A guest on the third floor complained that water was leaking into his room from Houston's rooms on the floor above. There was a big mess. He said, 'Who's room is this? Warwick said, "There was no sign of trouble. Saturday, February 11 at pm: Houston spoke with her mother, Cissy, who later said, "Nothing seemed unusual.
The hairdresser at Houston's security guard broke in to find her in the tub face down and called for help. Saturday, February 11 at pm: Houston is declared dead. Her golden voice silenced forever. The performances were interspersed with hymns by the church choir and remarks by Clive Davis, Houston's record producer; Kevin Costner; Rickey Minor, her music director; her cousin, Dionne Warwick; and Ray Watson, her security guard for the past 11 years.
Aretha Franklin was listed on the program and was expected to sing, but was unable to attend the service. Bobby Brown was also invited to the funeral, but departed shortly after the service began. In , Billboard picked the success of her first release on the charts as one of Musical Milestones in its history. Houston's entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today in It stated that she paved the way for Mariah Carey's chart-topping vocal gymnastics.
In December , Brown was charged with battery following an altercation during which he threatened to beat Houston and then assaulted her. Police reported that Houston had visible injuries to her face. Having always been a touring artist, Houston spent most of touring and performing in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Russia.
In September , she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. After the show, Davis and Houston announced plans to go into the studio to work on her new album. Houston gave her first interview in seven years in September , appearing on Oprah Winfrey's season premiere. The interview was billed as "the most anticipated music interview of the decade". Whitney admitted on the show to having used drugs with former husband Bobby Brown during their marriage; Houston said Brown had "laced marijuana with rock cocaine".
She told Oprah that before The Bodyguard her drug use was light, that she used drugs more heavily after the film's success and the birth of her daughter, and that by "[doing drugs] was an everyday thing I wasn't happy by that point in time. I was losing myself. Houston also acknowledged to Oprah that her drug use had continued after rehabilitation, and that at one point, her mother obtained a court order and the assistance of law enforcement to press her into receiving further drug treatment.
In her book, Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped, Cissy Houston described the scene she encountered at Whitney Houston's house in as follows: "Somebody had spray-painted the walls and door with big glaring eyes and strange faces. Evil eyes, staring out like a threat In another room, there was a big framed photo of [Whitney] — but someone had cut [her] head out. It was beyond disturbing, seeing my daughter's face cut out like that. Houston also told Oprah that Bobby Brown had been emotionally abusive during their marriage, and had even spat on her on one occasion.
When Winfrey asked Houston if she was drug-free, Houston responded, "'Yes, ma'am. I mean, you know, don't think I don't have desires for it. Houston struggled with vocal problems in her later years.
Gary Catona, a voice coach who began working with Houston in , stated: "'When I first started working with her in , she had lost She could barely speak, let alone sing. Her lifestyle choices had made her almost completely hoarse. However, during the world tour that followed the release of I Look to You, "YouTube videos surfaced, showing [Houston's] voice cracking, seemingly unable to hold the notes she was known for".
The show provided a view of the domestic goings-on in the Brown household. Though it was Brown's vehicle, Houston was a prominent figure throughout the show, receiving as much screen time as Brown. The series aired in and featured Houston in unflattering moments. Years later, The Guardian opined that through her participation in the show, Houston had lost "the last remnants of her dignity".
The Hollywood Reporter said that the show was "undoubtedly the most disgusting and execrable series ever to ooze its way onto television". Despite the perceived train-wreck nature of the show, the series gave Bravo its highest ratings in its time slot and continued Houston's successful forays into film and television. The show was not renewed for a second season after Houston stated that she would no longer appear in it, and Brown and Bravo could not come to an agreement for another season.
After years of controversy and turmoil, Houston separated from Bobby Brown in September and filed for divorce the following month. On February 1, , Houston asked the court to fast-track the divorce. The divorce was finalized on April 24, , and Houston was granted custody of Bobbi Kristina. A few days later, Brown sued Houston in Orange County, California seeking child and spousal support from Houston on the basis that financial and emotional problems had prevented Brown from properly responding to the divorce petition.
Brown lost at his court hearing, leaving Houston with full custody and Brown with no spousal support. Houston possessed a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was referred to as "The Voice" in reference to her vocal talent.
Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated Houston "always had a great big voice, a technical marvel from its velvety depths to its ballistic middle register to its ringing and airy heights".
Houston released her new album, I Look to You, in August The album entered the Billboard at No. Houston also appeared on European television programs to promote the album. She performed "Million Dollar Bill" on the following day's results show, completing the song even as a strap in the back of her dress popped open two seconds into the performance.
She later commented that she "sang [herself] out of [her] clothes". The performance was poorly received by the British media and was described as "weird" and "ungracious". The performance aired on January 30, An image montage of Houston and important black figures who died in was followed by video footage from the ceremony, which depicted her accepting two Image Awards for outstanding female artist and entertainer of the year.
The Brit Awards, which took place at the O2 Arena in London on February 21, also paid tribute to Houston by playing a second video montage of her music videos with a snippet of "One Moment in Time" as the background music in the ceremony's first segment. Houston was also featured, alongside other recently deceased figures from the film industry, in the In Memoriam montage at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26, Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 54th Grammy Awards, announced that Jennifer Hudson would perform a tribute to Houston at the February 12, ceremony.
