Born in Newark (N. Jersey, US) in 1963
Whitney Houston is an American singer, actress, and former fashion model.
A relative to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy
Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne
Warwick.
Houston released her debut album Whitney Houston in 1985, which became the best-selling debut album by a female artist at
the time of release. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
