” hit #1 in February of 1988, she was honored as the first artist in history to ever have seven consecutive Billboard number 1 singles. An accomplishment that she still holds to this day.
- She had a school named after her, formerly Franklin School, is now the Whitney E. Houston School of Creative and performing arts.
- Almost received the role of Sondra Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” (1984). The role went to Sabrina Le Beauf, whose theater experience won her the role.
- The Whitney E. Houston academy is located in her home town of East Orange, New Jersey
- She has a school named after her (1997) formerly Franklin School, now the Whitney E. Houston School of Creative and performing arts.
- September 2005, Currently working on her 7th studio album (which is untitled at the moment.) Recording began in the summer of 2005 and the album is expected to be released by the end of 2005 or in early 2006. The album is already being highly anticipated by fans and critics, who are sure that Whitney can deliver a positive comeback.
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