Whiz and all-rounder
The debut album "Whitney Houston" is with 20 million copies sold worldwide the best-selling debut album by a solo artist.
With the second album, "Whitney" superstar follows on without effort to the success: as the first female artist succeeds the jump from place 0 to No. 1 on the US charts. This beats even the Beatles and the Bee Gees. Seven single releases of the album will be number 1 hits.
The final breakthrough succeeds but with her film debut: in the blockbuster "The Bodyguard" is Whitney at the side of Kevin Costner in front of screen. The soundtrack to the film is famous for top-selling album of the 90s and the single "I Will Always Love You" makes.
With the album "My Love Is Your Love" it returns to the studio in 1998 and reaps its sixth Grammy.
The success of the pop diva is no accident: the age of 11 she was already singing in the gospel choir and the mother and cousin are self Sä
(Not a day without the demise of one of the biggest pop divas will summon our time not in any magazine. Here, Whitney Houston is currently business flying high. Your "Greatest Hits" album beats all records. But privately plaguing the woman "with the most beautiful voice of the Pops Business" bad problems. She was surprised with drug shocked on several occasions, as she stood next to him and obviously also has otherwise have some problems in dealing with alcohol.
With so much more oppressive reality we hear us prefer Whitney's old and new super-hits and forget once everything the tabloids interested. "I Will Always Love You" and is "One Moment in Time". Rounding out the Greatest double CD by so fresh songs as the current chart breaker "If I Told You That" in a duet with George Michael. We save ourselves in ancient times!
After her sensational, sold-out tour of 17 German cities during the summer / autumn of 1999 and for platinum for "My Love Is Your Love" - album and single - was released on time with the same album, the first "Greatest Hits" DVD of the R & B diva!
The DVD and the video include the finest and biggest hits of Whitney. With songs from "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" to "My Love Is Your Love" and "I Learned It From The Best" is "The Greatest Hits" a fascinating cross-section of Whitney's career.
Moreover, this DVD is packed with bonus material. In addition to four live tracks this DVD presents still plenty of interviews (including with Clive Davis), background information, the lyrics and a photo gallery. "The Greatest Hits" is truly a piece of pop history!