Whitney Houston will forever remain in the hearts of her fans
On August 9, 2018, this unique singer could have turned 55 years old.
Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy, was a singer. Even in her youth, she sang as an opening act for Elvis Presley himself. The artist knew exactly what show business was and what danger it was fraught with.
The daughter got the talent even more than her mother. Cissy immediately realized this and tried to do everything to protect her daughter from mistakes. She strictly guarded Whitney from all temptations.
Whitney, along with her mother and sister, sang in the choir of a Baptist church and had no idea how many talent hunters her mother had given a hard refusal.
Cissy showed her daughter the world of show business when the girl turned 18. After several joint performances in clubs, Whitney already received a contract with the head of the record label Clive Davis. Subsequently, he was the singer’s producer for many years.
Good Girl
Whitney became a discovery for the studio and a real treasure. The first album, Whitney Houston, soared to the top of the Billboard 200 chart a year after its release, and the young singer was awarded the first Grammy statuette (she would receive 7 such awards in total).
The second record became platinum. Whitney Houston was recognized as “one of the most delightful voices in recent years.”
The girl was modest, talented and hardworking. She took a responsible approach to her work. The artist came on time for interviews and rehearsals, did not attend parties with alcohol. Mom’s strict upbringing played a great role here.
For this “correctness” Houston was not loved. In 1989, at the Soul Train Music Awards, Whitney’s performance was booed. No one listened to the music, and everyone was tired of the boring singer. Whitney was upset to tears…
In upset feelings, the girl met a guy. He turned out to be the lead singer of the New Edition group Bobby Brown. Here he was definitely not considered boring and insipid. The dark-skinned native of the ghetto managed to participate in shootings, then became a star and the father of an illegitimate child. He dated Whitney for three years, and the number of Bobby’s illegitimate children increased to three, but the woman didn’t care.
Both artists grew up in a poor neighborhood, loved to sing and lived on the stage. They found a common ground and were always together. For the sake of Bobby, Whitney left Eddie Murphy and the image of the “good girl” remained in the past.
Downhill
In 1992, Whitney became the wife of Bobby Brown and made her Hollywood debut. Her role in the film “The Bodyguard” brought the Golden Raspberry anti-award in the category of worst actress. But the film became a hit, and the song I Will Always Love You gave Whitney Houston 3 Grammy Awards. Fans still consider this hit the anthem of love.
For many years this composition would become a hit and a symbol of romance. The particularly heartfelt performance touched the whole world, but many did not know right during the filming Whitney Houston lost her baby and poured out all the pain in this song.
In 1993, the artist became a mother, her only daughter Bobbi Kristina was born. After that, the artist went all out.
“Do you think I’m some kind of princess? Nothing like that! I grew up in the ghetto. And yes, I’m fucking doing drugs. But they don’t stop me from working and living,” Houston told Rolling Stone in an interview.
In 2000, marijuana was found in the luggage of Whitney and Bobby Brown at the Hawaiian airport. The singer could have been punished, but they were lucky, they paid a large sum in favor of the youth anti-drug program. This story did not stop the artist.
Whitney failed her performance at the Academy Awards. She was in bad condition at the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s musical career. After that her mother sent her to a rehabilitation center.
In September 2006, Whitney Houston filed for divorce.
Life with Bobby Brown was killing the most precious thing for her – her voice. Many years of smoking and alcohol abuse in the company of her husband killed her ligaments. This was the main reason for the divorce.
New Life?
Whitney wasn’t the same. Although her new album became a success, she returned the love of fans and full halls. Her hit I Will Always Love You broke a standing ovation, and awards showered on the talented artist, but her preferences have not changed.
Her health state began to worsen. In 2010, Whitney Houston went on a world tour, but it was interrupted. The body could not pull such a load.
She went through another rehabilitation course again, and in February 2012, the 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony was waiting for her, but…
The singer did not live to attend it. On February 11, she was found in the bathroom of a hotel room, face down. Next to her was a spoon with white powder: cocaine, as experts would report later.
Shortly before the tragedy, Whitney confided in the stylist: “I just want to love and be loved. I want to love like Jesus, without any conditions, no matter what.”
Three years after Houston’s death, her only daughter, Bobbi Kristina, also passed away.
The 18-year-old girl was in a coma for 6 months because of cerebral edema resulting from an injury.
The girl’s roommate, Nick Gordon, was suspected. At one time, Whitney adopted this guy when he was 12 years old. After the death of the foster mother, the girl and the guy began to live together.
Pathologists found that the girl took drugs, alcohol and sedatives. At the same time, no criminal charges were brought against Nick Gordon in the murder of Bobbi Kristina Brown. Nick Gordon was declared by the court responsible for the death of the 22-year-old daughter of singer Whitney Houston Bobbi Kristina Brown, it was a civil lawsuit. The lawsuit ordered Nick to pay Kristina’s legal successors $36 million.
A year later, Nick brought out a new girlfriend.
It is a pity that such a talent died because of the bad influence of other people. Whitney Houston remained in the hearts of her fans. Her songs are real hits, no singer could repeat her voice, her talent is undeniable. By her example, she showed the whole world that a modest girl from a poor family can conquer the whole world!
Blessed Memory!
