Lihat sumber Whitney Houston

{{Infobox Musical artist
|Name = Whitney Houston
|Img = Flickr Whitney Houston performing on GMA 2009 3.jpg
|Img_capt = 
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Whitney Elizabeth Houston
|birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1963|8|9}}<br />{{City-state|Newark|New Jersey}}, [[Amerika Serikat]]
|Died = {{Death date and age|2012|2|11|1963|8|9|mf=yes}} 
|Origin = 
|Instrument = [[Vokal]], [[piano]]
|Genres = [[R&B]], [[Musik pop]], [[Musik gospel]], [[Musik soul]]
|Voice_type = [[Soprano]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitney-fan.com/nr/misc/98/024.shtml|title=Diva pop|accessdate=2008-09-06|format=|work=Miami Herald|date=October 1998}}</ref>
|Occupation = [[Penyanyi]], [[aktris]], [[produser film]], [[model (pekerjaan)|model]]
|Years_active = 1977–2012
|Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
|Associated acts = [[Cissy Houston]], [[Dionne Warwick]], [[Cece Winans]], [[Bobbi Kristina Brown]]
|Influences = [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Cissy Houston]], [[Dionne Warwick]]
|URL = [http://www.whitneyhouston.com/ www.whitneyhouston.com]
|
}}
'''Whitney Houston''' ({{lahirmati|[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]], [[Amerika Serikat]]|9|8|1963|[[Beverly Hills]], [[Amerika Serikat]]|11|2|2012}}) adalah seorang penyanyi pop dan R&B, artis, produser rekaman, penulis lagu dan mantan model [[Amerika Serikat]]. Kesuksesannnya membuka pintu bagi para penyanyi [[Afrika-Amerika]] yang lain, khususnya dari kalangan wanita, untuk sukses di dunia musik.<ref name=Time>{{cite news|first= Richard|last= Corliss|title= The Prom Queen of Soul|date=July 13 1987|publisher= Time Magazine|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,964980,00.html|
accessdate= 2007-03-17|language= English }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Shelton|first=Marla|title=Whitney is every woman?: Cultural politics and the pop star|journal=Camera Obscura|volume=36|date=[[September 1]], [[1995]]|pages=135-153|url=http://www.classicwhitney.com/interview/cameraobscura1995.htm|accessdate=2007-01-15}}</ref> Dia juga sering sekali dijuluki sebagai "The Voice".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackvoices.com/black_entertainment/music_videos_songs_radio/black_music_month_2007/transformers-whitney-houston-gallery|title=Transformers: Whitney Houston|accessdate=2008-01-15|format=|work=AOL Black Voices|date=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bignoisenow.com/christina/betawards.html|title=Christina performs on the 2001 BET Awards in a special tribute to Whitney Houston|accessdate=2008-01-15|format=|work=Billboard Magazine|date=[[June 19]] [[2007]]}}</ref> Whitney Houston dikenal sebagai salah seorang diva pop yang memiliki jangkauan suara 5 oktaf. Ia juga dikenal karena kemampuan penyanyi pop-gospel yang bersuara indah dan kuat.<ref>{{cite news|first= Stephen|last= Holden|title= Cabaret: Whitney Houston|date=1985-2-16|publisher= The New York Times|accessdate= 2007-03-17|language= English }}</ref>

Pada tahun 1980-an, Houston adalah salah seorang penyanyi wanita Afrika-Amerika pertama yang masuk ke dalam tangga lagu MTV yang pada saat ini didominasi penyanyi rock kulit putih. Album debutnya menjadi album debut dengan penjualan tertinggi sebagai seorang penyanyi solo, yang menduduki peringkat #1 di tangga lagu Billboard 200. Ia juga memegang 7 buah singel #1 di tangga Billboard Hot 100, mematahkan rekor 6 kali yang dipegang [[The Beatles]] dan [[Bee Gees]].

