From the moment Whitney Houston first opened her mouth to sing, it was obvious that she was bound for greatness. As the daughter of Cissy Houston, and a cousin of the even more renowned singer Dionne Warwick, young Whitney grew up steeped in music. She dutifully sang in the New Hope Baptist Junior Choir, aspiring to being a backup performer like her mother. But by the time she was 11, it was readily apparent that hanging in the background wasn't in the cards for her.
Whitney Houston first put her talent to use professionally as a teenager by singing backup for Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls. After a couple of years spent developing her vocal virtuosity and making industry contacts, Whitney Houston was ready for the big time. In 1985, she signed with Arista Records, because its president, Clive Davis, had a proven track record of picking hits for his singers, not to mention a reputation for letting artists take their time to mature. Applying a fluid, soaring technique to R&B, soul, and disco arrangements, Houston's eponymous debut spun off three No. 1 singles – "Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know," and "The Greatest Love of All" – and sold more than 13 million copies to become the best-selling debut of all time by a female solo artist. Saving All My Love for You" earned Houston her first Grammy award and she spent the next two years touring in support of the album.
More record-setting success was to come with Houston's 1987 follow-up effort, "Whitney." Not only was it the first album by a female to enter the charts at No. 1, but she became the first artist in history to score seven consecutive No. 1 hits, surpassing milestones set by the Beatles and the Bee Gees.
Since 1990, Houston has managed to maintain her easily won eminence, despite the fact that she has greatly curtailed her output. Although, she has kept busy. Navigating through some perilous straits in her personal life, the pop diva managed to bear a daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and conquer the world of film. Her first feature, "The Bodyguard," banked more than $400 million worldwide, and boasted the most successful soundtrack ever released, with sales in excess of 33 million units, due largely to Houston's soaring interpretation of the Dolly Parton classic "I Will Always Love You."
Houston is known for her charitable bent, making significant contributions to the United Negro College Fund, the Children's Diabetes Fund, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, and several AIDS-related organizations, and she established the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, Inc., a nonprofit organization whose work assists homeless children and children with cancer and AIDS.
In August, news of a significant duet in divadom was made public: Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey were in the studio together. The strong-lunged, octave-jumping singers recorded "When You Believe," the theme song from the animated DreamWorks picture, "The Prince of Egypt," which tells the story of Moses. Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds was on hand to produce the single. Dispelling rumors of competitiveness, the Houston and Carey appeared together at the MTV Video Music Awards in September – wearing the same dress no less.
The "Prince of Egypt" soundtrack landed in stores the same day as Houston's new solo album, "My Love Is Your Love." Guests on her first full-length studio recording in eight years included Missy Elliott, Faith Evans, and Wyclef Jean. The disc also sports a special hidden track, "My Love," produced by Lauryn Hill. As for "When You Believe," the track appears on the movie soundtrack, Houston's album, and Carey's hits collection, "#1's" – all released the same day.

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