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Whitney Houston

Grammy Winners

17,719

days lived

48

age at death

Born
August 9, 1963
Died
February 11, 2012 (aged 48)
Zodiac
♌︎Leo·rabbit 🐇
Updated Jan 2026

Before Fame

Before achieving fame, Whitney Houston sang in her church's gospel choir and performed with her mother, Cissy Houston, a renowned gospel singer. She also worked as a teen model.

Trivia

Whitney Houston is the only artist to have seven consecutive singles top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Bodyguard soundtrack is the best-selling soundtrack album of all time. Whitney Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide.

Family Life

Whitney Houston was the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. She was married to singer Bobby Brown from 1992 to 2007, and they had one daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown.

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Astrology
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Sun Sign

Leo♌︎

Moon Sign

Aries♈︎

Dominant Element

Fire

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Planetary positions calculated for August 9, 1963

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Born in Newark, New Jersey

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The Bodyguard Film Release

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