Updated: Whitney Houston dies, aged 48

Whitney Houston has been found dead in her Beverly Hilton Hotel room on Saturday afternoon.

Whitney Houston Aug 1963 - Feb 2012

Whitney was an artist I grew up listening to, so to me she has always been a bit of a hero. News of her death has just broken and I am truly saddened.

Some of my favourite Whitney records were 'Greatest Love of All', 'Didn't We Almost Have it All', 'Queen of the Night' and 'Bodyguard' is one of my most favourite movies ever!

In her career she was the most awarded female act of all time with awards including 2 Emmy's, 6 Grammy's and 30 Billboard Music Awards. She was also the only artist to chart 7 consecutive No.1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. 

In recent years her career had taken a tumble due to her personal life. Some people may argue that because of her life style choices it was only a matter of time before something like this would happen, but I think we can all agree 48 is a very young age to go and she was a true talent who will be missed by millions.

The Grammy awards will pay tribute the this artist, with Jennifer Hudson performing a tribute.



This amateur video clip has now surfaced online which shows Whitney performing on the Friday before her death.

RIP Whitney

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