Sunday, February 19, 2012

The Dubai Water Fountain Tribute to Whitney Houstan 2012

I found this awesome youtube video of the Dubai water fountains choreographed to her hit I Will Always ove You. The fountain is on a man made lake spanning 30 acres that shoots water some 450 ft up. This is a very moving tribute, enjoy

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Life and Death of Whitney Houston

Superstar Whitney Houston seemed to have it all; fame, fortune and talent, but when her life and career took a tragivc turn, the music stopped - for good with her death at age 48


Whitney Houston died at age 48. She was found unresponsive at the Beverley Hills Hilton Hotel where Clive Davis was hosting his Grammy Party. She was pronounced dead at 3:45 PM Feburary 11th, 2012. The soulful songstress was at her heyday in the 1980s and 1990s. Here are some of her high points and low points.

1) She  has sold more than 55 million records in the United States

2) Her 1995 Album debut Whitney Houston sold millions and produced the hit single saving all my love for you.

3) Whitney Houston won her first Grammy for the hit single Saving All My love for you

4) She was described as a mezzo-soprano and MTV is #3 on MTVs Greatest Voices

5) By 2010 Whitney Houston had 415 career awards which included 2 Emmys, 6 Grammies, 22 American Music Awards and 30 Billboard music awards.

6) Guinness Book of Records names Whitney Houston as the most awarded female artist of all time.

7) Lady Gaga, Alicia Keyes, and Beyonce Knowles are just some of the superstars who say they were inspired by Whitney Houston

8) Whitney Houston starred in 4 films during her career;The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale, The Preachers Wife, Sparkle.

9) She admitted to abusing drugs as her career plummeted and her voice lost its glitz.

10) After a Rocky marriage to Bobby Brown and abuse charges levelled at him, Whitneys marriage ended in divorce in 2007. It was felt that her downward slide began when she married bad boy Bobby Brown who was arrested frequently on various drug and other charges.