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Whitney Houston was an American singer, actress, and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, renowned for her powerful vocals and influence across pop, R&B, and gospel genres. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began singing in a church choir. She rose to global stardom in the 1980s with record-breaking albums like 'Whitney Houston' (1985) and 'Whitney' (1987). Her career expanded to acting with films like 'The Bodyguard' (1992), whose soundtrack featured her iconic cover of 'I Will Always Love You.' Despite monumental success, her life was marred by substance abuse and personal turmoil. Houston won six Grammy Awards and sold over 200 million records worldwide.

• Houston's marriage to R&B singer Bobby Brown (1992–2007) was plagued by drug abuse and domestic violence allegations, documented in her controversial 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey.
• Her erratic behavior and declining vocal performance during a 2001 'Good Morning America' concert and the reality show 'Being Bobby Brown' (2005) fueled public concern about her addiction struggles.
• Houston was found unconscious in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel hours before Clive Davis's pre-Grammy gala. The coroner ruled accidental drowning, with heart disease and chronic cocaine use as contributing factors.
• Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, died tragically in 2015 at age 22 under similar circumstances (drowning linked to drug intoxication).