Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress active from 1977 to 2012. She was nicknamed “The Voice”. She is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. She passed away on February 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, California, United States and was said to have passed away after drowning and the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use”.
In this article, we will dive into her personal life to know more about her, especially her family to know her husband, children, parents, and siblings.
Whitney Houston husband
She was a divorcee as of her time of death. She was married to Bobby Brown from 1992 to 2007.
Whitney Houston children
She is the mother of one, a daughter who was an American reality television personality, Bobbi Kristina Brown(Deceased).
Whitney Houston parents
She is the daughter of Cissy Houston and John Russell Houston. Her mother was a gospel singer who was part of The Drinkard Singers and who later joined the Gospelaires. Her father on the other hand was an ex-Army serviceman, a Newark city administrator who worked for then-Newark mayor Kenneth A. Gibson and a manager of the Sweet Inspirations.
Whitney Houston siblings
She is from a family of three siblings and happens to be the only female child and youngest among her siblings.
Her elder brother, Michael, was a songwriter, and her elder half-brother is a former basketball player and singer Gary Garland.