As you may of heard, singer Whitney Houston passed away last Saturday. She lived to be forty-eight years old and worked in the music industry for about twenty-five years. She was also an actress, model, and film producer.This will be a short article for the late singer and songwriter.
Whitney Houston started her singing career in 1985 with a self-titled album. While sales were slow at first, they really picked up after her second single and eventually sold twenty-five million copies, generated six singles total, and nominated in four categories at the Grammy's. She ended up winning Best Female Pop Artist out of those four nominations.
Whitney Houston continued on to make six more albums and host many concert tours, world tours, regional tours, and televised tours. She also appeared in multiple movies, commercials, and television shows, including the movie Sparkle which will be releasing later this year. She also produced some movies as well, including both of The Princess Diaries movies.
Whitney Houston will be remembered for many things. I think the one thing she will be most remembered by is singing "I Will Always Love You". The song was originally written by Dolly Parton in 1974, and Dolly's version of it was a slow, simple, and very sensitive song. It goes well with her voice because it's not that strong, but still beautiful nonetheless. Whitney Houston covered the song in 1992. It became one of her best selling singles and won multiple awards including Record of the Year at the Grammy's. While Dolly Parton's original version, as mention before, was soft and sensitive, Whitney Houston's cover was a very powerful ballad that matched the power in her voice. She took a great, meaningful song and revived it. That was the song she was known for, and I think that's the song she will be remembered by.
Whitney Houston was a great singer and songwriter, and it's unfortunate that she has left us. However, her legacy still lives on. Her work as a singer and actress is something to remember, and I think it will.
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