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Trivia
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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