What is Whitney Houston?
{{Use American English|date=September 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Whitney Houston | image = Whitney Houston (cropped3).JPEG | caption = Houston at the ''[[Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston|Welcome Home Heroes]]'' concert in 1991 | birth_name = Whitney Elizabeth Houston | birth_date = {{Birth date|1963|8|9}} | birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|2|11|1963|8|9}} | death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S. | burial_place = [[Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum (Westfield, New Jersey)|Fairview Cemetery]], {{avoid wrap|[[Westfield, New Jersey]]}} | occupation = {{Hlist|Singer|actress|film producer|model|record producer|songwriter|philanthropist|television presenter}} | years_active = 1977–2012 | works = {{Hlist|[[Whitney Houston albums discography|Albums]]|[[Whitney Houston singles discography|singles]]|[[Whitney Houston videography|music videos]]|[[Whitney Houston filmography|filmography]]|[[List of Whitney Houston live performances|performances]]|[[List of songs recorded by Whitney Houston|songs recorded]]}} | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Bobby Brown]]|1992|2007|end=divorce}} | children = [[Bobbi Kristina Brown]] | mother = [[Cissy Houston]] | relatives = {{Plainlist| * [[Gary Garland]] (half-brother) * [[Dionne Warwick]] (cousin) * [[Dee Dee Warwick]] (cousin) * [[Leontyne Price]] (cousin) }} | awards = {{Hlist|[[List of awards and nominations received by Whitney Houston|Accolades]]|[[List of Whitney Houston records and achievements|records]]}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer <!-- mandatory field --> | genre = {{Hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]|[[Funk#1980s synth-funk|funk]]|[[new jack swing]]}} | label