
Birth name: Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Nickname: Nippy, The Prom Queen of Soul
Born: August 9, 1963 (1963-08-09), Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Origin East Orange, New Jersey
Genre(s): R&B, pop, gospel
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, film producer, model
Instrument(s): Vocals, piano
Voice type(s): Mezzo-Soprano






Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American recording artist, actress, and fashion model. A relative to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a member of a junior gospel choir at age eleven. After she began performing alongside her mother at night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis.
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