== Kematian ==
Pada [[11 Februari]] [[2012]], Whitney Houston ditemukan meninggal di kamarnya di Hotel Beverly Hilton, [[Beverly Hills]].<ref name="fox">{{en}} [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dies-at-48/ Singer Whitney Houston found dead], ''Fox News''. Diakses pada 12 Februari 2012.</ref> Whitney berada di hotel tersebut untuk menghadiri pesta yang diadakan sebelum ajang [[Penghargaan Grammy]].<ref name="nyt">{{en}} [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/whitney-houston-dies.html?_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/whitney-houston-dies.html?_r=1], ''New York Times''. Diakses pada 12 Februari 2012.</ref> Penyebab kematian dari Whitney Houston masih diinvestigasi oleh kepolisian Beverly Hills walaupun pihak kepolisian menyatakan bahwa "hingga saat ini, tidak ada bukti akan terjadinya kekerasan".<ref name="nyt"/>

== Diskografi ==
=== Album Studio ===
* 1985: ''[[Whitney Houston (album)|Whitney Houston]]''
* 1987: ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]''
* 1990: ''[[I'm Your Baby Tonight]]''
* 1998: ''[[My Love Is Your Love]]''
* 2002: ''[[Just Whitney]]''
* 2003: ''[[One Wish: The Holiday Album]]''
* 2009: ''[[I Look to You]]

=== Soundtrack ===
* 1992: ''[[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|The Bodyguard]]''
* 1995: ''[[Waiting to Exhale (soundtrack)|Waiting to Exhale]]''

=== Kompilasi ===
* 2000: ''[[Whitney: The Greatest Hits]]''
* 2001: ''[[Love, Whitney]]''
* 2004: ''Artist Collection: Whitney Houston''
* 2007: ''[[The Ultimate Collection (Whitney Houston album)|The Ultimate Collection]]''

=== Video/DVD ===
* 1986: ''Number One Video Hits''
* 1991: ''Star Spangled Banner''
* 1991: ''Welcome Home Heroes''
* 1994: ''Concert for a New South Africa''
* 1997: ''Classic Whitney Concert''
* 1999: ''[[VH1 Divas Live]] '99''
* 2000: ''The Greatest Hits''
* 2000: ''[[Fine (lagu|Fine]]''
* 2002: ''Whatchulookinat Video/Whatchulookinat Behind-the-Scenes Footage/Love to Infinity Megamix Video''
* 2004: ''Artist Collection: Whitney Houston''

== Filmografi ==
=== Film ===
{|class="wikitable"
! Tahun ||judul ||peran ||keterangan
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Gimme a Break!]]'' ||rita ||"Katie's College" (Season 3, Episode 20)
|-
| 1992 || ''[[The Bodyguard]]'' ||rachel Marron  ||utama
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Waiting to Exhale]]'' ||savannah Jackson ||utama
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Preacher's Wife]]'' ||julia Biggs ||  Utama
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Cinderella (TV)#1997 version|Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella]]'' ||ibu Peri ||dibuat untuk ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Boston Public]]'' ||sebagai dirinya sendiri ||kameo
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Nora's Hair Salon]]'' ||sebagai dirinya sendiri ||kameo
|}

=== Televisi ===
{|class="wikitable" style="margin-right:0" cellspacing=3
|- style="color:#616161"
! Tahun
! style="width:12%;"|judul
! style="width:8%;"|saluran TV
! style="width:8%;"|peran
! style="width:72%;"|catatan
|-
|style="text-align: center;" rowspan=2 | 1984
| ''[[Gimme a Break!]]''
| [[NBC]]
|rita
| "Katie's College" (Season 3, Episode 20, air date: March 15, 1984)<ref name=whfilm>{{vcite web |url =http://www.filmreference.com/film/14/Whitney-Houston.html |title = Whitney Houston Film Appearances |publisher = filmreference.com |accessdate =September 26, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[As the World Turns]]''
| [[CBS]]
|herself
|houston appeared on the soap on August 1–2, 1984, with Jermaine Jackson singing two duets off a new album he was releasing at the time: "Take Good Care of My Heart" and "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do." They taped their appearance on July 25 at CBS Studios in New York City.
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | 1985
| ''[[Silver Spoons]]''
|nBC
|herself
| "Head Over Heels" (Season 4, Episode 1, air date: September 15, 1985)<ref name="whfilm"/><br />She performed the edited version of "[[Saving All My Love for You]]", changing some of the words.
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | 2003
| ''[[Boston Public]]''
|fox
|herself
| "Chapter Sixty-Six" (Season 3, Episode 22, air date: May 12, 2003)<br/>She performed "Try It On My Own" from the 2002 studio album''Just Whitney''.
|}

