Whitney Houston

By AranD123

  • Born

    Born in Newark, New Jersey, to notable gospel singer Cissy Houston

  • Potential

    Whitney Houston offered a contract at the age of 14. Her mother declines, insisting Whitney's studies are the priority.

  • In The Background

    Whitney sings the background vocals for the Chaka Khan hit 'I'm Every Woman'.

  • Modelling

    Whitney appears on the covers of Vogue magazine, amongst others.

  • Contract

    Houton lands her first recording contract with Arista records after a performance with her mother at a New York nightclub.

  • First Album

    Whitney releases her self-titled debut.

  • Top Spot

    Whitney's debut reaches number 1 in the US Album Charts.

  • The Follow Up

    Houston's second album - Whitney - is released

  • 2nd Grammy

    Houston wins her second Grammy for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for hit single 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'.

  • Third Studio Album

    'I'm Your Baby Tonight' released

  • Marriage

    Whitney Houston marries R&B artist Bobby Brown. After dating for three years.

  • Big Screen Debut

    Houston appeared in Box Office hit The Bodyguard and also recorded six songs for the soundtrack album, including one of her biggest hits, 'I Will Always Love You'.

  • Becomes A Mum

    Houston gives birth to daughter Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown, her only child, Bobby Brown's fourth.

  • Across The Globe

    Whtney embarks on her most extensive worldwide tour to date, following the success of 'The Bodyguard'.

  • My Love Is Your Love

    Houston releases her fourth studio effort, the first in eight years,

  • Drugs Found

    Houston and Brown are both found with marijuana in their luggage at Hawaii airport.

  • Houston Absent From Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame

    Houston fails to turn up to perform, as mentor Clive Davis is inducted.

  • Fifth Studio Album

    Whitney releases the first studio album since signing her new $100m Arista contract in 2001. 'Just Whitney' recieves mixed reviews.

  • Houston's Infamous Outburst

    In an interview with Diane Sawyer, Houston reputes claims she is using Crack Cocaine. 'First of all, let’s get one thing straight. Crack is cheap. I make too much for me to ever smoke crack. I don’t do crack. I don’t do that. Crack is wack' Houston admits to using other substances at times, including cocaine.

  • Divorce

    Her marriage to R&B singer Bobby Brown is doomed as Whitney files for divorce.

  • Personal Problems Laid Bare

    Houston gave her first interview in seven years in September 2009. Whitney admitted on the show to using drugs with former husband Bobby Brown, who "laced marijuana with rock cocaine".By 1996, she told Oprah, that doing drug 'was an everyday thing.'

  • Death

    On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston died. She was found submerged in her bathtub in a Beverly Hilton Hotel room in Beverly Hills, California.