(VOVworld) - To commemorate the 5th anniversary of Whitney Houston’s death on February 11, VOVworld recalls some of memorable events in her life and career.
Born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney Houston almost seemed destined from birth to become a singer. Of her 600 music awards, she won 1 Emmy Award, 7 Grammy Awards, 31 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American music awards.
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By the time she turned 15, she soon became an extremely sought-after teenage model, one of the first African-American women to appear on the cover of Seventeen magazine.
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But music remained her true love.
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In 1985, she released her debut album Whitney Houston and almost immediately became a smash pop sensation.
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Houston won a Grammy in 1986 for "Saving All My Love for You".
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Her collaboration with Mariah Carey in the animated film The Prince of Egypt produced a hit single, "When You Believe," which won an Academy Award.
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Whitney Houston and pop stars of her age
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Houston followed the monumental success of her first album with a second release, Whitney, in 1987. That record, too, went platinum many times over and won a Grammy for the single "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," with a successful world tour following.
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She won many prestigious awards
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Whitney two days before she died
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Whitney Houston is forever a Stardom of the US music
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She always said "I'll always love you"
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