Whitney Houston, who was pointed as pop music's queen until her splendid and magic voice was ravaged by drug use, erratic attitude and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was only 48 when she passed away.
The singer had died in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, yet the cause of her death is still unknown. It is reported that it could take 2 months to determine and announce the cause of death.
At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was among of the world's best-selling artists.
Her success carried her beyond music to movies, where she starred in hits like "The Bodyguard" and "Waiting to Exhale."
She had the a fascinating voice, and a perfect image: a gorgeous singer who had sex appeal but was never overtly sexual, who maintained perfect poise.
She influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey, who when she first came out sounded so much like Houston that many thought it was Houston.
But by the end of her career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use. Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming; her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances. She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime.
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