Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston

By: Lataysia HughleyBy: Lataysia Hughley

Whitney’s Personal BackgroundWhitney’s Personal Background

Her mother was Cissy Houston and she Her mother was Cissy Houston and she was a successful backup singer for was a successful backup singer for rhythm-and-blues.rhythm-and-blues.She had a cousin named Dionne Warwick She had a cousin named Dionne Warwick who was a singer also.who was a singer also.She sang in the New hope Baptist Junior She sang in the New hope Baptist Junior Choir.Choir.When she was 11 she didn’t want to be a When she was 11 she didn’t want to be a backup singer anymore.backup singer anymore.

Achievements and Achievements and AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

She was awarded the She was awarded the first achievement first achievement award by BET.award by BET.

She got the Best She got the Best Female Pop Vocal Female Pop Vocal award in 1985award in 1985

Date Of Birth and What She Is Date Of Birth and What She Is Doing NowDoing Now

She was born on She was born on August 9,1963August 9,1963

Her birthplace was in Her birthplace was in Newark, New JerseyNewark, New Jersey

Interesting Things To Me About Interesting Things To Me About Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston

She did drugs.She did drugs.She was in the music She was in the music business for more than 7 business for more than 7 years.years.Her and Bobby Brown Her and Bobby Brown were married.were married.Bobby Brown and Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston got a Whitney Houston got a divorce.divorce.The bad girl side is when The bad girl side is when she did drugs and what she did drugs and what she looked like at that she looked like at that time.time.

Websites I UsedWebsites I Used

www.sing365.comwww.sing365.com

www.google.comwww.google.com

www.answers.comwww.answers.com

www.wkipedia.orgwww.wkipedia.org

www.foxnews.comwww.foxnews.com

www.whitney-houston.comwww.whitney-houston.com

www.highbeam.comwww.highbeam.com