We remember Whitney Houston 9 years after her death
February 11 marks the 9th anniversary of Whitney Houston's death at the age of 48. Let's look at some of her many career achievements.
Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. She has sold over 200-million combined album, singles, and videos worldwide.
The 'I Will Always Love You' hitmaker is also the most awarded female artist of all time. According to Whitney Houston's website, as of 2006, the superstar already had 411 awards. Whitney has won six Grammy Awards and 22 American Music Awards.
She made history by becoming the first female artist to enter the Billboard album charts at #1.
In 2020, she was announced as the first black artist to have three RIAA Diamond certified albums.
READ: Whitney Houston breaks RIAA record
Whitney released countless hits and performed throughout the world before passing away on 11 February 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, United States.
Here are some of her song achievements, according to her Instagram page.
Written by LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Isaac Phillips, and Toni Estes and produced by Darkchild, the song was a huge success around the world and won the 2000 Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. There were several great remixes (Thunderpuss, Johnny Vicious, KCC, Peter Rauhofer and others)," read a post on Whitney Houston's IG.
"On January 29, 1994 Whitney's song 'Queen of The Night' from the film 'The Bodyguard' hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club chart. Whitney co-wrote the song, along with L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons (with production by L.A. Reid and Babyface). Billboard wrote at the time: "If anyone can successfully bring house music back to pop radio, it's Houston". The music video is her full performance from the film," read a post on Whitney Houston's IG.
"On January 30, 1999 - 'When You Believe' sung by Whitney and Mariah Carey peaked at Number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written for the DreamWorks animated film 'The Prince of Egypt's' end credits and soundtrack album. It also appeared on both Whitney's 'My Love Is Your Love' album as the lead single and Carey's 'Number 1's' album. They performed the song at the 71st Academy Awards where it won for Best Original Song. Whitney and Mariah also performed the song on Oprah several months prior," read a post on Whitney Houston's IG.
"On February 6, 2010, Whitney's 'Nothing But Love' Tour commenced in earnest (after a soft opening in Russia in December of 2009). The tour started on February 6 in Seoul, South Korea for 2 shows. The tour was Whitney's 9th and final tour and ran until June 17 — with shows in Asia, Oceania and Europe," read a post on Whitney Houston's IG.
"January 25, 1999 'It's Not Right, But It's Okay' was released as the third single from Whitney's album 'My Love Is Your Love'. Written by LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Isaac Phillips and Toni Estes and produced by Darkchild, the song was a huge success around the world and won the 2000 Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. There were several great remixes (Thunderpuss, Johnny Vicious, KCC, Peter Rauhofer and others)," read a post on Whitney Houston's IG.
"February 5, 2000 'I Learned From The Best' peaked at #20 on the Adult Contemporary Chart (it had reached #13 on the Hot R&B Singles chart). Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, this was the fifth and final single from Whitney's 'My Love Is Your Love' album. There were several dance remixes of the song including Hex Hector's and Junior Vasquez's — which topped the dance charts. The video was filmed in Cologne, Germany while Whitney was on tour," read a post on Whitney Houston's IG.
Watch Whitney Houston's most-streamed YouTube video 'I Will Always Love You', which has one-billion views, below:
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