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Whitney Houston found dead in Beverly Hills Hotel

2012-02-12T19:40:00.000+09:00

(Reuters) - Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by years of drug use, died on Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48.

The pop superstar died on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles at the same hotel where her mentor, record mogul Clive Davis, was holding an annual pre-event party featuring scores of music industry celebrities.

A dramatic scene unfolded at the Beverly Hilton hotel as guests arriving for the party expressed shock at her death, while reporters swarmed the hotel, fans gathered outside to light candles in her memory and helicopters hovered overhead.

Beverly Hills police said they were called to the Beverly Hilton at around 3:43 p.m. PST, and fire department personnel who were already at the location responded immediately. Houston was in her fourth-floor room but was unresponsive to CPR, and she was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.

"She has been positively identified by friends and family (who) were with her at the hotel, and next of kin have already been notified," Lieutenant Mark Rosen told reporters. Police said there were no obvious signs of criminal intent.

Los Angeles County coroners removed Houston's body from the hotel after midnight through a backdoor to avoid the crush of media set up to cover her shocking death.

Typically, coroners conduct an autopsy within a day or two, at which point they might release some preliminary information about the death. If drugs or alcohol are involved, however, an official cause of death would not be released until after toxicology tests, which could take six to eight weeks.BRILLIANT CAREER

Tributes poured in from around the world for a singer whose remarkable vocal power and range produced some of the most memorable music of her generation, including her signature hit, "I Will Always Love You."

"I don't have to mask my emotion in front of a room full of so many dear friends," Davis told a somber crowd at his gala dinner and party just hours after Houston's death. "I am personally devastated by the loss of someone who has meant so much to me for so many years."Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy, which runs the Grammys, told the audience at Davis's party that Jennifer Hudson would sing a tribute to Houston at Sunday night's Grammy Awards."We will do something appropriate tomorrow, and nothing could be more appropriate than having Jennifer Hudson sing on stage for Whitney," Portnow said. "In our community, we celebrate things ... let's celebrate Whitney Houston."

Outside the hotel in the wealthy enclave of Beverly Hills, a phalanx of hotel security personnel guarded the perimeter to prevent reporters and fans from entering. Some of Houston's admirers gathered on the sidewalk, lighting candles and singing her songs.Over the course of a 30-year career in which she established herself as one of the most-admired and influential singers of her time, Houston won six Grammys, 30 Billboard awards and 22 American Music Awards. She released seven studio albums and sold some 170 million CDs, singles and videos. The soundtrack for a hit movie in which she starred, "The Bodyguard," was among the best-selling soundtracks in movie history.

Her 1985 debut, "Whitney Houston," became the best-selling debut album by a female act at that time, and spawned several hits including "How Will I Know." Her second studio CD, 1987's "Whitney," became the first album by a female artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

She crossed over from music success to TV and movies, appearing in "The Bodyguard" (1992), as well as "Waiting to Exhale" (1995) and "The Preacher's Wife" (1996).Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1963, Houston was inspired to perform as a child by soul singers in her family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and the late Dee Dee Warwick. Her godmother was Aretha Franklin.

"I just can't talk about it now," Franklin said in a statement. "It's so stunning and unbelievable. I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen. My heart goes out to Cissy, her daughter Bobbi Kris, her family and Bobby (Brown)."PERSONAL TURMOIL

By the early 1990s, Houston reigned as the queen of pop, but her critical and commercial success on stage was accompanied by an increasingly troubled personal life. In 1992 she married singer Bobby Brown, who had a bad-boy reputation, and their tumultuous 14 years together were marred by drug abuse and domestic violence.In 2000, she and Brown were stopped at an airport in Hawaii and security guards discovered marijuana in their luggage. In a 2002 TV interview, she admitted using marijuana, cocaine, alcohol and prescription drugs.

The pair also starred in a reality TV series, "Being Bobby Brown," which painted an often unflattering portrait of the couple.The last 10 years of Houston's life were dominated by drug use, rumors of relapses and trips to rehab.

She launched a comeback tour in 2009, and in April 2010 she called media reports she was using drugs again "ridiculous." In May 2011, Houston enrolled in a drug and alcohol rehab program.

Despite her personal troubles, Houston commanded great affection among her music industry colleagues, and emotional tributes flooded the media in the hours after news broke of her death."I am absolutely heartbroken at the news of Whitney's passing," legendary music producer Quincy Jones said in a statement. "... I always regretted not having had the opportunity to work with her. She was a true original and a talent beyond compare. I will miss her terribly."