=== Iklan ===
{|class="wikitable" style="margin-right:0" cellspacing=3
|- style="color:#616161"
! Tahun
! style="width:12%;"|perusahaan
! style="width:15%;"|iklan
! style="width:10%;"|negara
! style="width:63%;"|catatan
|-
|align=center | 1983
| [[Dr Pepper/Seven Up]]
| [[Canada Dry]]<br />(soft drink beverage)
|rowspan=3 |united States
|style="text-align:left;" |
* Houston appeared in this commercial before debut as a professional singer and sang the praises of sugar-free Canada Dry [[Ginger Ale]].<ref>{{vcite web|url=http://television.aol.com/photos/commercial-breaks-celebrity-debuts|title=Commercial Breaks: Stars Who Made Their Screen Debuts in TV Commercials, Whitney Houston (3 of 13)|publisher=television.aol.com|accessdate=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{vcite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001365/otherworks|title=Other works for Whitney Houston|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=January 11, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|align=center | 1986
| [[Coca-Cola]]
| [[Diet Coke]]<br />(soft drink beverage)
|style="text-align:left;" |
* Houston sang the [[Diet Coke]] theme song, "Just for the taste of it".<ref>{{vcite web |url =http://starsinginglessons.com/blog/24/diet-coke-commercial-music/ |title = Whitney Houston Diet Coke Commercial (1986) |publisher = starsinginglessons.com |accessdate =January 10, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | 1988
|coca-Cola
|diet Coke<br />(soft drink beverage)
|style="text-align:left;" |
* Houston sang the other version of the Diet Coke advertising slogan at the time, "Just for the taste of it".<ref>{{vcite web |url =http://www.advertisementave.com/tv/ad.asp?adid=186 |title = Whitney Houston Diet Coke Commercial "Just for the Taste of It" (1988) |publisher = advertisementave.com |accessdate =January 10, 2010}}</ref>
* Outside the United States, the second version of advertising was released, in which "Greatest Love of All" was used as background music.
* 1989 MTV [[1989 MTV Video Music Awards#Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] winning "[[This Note's for You]]" by [[Neil Young]], parodied parts of this advertising to criticize pop/rock stars who make commercial endorsements, most notably Michael Jackson for[[Pepsi]] and Houston for Diet Coke, using look-alikes for them.<ref name="Campbell1993a">{{vcite book|author=Lisa D. Campbell|title=Michael Jackson: the king of pop|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=BVC9zltjf-EC&pg=PA185|year=1993|publisher=Branden Books|isbn=978-0-8283-1957-7|page=185}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | 1989
| [[Sanyo]]
|electronics<br />(the stereo, TV)
|japan
|style="text-align:left;" |
* Houston was featured on print advertisements and sang the theme song for TV commercial, "Takin' A Chance", produced by [[Keith Thomas (producer)|Keith Thomas]].<ref>{{vcite book |first = Deborah |last=Evans Price |url = http://books.google.com/books?id=iA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45 |title = Pop Writer/Producer Keith Thomas Overcoming Nashville's Country Stigma |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date = October 14, 1995 |accessdate =January 11, 2010}}</ref> It was released as a CD single in Japan and included in Japanese edition of ''[[I'm Your Baby Tonight]]''.<ref>{{vcite web|url =http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88-%E3%83%9B%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3/dp/B000J10DXY/ |title = アイム・ユア・ベイビー・トゥナイト ~ ホイットニー・ヒューストン(Whitney Houston's I'm Your Baby Tonght Japanese edition) |publisher =[[amazon.co.jp]]|accessdate =January 11, 2010}}</ref>
* Sanyo also sponsored Houston's 1990 Japan only [[Feels So Right Tour]].<ref>{{vcite web |url = http://www.businessinsider.com/whitney-houstons-early-tv-commercials-she-could-really-sell-it-2012-2#sanyo-1990-3 |title = Whitney Houston's Early TV Commercials: She Could Really Sell It&nbsp;– 1990 Sanyo |work = [[Business Insider]] |publisher = Business Insider, Inc. |date = February 12, 2012 |accessdate = February 22, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|Style="text-align: center;" | 1994<br />1995
| [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]]
|Telephone services
|United States
|Style="text-align:left;" |
* Houston sang its theme song, "True Voice".<ref>{{vcite book |url = http://books.google.com/books?id=NuQCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7 |title = Whitney On Wheels |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date = July 11, 1994 |accessdate =January 10, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{vcite news |first = Stuart|last= Elliott |url = http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/15/business/the-media-business-advertising-addenda-whitney-houston-in-deal-with-at-t.html |title = The Media Business: Advertising&nbsp;– Addenda; Whitney Houston In Deal With AT&T|work=The New York Times |date = June 15, 1994 |accessdate =January 15, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|Style="text-align: center;" | 1999
|Nissin
|Consumer credit business
|Japan
|
* Houston appeared on both print advertisement and TV commercial for Nissin, a nonbank finance company that lends to consumers and small businesses in Japan, with then the company's slogan "Make it happen with Nissin"<ref>{{vcite web |url =http://www.businessinsider.com/whitney-houstons-early-tv-commercials-she-could-really-sell-it-2012-2# |title = Whitney Houston's Early TV Commercials: She Could Really Sell It |work = Business Insider |publisher = Business Insider, Inc. |date = February 12, 2012 |accessdate = February 22, 2012}}</ref>
|}

