Whitney houston.

Whitney Houston was born into a music family in Newark, New Jersey, in 1963. Her mother, Cissy Houston, was a gospel music singer and sometimes performed as a backing vocalist with Elvis Presley.

Whitney began singing gospel songs in church when she was II years old. While studying at college she occasionally sang backing vocal for rhythm and blues singers. She made her first album in 1985, which was an immediate hit, and later won many Grammy awards. While she was enjoying all this success, she married the singer Bobby Brown. In 1992 she starred in " The Bodyguard" with Kevin Costner, and had her biggest hit, " I will always love you".