He said, "event organizers believed Hudson — an Academy Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning artist — could perform a respectful musical tribute to Houston. The tribute was partially credited for the Grammys telecast getting its second highest ratings in history. Houston topped the list of Google searches in , both globally and in the United States, according to Google's Annual Zeitgeist most-popular searches list.
Houston reportedly appeared "disheveled" and "erratic" in the days immediately prior to her death. That same day, she made her last public performance when she joined Kelly Price on stage in Hollywood, California, and sang "Jesus Loves Me". However, her personal struggles began overshadowing her career, and the studio album, Just Whitney, received mixed reviews. Her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown received widespread media coverage. After a six-year break from recording, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard chart with her final studio album, I Look to You The coroner's report showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors.
News of her death coincided with the Grammy Awards and was featured prominently in international media. The February 11, , Clive Davis pre-Grammy party that Houston was expected to attend, which featured many of the biggest names in music and film, went on as scheduled — although it was quickly turned into a tribute to Houston.
Davis spoke about Houston's death at the evening's start:. Some celebrities opposed Davis's decision to continue with the party while a police investigation was being conducted in Houston's hotel room and her body was still in the building. Chaka Khan, in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan on February 13, , shared that she felt the party should have been canceled, saying: "I thought that was complete insanity.
And knowing Whitney I don't believe that she would have said 'the show must go on. I'm not going to be there. I don't want to be in a hotel room when there's someone you admire who's tragically lost their life four floors up. I'm not interested in being in that environment and I think when you grieve someone, you do it privately, you do it with people who understand you.
I thought it was so wrong. Two days later, on February 11, Houston was found unconscious in Suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, submerged in the bathtub. Beverly Hills paramedics arrived at approximately p. Houston was pronounced dead at p. The cause of death was not immediately known; local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent".
On March 22, , the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reported that Houston's death was caused by drowning and the "effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use". The office stated the amount of cocaine found in Houston's body indicated that she used the substance shortly before her death. Toxicology results revealed additional drugs in her system: diphenhydramine Benadryl , alprazolam Xanax , cannabis, and cyclobenzaprine Flexeril.
The manner of death was listed as an "accident". It features the remastered versions of her number-one hits, an unreleased song titled "Never Give Up" and a duet version of "I Look to You" with R.
In , Lifetime premiered the biographical film Whitney, which mentions that Whitney Houston was named after prominent television actress Whitney Blake, the mother of Meredith Baxter Birney, star of the television series Family Ties. The film was directed by Nick Broomfield. On April 27, , it was announced that Kevin Macdonald would work with the film production team Altitude, producers of the Amy Winehouse documentary film Amy , on a new documentary film based on Houston's life and death.
It is the first documentary authorized by Houston's estate. That film, entitled Whitney, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was released internationally in theaters on July 6, It includes film versions, remixes and live performances of Houston's Bodyguard songs.
The song mentions Houston's name in the opening lyrics, "I'm sorry, I'm not the most pretty, I'll never ever sing like Whitney", before going on to sample some of Houston's lyrics from "I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me " in the chorus. The song was in part made as a tribute to Whitney Houston's life.
A bonus track from the album's Japanese edition, "Higher Love", was remixed by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and released posthumously in to commercial success. In , Houston and Kygo's version of "Higher Love" was released as a single. The record became a worldwide hit. It peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart and reached the top ten in several countries. In April , it was announced that a biopic based on Houston's life, said to be "no holds barred", titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody, would be produced, with Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten writing the script and director Stella Meghie at the helm.
On December 15, , it was announced that actress Naomi Ackie had been picked to portray Houston in the biopic. Houston produced the album with Mervyn Warren and Gordon Chambers. Popular Timelines is a platform that gives you history of famous people, events, places and more in timeline format.
Popular Timelines. Whitney Houston. August 09, Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, , in what was then a middle-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey.
June Houston's second album, Whitney, was released in June June 11, Houston was a supporter of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement. November Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight, released in November July 20, Houston's vocal stylings have had a significant impact on the music industry.
December In December , a spokesperson for Houston confirmed that she had suffered a miscarriage. November After spending much of the early and mids working on motion pictures and their soundtrack albums, Houston's first studio album in eight years, the critically acclaimed My Love Is Your Love, was released in November July Shortly thereafter, Houston was scheduled to perform at the Academy Awards, but was fired from the event by musical director and longtime friend Burt Bacharach.
January 11, Though Houston was seen as a "good girl" with a perfect image in the s and early s, her behavior had changed by and December In December , Brown was charged with battery following an altercation during which he threatened to beat Houston and then assaulted her.
September Having always been a touring artist, Houston spent most of touring and performing in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Russia. September After years of controversy and turmoil, Houston separated from Bobby Brown in September and filed for divorce the following month.
She has "partied," but says now the party is over. December Whitney's perpetually troubled husband Bobby Brown is busted for allegedly roughing up Houston during a domestic dispute. Houston later says the whole thing was a misunderstanding. March Houston enters herself into a rehab facility to deal with a substance abuse problem—but leaves after five days. Her rep insists that all is well, and that Houston simply prefers to continue the program on an outpatient basis.
She spends the next 30 days accompanied by a chaperone. March A year later, the songstress reenters rehab. October Just one year after their troubled love life is chronicled on Bravo's Being Bobby Brown, the singer files for divorce from Brown after 14 years of marriage.
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