=== '''Sebagai produser''' ===

{|Class="wikitable"
! Tahun ||Judul  ||Keterangan dan Penghargaan
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Cinderella (TV)#1997 version|Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella]]'' ||Produser eksekutif<ref>{{vcite web |url = http://www.allmovie.com/work/rodgers-amp-hammersteins-cinderella-160176/credits|title=Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella Production Credits |publisher = [[Allmovie]] |accessdate =January 11, 2010}}</ref>
* Nominated&nbsp;– [[50th Primetime Emmy Awards|1998 Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special<ref name="emmys1998"/>
* Nominated&nbsp;– 1998 NAACP Image Award for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special|Outstanding Television Movie/Mini-Series]]<ref name="1998naacp"/>
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Princess Diaries]]'' ||Produser<ref>{{vcite web|url = http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-princess-diaries-249183/credits|title=The Princess Diaries Production Credits |publisher= [[Allmovie]] |accessdate =January 11, 2010}}</ref>
* Won&nbsp;– 2002 [[Young Artist Awards|Young Artist Award]] for Best Family Feature Film&nbsp;– Comedy<ref>{{vcite web |url =http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000716/2002 |title = 2002 Young Artist Awards Winners & Nominees |publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]]|date = April 7, 2002 |accessdate =October 16, 2010}}</ref>
* Nominated&nbsp;– 2002 [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award]] for [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2001#Best Family Film (Live Action)|Best Family Film (Live Action)]]<ref>{{vcite web |url = http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000133/2002 |title = 2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Winners & Nominees |publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] |date = January 11, 2002 |accessdate =October 16, 2010}}</ref>
* Nominated&nbsp;– 2002 [[Phoenix Film Critics Society|Phoenix Film Critics Society Award]] for Best Family Film<ref>{{vcite web |url =http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001104/2002 |title = 2002 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Winners & Nominees |publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] |date = January 29, 2002 |accessdate =October 16, 2010}}</ref>
* Nominated&nbsp;– 2002 [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] for Film&nbsp;– Choice Movie, Comedy<ref>{{vcite web |url =http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000644/2002 |title = 2002 Teen Choice Awards Winners & Nominees |publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] |date = August 4, 2002 |accessdate =October 16, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2003 || ''[[The Cheetah Girls (film)|The Cheetah Girls]]'' ||Produser eksekutif<ref>{{vcite web |url = http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-cheetah-girls-292197/credits |title = The Cheetah Girls Production Credits |publisher = [[Allmovie]] |accessdate =January 11, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]'' ||Produser<ref>{{vcite web |url = http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-princess-diaries-2-royal-engagement-295941/credits |title = The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Production Credits |publisher = [[Allmovie]] |accessdate =January 11, 2010}}</ref> 
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Cheetah Girls 2]]'' ||Produser eksekutif<ref>{{vcite web |url = http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-cheetah-girls-2-when-in-spain-353844/credits |title = The Cheetah Girls 2: When in Spain Production Credits |publisher = [[Allmovie]] |accessdate =January 11, 2010}}</ref> 
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Sparkle (2012 film)|Sparkle]]'' ||Produser<ref>{{cite news|title=BET's 'The Game' Showrunners to to Remake 1976 Movie 'Sparkle' for Sony Pictures (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bet-s-game-showrunners-remake-170569|work="BET's 'The Game' Showrunners to to Remake 1976 Movie 'Sparkle' for Sony Pictures (Exclusive)"|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=April 27, 2011|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=March 23, 2011}}</ref>
|}

