Whitney Houston has died at 48-years-old. We look back at the music superstar's life – career highlights, personal triumphs and her struggles with love and addiction…
Born to perform
In 1983,music producer Clive Davis was at a New York City nightclub when 19-year-old Whitney Houston took the stage.
Warming up
Two years in the making, Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston was heralded by critics
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On top
With her second album, Whitney, Houston secured her place in music history - not to mention the Guinness Book of World R
Facing critics
Like most artists who rise quickly to the top, Whitney Houston (pictured in Nov.
American woman
Many singers have performed The Star-Spangled Banner at sporting events - but no one had ever sung it like Whitney Ho
Crazy in love
Eyebrows were raised when Whitney fell for one of music's biggest bad boys, Bobby Brown, after meeting him at the 1989
Silver screen success
After years of fielding offers from Hollywood heavyweights like Spike Lee and
Air time
A movie star after just one film, Whitney continued her acting career with Waiting to Exhale (pictured) in 19
The greatest diva
Whitney Houston didn't mind being identified as a diva.
Alarm bells
In 2000, Houston celebrated her debut album's fifteenth anniversary with a Greatest Hits album, a
'Crack is wack'
In an attempt to clear up unflattering rumors of drug use, eating disorders and domestic abuse, Whitney Houston sat d
Cleaning up her act
Even though Whitney had attempted to diffuse negative press with her Diane Sawyer interview, it became obvious that thing
Reality hits
When Bobby Brown signed on to do a reality series in his home, Whitney Houston admittedly didn't know
Back on track?
After the overexposure of Being Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston stepped out of the spotlight entirely for three yea
Poised for a comeback
Over the past two years, Houston continued to have her ups and downs.
A legacy
With her sudden death at the age of 48 on the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards, Whitney Houston (pictured on Feb.