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Whitney Houston: the life of a diva

Whitney Houston has died at 48-years-old. We look back at the music superstar's life – career highlights, personal triumphs and her struggles with love and addiction…

Born to perform

In 1983,music producer Clive Davis was at a New York City nightclub when 19-year-old Whitney Houston took the stage.

Warming up

Two years in the making, Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston was heralded by critics

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On top

With her second album, Whitney, Houston secured her place in music history - not to mention the Guinness Book of World R

Facing critics

Like most artists who rise quickly to the top, Whitney Houston (pictured in Nov.

American woman

Many singers have performed The Star-Spangled Banner at sporting events - but no one had ever sung it like Whitney Ho

Crazy in love

Eyebrows were raised when Whitney fell for one of music's biggest bad boys, Bobby Brown, after meeting him at the 1989

Silver screen success

After years of fielding offers from Hollywood heavyweights like Spike Lee and 

Air time

A movie star after just one film, Whitney continued her acting career with Waiting to Exhale (pictured) in 19

The greatest diva

Whitney Houston didn't mind being identified as a diva.

Alarm bells

In 2000, Houston celebrated her debut album's fifteenth anniversary with a Greatest Hits album, a

'Crack is wack'

In an attempt to clear up unflattering rumors of drug use, eating disorders and domestic abuse, Whitney Houston sat d

Cleaning up her act

Even though Whitney had attempted to diffuse negative press with her Diane Sawyer interview, it became obvious that thing

Reality hits

When Bobby Brown signed on to do a reality series in his home, Whitney Houston admittedly didn't know

Back on track?

After the overexposure of Being Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston stepped out of the spotlight entirely for three yea

Poised for a comeback

Over the past two years, Houston continued to have her ups and downs.

A legacy

With her sudden death at the age of 48 on the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards, Whitney Houston (pictured on Feb.

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