Birth Name: Whitney Elizabeth Houston

Birth Date: August 9, 1963

Date of Death: February 11, 2012

Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Was the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston, cousin of singing star
Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul legend Aretha Franklin.

Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) )

Genres:
R&B, soul, pop, dance, gospel

Spouse:
Bobby Brown (July 18th, 1992 - April 24th, 2007) (divorced)

Children:
1 child - daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown born in March 1993

Debut Album: Whitney Houston (1985 ) 

Best Known Single:
"I Will Always Love You" (1992)
It became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history.

Did You Know:
-In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time.
-Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits
-Houston was also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums