Daughter Bobbi Kristina born. [March 4, 1993]

Cousin of Dionne Warwick and 'Dee Dee Warwick'.

Her 1987 album "Whitney" knocked Simple Minds' "Live in the City of Light" off number one on the British album chart and kept Marillion's "Clutching at Straws" at number two.

Her 1987 album "Whitney" became the first female album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts.

Born at 8:55 PM EDT.

Once "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" hit #1 in February of 1988, she was honored as the first artist in history to ever have seven consecutive Billboard number 1 singles. An accomplishment that she still holds to this day.

Second cousin of David Elliott and Damon Elliott.

Holds the record for winning the most American Music Awards, twenty-six in total.

Her #1 hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" was ranked #86 on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs.

Ranked #24 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

Measurements: 34B-26-34 (1984 model card), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Almost received the role of Sondra Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" (1984). The role went to Sabrina Le Beauf, whose theater experience won her the role.

Brothers: Michael and Gary.

Ex-wife of Bobby Brown.

The world's biggest selling soundtrack is The Bodyguard with over thirty-seven million units sold. It also ranks as the best-selling female album of all time.

Her remake of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" for The Bodyguard (1992) became the topic of the NBC news show "Now" (1993) because it was so overplayed and people were sick of it. It was the first song ever to be the topic on a news show for being too overplayed.

Her powerful rendition of "I Will Always Love You" from _Bodyguard, The (1992)_ was ranked #65 on the American Film Institute's list of "The 100 Years of The Greatest Songs".

I Will Always Love You is the best-selling single by a female artist, and the biggest- selling non-charity single of all time, with world sales of nearly nine million copies.

Daughter of Cissy Houston (gospel-blues singer).

After spending one week at number one, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" spent the next eleven weeks at number two, the longest number-two stay in Hot 100 history.

Singer.

Ranked #61 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

Hawaiian security guards discovered a half an ounce of marijuana in baggage being carried by Whitney & husband Bobby Brown. The couple were permitted to board their plane. [11 January 2000]

The Preacher's Wife (1996) soundtrack is the best-selling gospel album of all time. The soundtrack also remained at number one for for a record twenty-six weeks on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart.

Her godmother is Aretha Franklin.

Her mother was at one time a background singer for Elvis Presley.

She is the only female artist to have three albums sell over nine million copies each: "Whitney Houston" (1985), "Whitney" (1987), and "The Bodyguard" (1992).

She has fourteen gold singles in the United States, behind only Madonna among female artists.

She has a school named after her (1997) formerly Franklin School, now the Whitney E. Houston School of Creative and Performing Arts in her hometown of East Orange, New Jersey.

The Whitney E. Houston academy is located in her home town of East Orange, New Jersey

Named after actress Whitney Blake.

Her performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Superbowl shot to #20 on the Billboard Charts. Supported mainly due to the Gulf War.

Mother of Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Erroneously reported deceased by various radio stations and publications. Houston spokesperson quickly denies rumours. [14 September 2001]

Was a fashion model before she started singing professionally.

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]

Multi-Grammy award winning singer; has had an unequaled run of seven consecutive #1 records (1980s) in the USA, and held the #1 spot on Billboard`s Hot 100 for 14 weeks with "I Will Always Love You" in 1993.

Daughter of Cissy Houston (gospel-blues singer). Cousin of Dionne Warwick and `Dee Dee Warwick`.

Spouse: Bobby Brown (18 July 1992 - 24 April 2007) (divorced) 1 child