Whitney Houston (lair nang Newark, New Jersey, Amerika Serikat, 9 Agustus 1963 – seda 11 Februari 2012 dong umure 48 taun) kuwe salah siji penyanyi pop lan R&B, artis, produser rekaman, penulis lagu lan mantan model Amerika Serikat. Kesuksesanne mbukak lawang nggo penyanyi Afrika-Amerika liyane, utamane sekang kalangan wadon, nggo sukses nang donya musik.[1][2] Dheweke sering dijuluki "The Voice".[3][4] Whitney Houston dikenal dadi salah siji diva pop sing duwe jangkauan suara 5 oktaf. Dheweke uga kondang jalaran nduwe kemampuan nyanyi pop-gospel sing suarane indah lan kuat.[5]

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston performing at Good Morning America in Central Park on September 1, 2009
Lair 9 Agustus 1963
Seda 11 Februari 2012 (umur 48)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.


Dong taun 1980-an, Houston kuwe salah siji penyanyi wanita Afrika-Amerika pertama sing mlebu nang tangga lagu MTV sing sekiye didominasi penyanyi rock kulit putih. Album debute dadi album debut sing paling laris nggo penyanyi solo, sing njagongi peringkat #1 nang tangga lagu Billboard 200. Dheweke uga nyekel 7 singel #1 nang tangga Billboard Hot 100, ngalahna rekor ping 6 sing dicekel nang The Beatles lan Bee Gees.

Kasedan

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Dong tanggal 11 Februari 2012, Whitney Houston ditemokna seda nang kamar Hotel Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills.[6] Whitney ana nang hotel kuwe nggo melu pesta sing dianakna sedurunge ajang Penghargaan Grammy.[7] Sing dadi jalaran sedane Whitney Houston esih diinvestigasi nang kepolisian Beverly Hills senajan pihak kepolisian wis nyatakna nek "nganti sekiye, ora ditemkna bukti anane kedadian kekerasan".[7]

Diskografi

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Album Studio

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Soundtrack

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Kompilasi

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Video/DVD

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  • 1986: Number One Video Hits
  • 1991: Star Spangled Banner
  • 1991: Welcome Home Heroes
  • 1994: Concert for a New South Africa
  • 1997: Classic Whitney Concert
  • 1999: VH1 Divas Live '99
  • 2000: The Greatest Hits
  • 2000: Fine
  • 2002: Whatchulookinat Video/Whatchulookinat Behind-the-Scenes Footage/Love to Infinity Megamix Video
  • 2004: Artist Collection: Whitney Houston

Filmografi

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Taun Judul Peran Ket
1984 Gimme a Break! Rita "Katie's College" (Season 3, Episode 20)
1992 The Bodyguard Rachel Marron Utama
1995 Waiting to Exhale Savannah Jackson Utama
1996 The Preacher's Wife Julia Biggs Utama
1997 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella Ibu Peri digawe nggo (ABC)
2003 Boston Public Dadi awake dhewek Kameo
2004 Nora's Hair Salon Dadi awake dhewek Kameo

Dadi produser

Taun Judul Ket
1997 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella produser eksekutif
2001 The Princess Diaries produser
2003 The Cheetah Girls produser eksekutif
2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement produser
2006 The Cheetah Girls 2 produser eksekutif

Tur konser

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Pranala jaba

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Referensi

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  1. Corliss, Richard, "The Prom Queen of Soul", Time Magazine, 13 Juli 1987. Diakses pada 17 Maret 2007.
  2. Shelton, Marla (September 1, 1995). "Whitney is every woman?: Cultural politics and the pop star". Camera Obscura 36: 135-153. http://www.classicwhitney.com/interview/cameraobscura1995.htm. Diakses pada 15 Januari 2007. 
  3. "Transformers: Whitney Houston". AOL Black Voices. 4 November 2007. http://www.blackvoices.com/black_entertainment/music_videos_songs_radio/black_music_month_2007/transformers-whitney-houston-gallery. Diakses pada 15 Januari 2008. 
  4. "Christina performs on the 2001 BET Awards in a special tribute to Whitney Houston". Billboard Magazine. Masalah: wektu ora absah. http://www.bignoisenow.com/christina/betawards.html. Diakses pada 15 Januari 2008. 
  5. Holden, Stephen, "Cabaret: Whitney Houston", The New York Times, 16 Februari 1985. Diakses pada 17 Maret 2007.
  6. (Inggris) Singer Whitney Houston found dead, Fox News. Diakses pada 12 Februari 2012.
  7. 7,0 7,1 (Inggris) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/whitney-houston-dies.html?_r=1, New York Times. Diakses pada 12 Februari 2012.

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