Rise and fall of a SUPERSTAR
Feb 10, 2022
4 minutes
By Jennie Noonan
“I, like every singer, want to be just like her”
-BEYONCÉ
Despite her death 10 years ago on February 11, 2012, aged just 48, Whitney Houston’s remarkable legacy lives on. Last month her emotional rendition of Dolly Parton’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, meaning it has sold or streamed more than 10 million units in the US alone. Clearly, there is still much love for the singer we lost way too soon.
EARLY LIFE
Music was in Whitney Houston’s blood. She was the cousin of Dionne Warwick, and her mother, Cissy Houston, was a gospel star who sang with her dear friend Aretha Franklin. As
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