Take a look back at Whitney Houston’s life from birth until her final days. What a tragedy.
Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey
1965
Whitney is the daughter gospel singer Cissy Houston, the cousin of Dionne Warwick, and the goddaughter of Aretha Franklin.
Late 1960s
Early 1970s
Late 1970s
Whitney at prom.
Early 1980s
Whitney is discovered by Clive Davis.
Whitney appears in various modeling campaigns.
1981
Whitney Houston's high school yearbook picture. She graduated from Mount Saint Dominic Academy in Caldwell NJ.
Whitney covers Seventeen Magazine. She is one of the first African Americans to ever make the cover.
1984
Performing in NYC.
1985
Whitney's debut album is released.
1986
Grammys.
American Music Awards.
1987
The "Whitney album is released. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" was on this record.
With her mother.
1988
Whitney poses with her Grammy after she was named Best Pop Vocal Performer.
1990
With Bobby Brown.
1991
Whitney performs the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.
Billboard Music Awards.
1992
The Bodyguard is released.
Whitney marries Bobby Brown.
1993
Whitney gives birth to her only child, Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown.
Whitney wins 11 Billboard Music Awards.
1994
Whitney shows off the seven awards she won at the 21st American Music Awards.
With Nelson Mandela.
1995
At the Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack release party in L.A.
1996
The Preachers Wife is released.
1997
At the east coast premiere of "Cinderella."
1998
At the VMAs.
Performing "Heartbreak Hotel" at the Billboard Awards.
1999
At the European MTV Video Music Awards.
At Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party.
2000
With Bobby Brown at the VMAs.
Whitney Houston greets Bobby Brown after he was released from jail after serving a 65 days of a 75-day sentence for repeatedly violating his parole on a 1996 drunk driving conviction.
2001
A very skinny Whitney performs during a Michael Jackson tribute concert.
2002
With Diane Sawyer.
Whitney joins Bobby in court.
2003
Whitney performs the song "Try It On My Own" during the "VH1 Divas Duets" concert in Vegas.
2004
Whitney appears in Bobby's reality TV show, "Being Bobby Brown."
2005
2006
2007
With her daughter.
2008
With her daughter.
2009
Whitney does a tell-all interview with Oprah saying she's clean. This launches another comeback.
Whitney accepts the International Artist of the Year award at the 2009 American Music Awards.
2010
Whitney tours Europe. The tour is widely panned by critics who claim Whitney has lost her voice.
2011
At Clive Davis' pre-Grammy gala.
Performing at Clive Davis' Grammy party.
With her daughter.
On set of her new movie "Sparkle."
Another picture from "Sparkle."
February 9, 2012
Whitney looked disheveled as she left a Hollywood nightclub.
February 12, 2012
Whitney Houston is found dead in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel at the age of 48.
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On a totally unrelated note... now I keep mistaking Oprah for LaGuerta from "Dexter".