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Whitney Houston, left, and Jermaine Jackson sing during a rehearsal for the CBS television soap opera "As the World Turns" in New York July 25, 1984. -
In this May 10, 1986, file photo, American singer Whitney Houston belts out a song during her segment of a benefit concert at Boston Garden. -
Whitney Houston poses with her Grammy at the annual Grammy Awards presentation in New York March 3, 1988. -
Basel, Switzerland - WHITNEY HOUSTON seen here Jun 19, 1988 (born August 9, 1963) is an American R&B/pop singer, actress, and former fashion model. Houston is the most awarded female artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records, with 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 411 career awards as of 2006. Houston is also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide. -
London, England, United Kingdom - WHITNEY HOUSTON performs at the 'Whitney's Back' concert in London Oct. 14, 1988. -
New York, New York, U.S. - WHITNEY HOUSTON in concert at the That's What Friends Are For: Arista Records 15th Anniversary AIDS Benefit Concert at Radio City Music Hall March 17, 1990. -
Whitney Houston arrives at New York's Ziegfeld Theater for the premiere of her new film, "Waiting To Exhale," Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1995. -
Whitney Houston playfully pinches husband Bobby Brown's cheek as they arrive at New York's Ziegfeld Theater for the premiere of her new film, "Waiting To Exhale," Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1995. -
Singer Whitney Houston will host Nickelodeon's "Eighth Annual Kids' Choice Awards," May 19, 1995. -
WAITING TO EXHALE, the provocative motion picture based on the acclaimed best-seller of the same name by Terry McMillan, tells the story of four incredible women who journey through a modern labyrinth of husbands and lovers, jobs and makeovers, searching for that someone good enough to make them gasp. Loretta Devine, Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett and Lela Rochon (l-r) star in the film from 20th Century Fox 1995. -
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, shown in this Feb. 1996 file photo, rekindled their romance with a second honeymoon to a Caribbean island. -
Singer Whitney Houston opens the 9th Annual Kids' Choice Awards show in Universal City, Calif. Saturday, May 11, 1996, by singing her single "I'm Every Woman." -
Whitney Houston, left, and CeCe Winans perform a duet at the 38th annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1996. -
Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston star in a heavenly holiday favorite from Touchstone Pictures, THE PREACHER'S WIFE, 1996. -
Singing sensation Whitney Houston stars with Brandy in a spectacular new staging of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, which will air on "The Wonderful World of Disney," 1997. -
Whitney Houston Oct. 13, 1997 -
Singer Whitney Houston, left, celebrates her win at the American Music Awards with her mother, Cissy, and brother, Gary, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles Jan. 26, 1998. -
Earvin "Magic" Johnson jokes with guest Whitney Houston, at the opening of his new talk show in Los Angeles, "The Magic Hour" which premiered Monday June 8, 1998 on the FOX television network. -
Mariah Carey, left, and Whitney Houston present the award for Best Male Video during the MTV Video Music Awards, Thursday night, Sept. 10, 1998. -
Whitney Houston and husband, Bobby Brown, arrive at the 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 13, 1998. -
When superstar Whitney Houston returns to "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" on Monday, November 23 1998. -
Two of the biggest names in music - Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey - have joined together for the first time in their careers to sing "When You Believe," their duet from the DreamWorks film "The Prince of Egypt," November 24, 1998. -
Whitney Houston performs "Until You Come Back To Me" during the 26th annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles July 11, 1999. -
25 years of number one hits, Arista Records' Anniversary celebration NBC Special, pictured: (l-r) Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Clive Davis May 15, 2000. -
Entertainer Whitney Houston performs at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Monday, April 10, 2000, during taping of the "25 Years of #1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration." The show, a tribute to various Arista recording stars, is scheduled to air on NBC. -
ABC News' Diane Sawyer sits down for a rare inteview with superstar Whitney Houston at her home, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, in suburban Atlanta. -
Whitney Houston, right, and her husband, Bobby Brown, perform during the "VH1 Divas" duets show in Las Vegas May 22, 2003. -
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, right, and singer Whitney Houston pose with her award before the beginning of the World Women's Award ceremony in Hamburg's Congress Center, in northern Germany, Wednesday, June 9, 2004. Houston got the World Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement. -
Whitney Houston introduces John Legend on the piano during the 25 Strong: BET Silver Anniversary Special taping, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. -
Musician Whitney Houston arrives at the 17th Carousel of Hope Ball benefiting the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006. -
Singer Whitney Houston arrives at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party in Beverly Hills, California Feb. 9, 2008. -
In this image provided by Sony Music singer Whitney Houston is shown during the Whitney Houston "I Look To You" CD Listening Party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday July 23, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. -
Whitney Houston performs on 'Good Morning America' in Central Park in New York Sept. 1, 2009. -
In this Aug. 31, 2009 photo provided Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 by Harpo Productions, television talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, right, and Whitney Houston are seen during an interview at the Town Hall in New York. Houston, who's new album "I Look To You" was released on Aug. 31, was interviewed by Winfrey for a two-part season premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show. -
Singer Whitney Houston receives the International Artist Award onstage at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles Nov. 22, 2009. -
Whitney Houston performs at the O2-Arena in Berlin, Germany, on May 12, 2010. -
Whitney Houston arrives at the 2011 a pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on February 12, 2011.
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