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Whitney Houston’s body has now been returned home to New Jersey while her close family are arranging the funeral, due to be held on Friday this week.
The body of the 48 year old mega star was discovered on Saturday by one of her employees, she was in the bathroom of the Beverly Hills hotel room where she had been booked to perform at the pre-Grammy Awards gala. Although it could take weeks for tests to determine the cause of the accident, authorities have indicated that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the singer’s death.
It’s a tragic end to the troubled stars life who had publicly battled with drug addiction for years. This addiction had overshadowed and undermined what was truly and incredible talent and career.
Miss Houston’s gospel voice easily crossed over to the pop charts through the 80′s and 90′s where her career peaked with one of the biggest selling records ever the cover version of “I Will Always Love You”
With all that surrounded her in the last few years of her life, it is easy to forget just how successful she really was. She is amount a very small group of female artists that can claim her level of success. She was the 1st African American woman to break through on MTV and at the time of her death, her total records sales hit 170 million.
Whitney’s struggle with addiction lead to spells in rehab in 2006 and again in 2011.
It is unclear if she managed to win her battle with illegal drugs. But what is clear is that her fans are determined to remember her for her talent and the songs that meant so much to them.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston a rare talent that will be missed, survived by her daughter, two siblings and her mother.
9 August 1963 – 11 February 2012
R.I.P
