What made Whitney Houston important?

Answer 1

She came from a musical family-- her mother (Cissy) was a gospel singer whose vocal group also sang back-up for Elvis Presley in the late 1960s; she had a cousin who was a pop vocalist (Dionne Warwick) and an honorary aunt (some sources say godmother) who was also a well-known singer (Aretha Franklin).

Answer 2

She was raised in a family that valued Gospel Music (her mom was a famous gospel singer) and she sang in her church's choir. She seems to have admired her mom and wanted to be an entertainer even at a young age. We have not found any evidence she planned to go to college to be a doctor or lawyer or some other profession. Her heart seemed to be set on being either a singer or a model.

Answer 3

She was a very popular top-40 and R&B singer in the 1980s and 1990s, and she had many hits and number one songs, as well as winning GRAMMY Awards. Her fans adored her, and they were very much saddened that her struggle with drugs led to her death at the age of 48.

Answer 4

Whitney Houston, who died at age 48 in February 2012, was a pop music star who had many hit songs in the 1980s and 1990s; she was also an actress who starred in the hit movie "The Bodyguard."

Answer 5

she is important because she was born in a hard childhood and managed to be one of the top singers America has ever had

Answer 6

Whitney Houston was a very good singer who grew up with a hard childhood.

Answer 7

she is the most goodesst person i ever seen in my ientire life