Barbra Streisand said in a statement: "She had everything, beauty, a magnificent voice. How sad her gifts could not bring her the same happiness they brought us."

Pop star Rihanna posted on Twitter "No words, just tears."

(Additional reporting by Mary Slosson, Jill Serjeant, Dan Whitcomb, Piya Sinha-Roy and R.T. Watson; Editing by Jonathan Weber and Eric Beech)

One of my favourite song from Whitney

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone.....

2012-01-22T15:11:00.000+09:00

At last everything is all in RED colour...

Ah...just so weird when Christmas time everything is Red and Green...

But now the new year came....

It is all RED!!!!!!!And GOLD!!!

Here is a illustration for you guys...

Well I'll post something that i've decorated at a bulletin board at my church...

Something very artistic? I drew something on it....

Looking forward to it ya'...

2012 D Year Lai D~~~

New Year Bookmark by Me

2012-01-18T00:43:00.003+09:00

These are the book mark that I've created and edited....
If you all would like to have it,
You can email me @ pjyeon@live.com or leave me a comment or maybe add me at Facebook.....
I'll be happy to share with you....

Katy Perry

2012-01-17T20:12:00.001+09:00

Listening to Katy Perry's The One That Got Away (Live) on a monday night. Feeling so emotional after imagining that she sang this to Russell.
Well obviously she wrote this song long ago before they divorce so it was not for him but this song suits so much.Feel so sad cuz I always think they are the best couple ever.

Sigh.They look so happy together and they are the first couple that I think their marriage will last forever.SO SAD LAH makes me think that there's still hope for celebrities marriage.Unlike Kim Kardashian's marriage,her marriage was a total joke.lol.

My fav covers :

Taekwondo "Finger" Performance in Korea

2012-01-17T14:41:00.000+09:00

I'll bet that u will try this after watching

♥Cutie Cupcakes♥

2012-01-16T23:09:00.000+09:00

I wish I were talented enough to bake something like this! I feel these cupcakes are so cute I could never bring myself to eat them! Either way, I wanted to share this cute find with you guys!

Sweet Proposal Ever....

2012-01-16T18:03:00.000+09:00

This is just so SWEET
I wanna be HER

Love breaks all barriers, it beats all words, and slows all motions
Love is a funny thing because it will take your heart, break it, give it back, and take it again, its like a roller coaster ride, but even though its scary, you want to keep riding.
Love is magical,
It leads you to a place where no one can tell you how you feel, you can't explain it, because love just is,
Love is universal,
No matter who you are, and no matter the color of your skin,love will find you, love is blind.
You may not be looking for love but when you find someone, your whole point of view, on everything changes, you care more about everything, and care less about what people say
Love is like a trance, when you fall under its spell, you may never want to come back,
Love is YOURS keep it, cherish it, and never let it go, because you'll never know how much you cared for something until it leaves.

Spring Is Coming.....

2012-01-16T03:05:00.001+09:00

Every year i went for holidays at overseas....
But this year i didn't went anywhere...
Last year(2010) I went to Korea with my aunt there....
The thing i love the most there is the snow the weather...
But my aunt says that afer 3 month living with the ice...
The spring will arrive...
I've never gone through other 3 seasons as i only went there during winter...

p/s : i will go through all of the season for sure...

Something God Created

2012-01-16T02:39:00.001+09:00

The picture make me feel calm everytimes i look at it...
It just make my heart feel safe...
If there is a place like that at my hometown...
I'll totally move there....
God you are the best designer i ever met...

Church Life

2012-01-15T23:59:00.000+09:00

At here i learn a lot of things as well as growing up here...

And here i want to let you all see a drama for the past Christmas....
Sometimes live might get hard but YOU are always there for me Father...:)
I am so glad that You are with me always....

I hope you enjoy it

Smile

2012-01-15T19:35:00.000+09:00

Today was the first time in years I have showed my laugh to them. My forced laugh to prevent my tears.

The sky was the last thing I saw before everything flashed in to white. I was missing the Sky more than anything.

Today was the day I was given another chance to live. The 8th to be exact, and maybe my last.

My Bloggie

2012-01-15T18:07:00.001+09:00

At last i make another blog here....
Well to be truth actually I really love this blog actually..
I just idk la...