Multiple award-winning American singer and actress, Whitney Houston if alive would have been 55 years old today.
Born Whitney Elizabeth Houston, on Friday, August 9, 1963, in Newark USA, the famous singer was renowned for her great vocals and acting proweress.
Whitney rose to international prominence in 1985 with the release of her debut album named after her.
In 2009, Guinness World Records named her the most awarded female of all time with over 200 million records sold worldwide. She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums.
Whitney was found dead in her guest room in Beverly Hills. Her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards. She was also married to singer Bobby Brown during in 1992 but she filed for divorce in 2006 after numerous fights and irreconcilable differences.