Whitney Houston Research Paper

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Whitney Elizabeth Houston by: Alisa Dettmer 6B

Whitney Houston impressed me by her self-conscious as a singer and wanted to be a singer

since she could talk. She became her dream.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born 09.08.1963 in New Jersey. Whitney was seemed to

become a singer from birth on. Her mother Cissy Houston was a singer. She was the choir

minister at New Hope Baptist Church. This is the place where Whitney as a young girl started

singing. Even as a small girl she was able to WOW the audience. Whitney did not learn the

singing. She was born to sing. When she was around 15 years old Whitney was often

performing with her mother and Whitney tried to get a record deal of her own. Whitney was

discovered from a Photographer
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When she was 19 years old. She sang in a nightclub where she was found

from Clive Davis of the Arista record. He took Whitney automatically from gospel to pop

stardom.

At the age of 20 Whitney first came on Television to sing “ Home“ from the movie the Wiz.

Whitney and Clive spend two years creating her first album. They were looking for the best

producers and songwriters to showcase her vocal talent. 1985 Whitney had her first album

come out. It was named Whitney Houston. The song „Saving all my love for you“ helped the

album get popular. Whitney won a Grammy in the year 1986 for the song „saving all my love

for you“ her second album came out in the year 1987 and it was named Whitney. In this

album the song “I wanna dance with somebody“ won a Grammy. During this time Whitney

also sang for Nelson Mandela´s Birthday. Whitney helped an organization for people that

helps children all over the world. For example in Africa where the children did not have

enough clothes and food..She helped there so they have.

Around 1992 Whitney was popular all over the world. Her life changed very quickly. The

same year Whitney married Bobby Brown. Whitney
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Year 2012 Whitney died. She was 48 year old when she passed

away. She died on 11.02.2012 in the Beverly Hilton hotel in L.A. In that hotel a Grammy

party was held. She died because she drowned in the bathtub. To remember accidently.

People say she did not want to die. World wide it was a shock for the complete world.

Daughter Bobbi Christina Brown had a lot of suffering after the death of her mother. She

came directly into the hospital due to emotional trauma. 31.01.2015 almost three years

afterthe death of Whitney Bobbi Christina was found in her bathtub the face in the water. She

wasbrought directly into the hospital named North Fulton.

That was not enough she was brought into Emory University Hospital. And put into a coma.

Her father and grandmother visited Bobbi Christina in this time. Bobbi Christina took drugs then got into a car ,lost the control of her Jeep and crashed into a other car with two people.

They and Bobbi Christina are in the hospital right

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