Born on August 9,
1963 in Newark,New Jersey
Her parents are
John and Cissy Houston
She has two
brothers Barry and Michael
Whitney grew up in
New Jersey
Whitney s the
youngest of three children
Cissy Houston,
Whitney's mother, taught Whitney to sing
Whitney sang a
solo on stage for the first time at New Hope Baptist Church at age
11 in Newark,
New Jersey.
Whitney Houston
and family often spent five nights a week at church
Whitney started
gospel at the age of five
Whitney went to a
Catholic girls junior high and high school
In 1981 Whitney
graduated from high school and started her singing career
Bobby Brown is her
husband and Bobbi Kristina is her daughter
In 1989,Whitney
formed the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children Inc.
This non-profit
organization supports children of all ages
Whitney showed
people that she could sing
She lifted her
voice to put joy into other people's ears
In 1992 she
starred in her first movie The Bodyguard
In 1995 Whitney
starred in her next movie Waiting to Exhale
Whitney's next
movie, The Preachers
Wife, came out in 1996
In November 1997,
Whitney Houston appeared with singer Brandy in a tv of “Cinderella”
“Whitney”,
Whitney's debut album was in the top ten for 14 weeks
Whitney Houston
had many #1 hits
With her tempting
voice and her care for other people she will make a big difference
in other peoples lives especially because of the Whitney Houston
Foundation for Children Inc