HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the late Whitney Houston!
The late superstar singer and actress (The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale, The Preacher's Wife, Sparkle) sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and won six Grammy awards (out of 26 nominations).
She was the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and the cousin of Dionne Warwick. She had 11 number-one pop hits in the '80 and '90s, but later became known for her erratic behavior and her tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown.
She was found dead on February 11th, 2012 -- on the eve of the Grammy Awards -- in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The cause was determined to be "accidental drowning." She was 48.