whitney houston presentation
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WHITNEY HOUSTON
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Índex
Biography Musician Discography Actress Charities Awards
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Biography
Birthday:August 9, 1963
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey
Relations:Cissy Houston, critically-acclaimed gospel singer, is Whitney's mother; Dionne Warwick is Whitney's cousin.
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Beginning of Singing Career:Age 11, singing in gospel choir'New Hope Baptist Junior Choir‘
Throughout Youth:Sang and modeled (starting in 1981; appeared on the cover of magazines such as Glamour and Seventeen)
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Family:Husband: Bobby Brown, married in 1992First child: Bobbi Kristina, born 1993
She is one of the most popular famous singers of the 80s and 90s
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Musician
W.Houston broke down the color barrier for black female artists as Michael Jackson did for male artists
She became one of the few black female artists to receive heavy rotation on the network
Following Houston's breakthrough, other African-American female artists (for example, Janet Jackson) were successful in popular music
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For radio stations, “Black women singers aren't taboo anymore“
The New York Times stated that "Houston was a major catalyst for a movement within black music that recognized the continuity of soul, pop, jazz and gospel vocal traditions“
Her vocal style have had a significant impact on the music industry
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W.Houston's entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today
She is commonly referred to as ‘The Voice’
Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Alicia Keys have all cited Houston as a musical inspiration and influence.
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She is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide
She is ranked as the fourth best-selling female artist in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 55 million certified albums
She has been listed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time
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Discography
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Actress She participated on the soundtracks for
every movies she has ever starred in
-The Bodyguard
-Waiting To Exhale
-The Preacher’s Wife
-Cinderella
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Awards W.Houston's career has resulted in
many international awards
-The Best Female Pop Vocal
-Album Of the Year
-Record Of the Year
-The Best Female R&B vocal
She has earned an impressive list of entertainment industry awards
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-American Music Awards
-Grammy Awards
-World Music Awards
-Emmy Awards
-The MTV Music Video and MTV Movie Award
-Billboard Music Awards
-...
The singer who has received more awards in the history
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Charities A great supporter for ‘Whitney Houston
Foundation for Children’
Created in 1989
This organization is issuing annual grants in the areas of health, education, sports and the arts.
It grants a $10,000,00 scholarship every year to a deserving minority student to attend New York’s famous Julliard School of Music
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The foundation has also raised funds for the needs of children around the world.
She has supported many national benefit organizations and worthwhile causes (The United Negro College Fund, the Children's Diabetes Fund, St. Jude's Children's Hospital and several noted AIDS-related organizations)many of which have recognized her efforts with awards
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I’ll always love you
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Thank you!