== Tur konser ==
; Tur dunia

* 1986: ''[[Greatest Love Tour]]''
* 1987: ''[[Moment of Truth World Tour]]''
* 1991: ''[[I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour]]''
* 1993: ''[[The Bodyguard World Tour]]''
* 1999: ''[[My Love Is Your Love World Tour]]''
* 2010: ''[[Nothing But Love World Tour]]''

; Tur regional
* ''[[Feels So Right Tour]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Pacific Rim Tour]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The European Tour (Whitney Houston)|The European Tour]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Soul Divas Tour]]'' (2004)

;Konser televisi
* ''[[Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa|The Concert for a New South Africa]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Classic Whitney Live from Washington, D.C.]]'' (1997)

== Referensi ==

{{reflist|2}}

== Bacaan lebih lanjut ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{vcite book|author=Whitney Houston|title=My love is your love: piano, vocal, chords|date=March 1999|publisher=Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.|isbn=978-0-7692-7734-9}}
* {{vcite book|author=Kevin Ammons|title=Good Girl, Bad Girl: An Insider's Biography of Whitney Houston|date=April 1998|publisher=Carol Pub Group|isbn=978-0-8065-8012-8}}
* {{vcite book|author=Jeffery Bowman|title=Diva: the totally unauthorized biography of Whitney Houston|date=February 1995|publisher=Harper|isbn=978-0-06-100853-5}}
* {{vcite book|author=Craig Halstead|title=Whitney Houston: For the Record|date=September 2010|publisher=Authors OnLine, Limited|isbn=978-0-7552-1278-1}}
* {{vcite book|author=James Robert Parish|title=Whitney Houston: The Unauthorized Biography|date=September 2003|publisher=Aurum Press|isbn=978-1-85410-921-7}}
* {{vcite book|author=James Robert Parish|title=Whitney Houston: Return of the Diva|date= April 2010|publisher=John Blake|isbn=978-1-84454-919-1}}
{{refend}}

== Pranala luar ==
{{Commons category|Whitney Houston}}
* {{Official website|www.whitneyhouston.com}}
* {{RollingStone artist|whitney-houston}}
* {{imdb name|id=0001365|name=Whitney Houston}}
* {{NYTtopic|people/h/whitney_houston}}
* {{WSJtopic|person/H/whitney-houston/5395}}
* {{Guardiantopic|music/whitney-houston}}
* {{OL author|OL2834717A}}
* {{MTV artist|whitney-houston}}

{{Normdaten}}

{{Persondata
|NAME              = Houston, Whitney Elizabeth
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Whitney Houston
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = American popular singer, songwriter, actress, arranger, film producer, model
|DATE OF BIRTH     = August 9, 1963
|PLACE OF BIRTH    = Newark, New Jersey, United States
|DATE OF DEATH     = February 11, 2012
|PLACE OF DEATH    = Beverly Hills, California, United States
}}
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