Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston
Author: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Source Department of Defense, Naval Air Station in Norfolk, VA (1991), public domain.

Born Aug. 9, 1963 in NJ

Died 2012

Soulful pop icon known as “The Voice,” she was a gospel singer before her national debut on The Merv Griffin Show.

“Greatest Love of All,” “How Will I Know” & “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” are timeless hits, & “I Will Always Love You” from The Bodyguard (in which she starred), is her signature song.

With a total of 415 awards, incl. Emmys, Grammys, Billboard & American Music Awards, she is the most awarded female artist of all time.