Whitney Houston's career in music
Whitney Houston belts out a song during her segment of a benefit concert at Boston Garden on May 10, 1986.
Clive Davis, shown with Ms. Houston in 1996, was the singer's mentor after he discovered her singing in her mother's act in a club.
Ms. Houston poses with her Grammy Award in March, 1988.
Ms. Houston and her then-husband, musician Bobby Brown, perform during the VH1 Divas duet show in Las Vegas in May, 2003. The two divorced four years later after a tumultuous marriage that included charges of domestic abuse against Mr. Brown in 1993.
Ms. Houston performs at the 2009 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons event to honour her mentor, Clive Davis, in Feburary, 2009.
Singer Whitney Houston accepts the International Artist of the Year Award at the 2009 American Music Awards in November, 2009, the year of her successful comeback album I Look to You.
Ms. Houston performs at London's O2 arena as part of her European tour in 2010. Cancelled concert dates on her world tour were attributed to illness.