Whitney
Houston is an American recording artist, actress, and former fashion
model. Whitney Houston is one of the world's best-selling music artists,
having sold over 140 million albums and 50 million singles, worldwide.
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Whitney
Houston is ranked as the 4th best-selling female artist in U.S.A, with
54 million certified albums. Whitney Houston is also known as
"The Voice" for her powerful and penetrating
pop-gospel vocals. Whitney stood at No. 3rd on MTV's 22 Greatest Voices
list, at No. 6th on COVE's list of the 100 Best Pop Vocalists with a
score of 48.5/50, and 34th on Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers list.
Houston has been listed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of The 100
Greatest Singers of All Time. Whitney Houston's coming debut is
currently listed as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by the
Rolling Stone magazine. Whitney is also on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's
Definitive 200 list. Whitney Houston's entrance into the music industry
is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years,
according to USA Today. In 2001, Whitney Houston was awarded the first
annual Lifetime Achievement Award by BET.
Whitney Houston is a mezzo-soprano. Whitney released her 1st album
namely; "Whitney Huston" in the year 1985, which was
Whitney Houston' best-selling debut album by any female artist until a
decade. Whitney 2nd second studio album released in the year 1987, which
was also # 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Whitney Houston's
crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence
on MTV enabled several other African-American women to follow in her
success. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on 9 August, 1963, in the
New Jersey. Whitney Houston is at No 3rd youngest child of John and
gospel singer Cissy Houston. Whitney Houston belongs to, a family of to
several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston,
Cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin. .
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was raised up as a Baptist. After the 1967
Newark riots, Whitney Houston's family moved to a middle class area in
West Orange, New Jersey. Elizabeth Houston began singing at her New
Jersey church as a member of a junior gospel choir at age 11years old.
Whitney Houston's first solo performance in the church was
"Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
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