
Profile
Famous as :
Pop/R&B singerBirth Name :
Whitney Elizabeth HoustonBirth Date :
August 09, 1963Birth Place :
East Orange, New Jersey, USASpouse :
Bobby Brown (singer, 18-Jul-92 - 24-Apr-07)Claim to fame :
Single "Saving All My Love For You" (1985)
ALMA Awards
1999
Got nomination for ALMA Awardcategory Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film (For the song "When You Believe") for The Prince of Egypt (1998)
shared with Mariah Carey
American Music Awards
2001
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
2000
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
2000
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
2000
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite R&B Album for "My Love Is Your Love"
1997
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
1994
Won Award of Merit1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Adult Contemporary Album for "The Bodyguard"
1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Album for "The Bodyguard"
1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Album for "The Bodyguard"
1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "I Will Always Love You"
1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Single for "I Will Always Love You"
1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
1994
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
1992
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Adult Contemporary Album for "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
1992
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Album for "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
1992
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
1992
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1992
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1990
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Vocalist
1990
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Vocalist
1988
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
1988
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1987
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Single for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
1987
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Vocalist
1986
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Vocalist
1986
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Album for "Whitney Houston"
1986
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Album for "Whitney Houston"
1986
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Vocalist
1986
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video for "The Greatest Love Of All"
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1997
Won ASCAP Awardcategory Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures (For the song "Count On Me") for Waiting to Exhale (1995)
shared with Michael Houston
Billboard Music Awards
1988
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Pop Singles Artist - Female
1987
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Album Artist - Female
1986
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Pop Artist
1986
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Pop Album Artist - Female for "Whitney Houston"
1986
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Pop Album Artist for "Whitney Houston"
1986
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Black Album Artist for "Whitney Houston"
1986
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Pop Album for "Whitney Houston"
1986
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Black Album for "Whitney Houston"
1985
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top New Pop Artist
1985
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top New Black Artist
Black Entertainment Television Awards
2001
Won Black Entertainment Television Lifetime Achievement AwardBlockbuster Entertainment Awards
2001
Got nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Awardcategory Favorite Female Artist - R&B
2000
Got nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Awardcategory Favorite Song from a Movie (Internet Only) (For the song "When You Believe") for The Prince of Egypt (1998)
shared with Mariah Carey
Brit Awards
2000
Got nomination for Brit Awardcategory Best International Female Solo Artist
Emmy Awards
1998
Got nomination for Emmycategory Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special for Cinderella (1997) (TV)
shared with Debra Martin Chase (executive producer); Craig Zadan (executive producer)
1986
Won Emmycategory Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for The 28th Annual Grammy Awards (1986) (TV)
Gospel Music Association Dove Awards
1998
Won Gospel Music Association Dove Awardcategory Best Traditional Gospel Recorded Song for "I Go To The Rock"
Grammy Awards
2000
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "It's Not Right, But It's Okay"
2000
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "When You Believe"
shared with Mariah Carey
2000
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Heartbreak Hotel"
shared with Faith Evans; Kelly Price
2000
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Album for "My Love Is Your Love"
1998
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "I Believe In You And Me"
1998
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Album for "The Preacher's Wife"
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for "Count On Me"
shared with Babyface; Michael Houston
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Count On Me"
shared with Ce Ce Winans
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Performance, Female for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
1994
Won Grammy Awardcategory Record of the Year for "I Will Always Love You"
1994
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "I Will Always Love You"
1994
Won Grammy Awardcategory Album of the Year for "The Bodyguard"
1994
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "I'm Every Woman"
1993
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "I Belong To You"
1992
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "All The Man That I Need"
1991
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
1990
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be"
shared with Aretha Franklin
1989
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "One Moment In Time"
1988
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
1988
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Whitney"
1988
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "For The Love Of You"
1987
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Record of the Year for "Greatest Love Of All"
1986
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female for "Saving All My Love For You"
1986
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Whitney Houston"
1986
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "You Give Good Love"
Juno Awards
1994
Won Juno Awardcategory Best-Selling Album (foreign or domestic) for "The Bodyguard"
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
1997
Got nomination for Blimp Awardcategory Favorite Movie Actress for The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Meteor Ireland Music Awards
2001
Won Meteor Ireland Music Awardcategory Best International Female
MTV Europe Music Awards
1999
Won MTV Europe Music Awardcategory Best R&B Artist
1999
Got nomination for MTV Europe Music Awardcategory Best Female Artist
MTV Movie Awards
1996
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Movie Song (from a film "Waiting to Exhale" (1995)) for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
1993
Won MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Movie Song (from a film "The Bodyguard" (1992)) for "I Will Always Love You"
1993
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Breakthrough Performance for The Bodyguard (1992)
1993
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Female Performance for The Bodyguard (1992)
1993
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best On-Screen Duo for The Bodyguard (1992)
shared with Kevin Costner
MTV Video Music Awards
1999
Got nomination for MTV Video Music Awardcategory Best R&B Video for "Heartbreak Hotel"
shared with Faith Evans; Kelly Price
1986
Won MTV Video Music Awardcategory Best Female Video for "How Will I Know"
NAACP Image Awards
1999
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Duo/Group for "When You Believe"
shared with Mariah Carey
1999
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Album for "My Love Is Your Love"
1999
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Female Artist for "My Love Is Your Love"
1999
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Video for "When You Believe"
shared with Mariah Carey
1999
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special for "When You Believe: Music Inspired By The Prince Of Egypt"
1997
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture for The Preacher's Wife (1996)
1996
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture for Waiting to Exhale (1995)
1995
Won NAACP Image Special Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
People's Choice Awards
1998
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Female Musical Performer
1993
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Female Musical Performer
1989
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Female Musical Performer
1988
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Female Musical Performer
1987
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Female Musical Performer
Razzie Awards
1993
Got nomination for Razzie Awardcategory Worst Actress for The Bodyguard (1992)
1993
Got nomination for Razzie Awardcategory Worst New Star for The Bodyguard (1992)
1993
Got nomination for Razzie Awardcategory Worst Original Song (from a film "The Bodyguard' (1992)) for "Queen of The Night"
shared with L.A. Reid; Daryl Simmons; Babyface
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
1999
Got nomination for Soul Train Lady of Soul Awardcategory Best R&B/Soul Single for "Heartbreak Hotel"
1999
Got nomination for Soul Train Lady of Soul Awardcategory Best R&B/Soul Album for "My Love Is Your Love"
Soul Train Music Awards
2001
Got nomination for Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo for "Same Script, Different Cast"
shared with Deborah Cox
2000
Won Artist of the Decade Award2000
Got nomination for Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best R&B/Soul Single, Female for "My Love Is Your Love"
2000
Got nomination for Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best R&B/Soul Album, Female for "My Love Is Your Love"
1998
Won Quincy Jones Awardcategory Outstanding Career Achievement













