Sunday, March 10, 2013

MASTER CLASS HOMAGE OF THE WEEK

MASTER CLASS SOCIETY HOMAGE OF THE WEEK

WHITNEY HOUSTON (THE VOICE)

With talent that is unrivaled even today, Whitney Houston shaped the way a singer should sing. The most awarded female singer of all time. The first female artist to have her debut album debut at #1. "Whitney", her second set, became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart "Whitney Houston" her debut album, was at the time the best selling album by a female artist (a record she would break again). "I Will Always Love You" became the best selling single by a female artist in the history of the RIAA. The Bodyguard Soundtrack became the best selling album by a female artists and remains the best selling soundtrack of all time. The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack is the best selling gospel album of all time (remained at number one for twenty-six weeks.). Her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner is the only version of the song ever to be certified platinum and is considered the STANDARD to which all singers are held. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" was the third single by a female singer ever to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Whitney Houston has won 22 American Music Awards including two special awardsă…ˇAward of Merit in 1994 and International Artist Award in 2009, more than any other female solo artist in AMA history. Whitney Houston garnered more American Music Awards than any other female artist at its 14th ceremony of 1987, pulling in five wins, the all-time record by a female artist at the time. Rivaling Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston set a bar that has not nor will ever be hit again. Whitney Houston passed away February 11, 2012. 

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