Whitney Houston
(August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)
(August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)
For those of you who don't know... Whitney Houston was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. Whitney Houston was the most awarded female act OF ALL TIME, according to Guinness World Records. Her list of awards includes 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards as of 2010. Whitney Houston was also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She held the all-time record for the most American Music Awards of any single artist and shared the record with Michael Jackson for the most AMAs ever won in a single year with 8 wins in 1994. Whitney Houston won a record 11 Billboard Music Awards at its 4th ceremony in 1993. She also had the record for the most WMAs won in a single year, winning five Awards at the 6th World Music Awards in 1994. In 1997, the Franklin School in East Orange, New Jersey was renamed to The Whitney E. Houston Academy School of Creative and Performing Arts. In 2001, Houston was the first artist ever to be given a BET Lifetime Achievement Award. She held an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University, Louisiana. [source: wikipedia]
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