Whitney Houstons (1963 - 2012)

The singer and actress Whitney Houston 48 years died yesterday in Los Angeles after a life in which drugs and a tumultuous marriage ended by sinking his career, the more successful a female artist in music history.

Houston was one of the most popular voices of the decades of 80 and 90 and was dedicated as an international star thanks to the song "I Will Always Love You" who played for the movie "The Bodyguard" (1992), a film that starred with Kevin Costner and marked his debut film.

Her death took place at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, for reasons that are investigated but seems unlikely to have been the victim of a criminal act, according to a first assessment of the authorities.

One person in the large retinue of the singer realized that Houston was unconscious in the bathtub of their suite before 15.30 local time, at which alerted the emergency services.

Despite the rapid response of the paramedics who tried to revive her for about 20 minutes, Houston was officially pronounced dead shortly before 16.00 local time (00.00 GMT).

The singer had reserved a room at this hotel because it had planned to go to the party he had organized there the music producer and one of his best friends, Clive Davis tonight, an annual event that brings together many stars of song and held on the eve of the awards ceremony of the Grammy Awards.

Despite the abrupt end of the life of Houston, the celebration at the Beverly Hilton, it receives food from the Oscar nominees and the ceremony of the Golden Globes, not suspended, but Davis canceled his attendance after what happened.

The artist's mother, Cissy Houston, said he had spoken with her daughter minutes before she was found helpless in her room and said he did not notice anything unusual.

Whitney Houston was trying to relaunch his career since 2009 when he released "I Look to You", their first studio album since 2002 in trying to outrun a period of silence marked by abuse.

That year, the singer confessed publicly his personal torment in the program from the popular TV host Oprah Winfrey said she was recovered from where their addictions of marijuana and cocaine, but admitted feeling the temptation to consume.

Houston drug was associated with his complicated marriage to fellow singer Bobby Brown, whom he married in 1992 at the height of his career, had a daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and whom she divorced in 2007.

Responding to questions from Winfrey, Houston described his relationship with Brown "emotionally abusive" and separation occurred amid allegations of domestic violence.

People magazine's sources indicated that Brown could not help but mourn the death of hearing of Houston, although he planned to act in concert in Memphis, something that was committed.

The farewell of this music diva put on a sad note to end a career that began in 1985 with an eponymous debut LP with got 40 gold records and catapulted to fame, a status that would increase in subsequent years " Whitney "and after his greatest triumph, the soundtrack to" The Bodyguard ".

His name was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful female artist of all time having sold over 140 million copies of his albums.

Despite his efforts to rehabilitate himself in the last three years, Houston never found his voice that made her shine and her world tour in 2010 to present "I Look to You" was a disaster.

Unable to reach the highs that made it famous, said breathing problems, and even postponed concerts in Paris was entered by a "allergies."

Critics called his performances of "horrendous" and ended up booing fans.

In May 2011 he returned to undergo drug treatment and during these recent days was seen in several festivals and was even photographed in apparent disrepair leaving a bar in Hollywood.

The death of Whitney Houston, winner of 6 Grammy ceremony will mark these awards the music tonight in Los Angeles.


Source : Eonline.com