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Entertainment

Whitney Houston – a life in pictures

Whitney Houston obit: 1979: A Young Whitney Houston during a portrait in Newark, New Jersey
1979: A Young Whitney Houston poses for a portrait in Newark, New Jersey
Photograph: Bette Marshall/Getty Images
Whitney Houston obit: 1979: Whitney Houston with producer Clive Davis
1979: Whitney Houston with producer Clive Davis Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Whitney Houston obit: 1985: A young Whitney Houston
1985: a young Houston Photograph: Gunter W Kienitz/Rex Features
Whitney Houston obit: 1987: Whitney Houston in recording studio
1987: in a recording studio Photograph: Dirck Halstead/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image
Whitney Houston with her parents
Houston with her parents during the early days of her career Photograph: Robin Platzer/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image
Whitney Houston obit: 1987: Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody
1987: Houston on set of the music video for I Wanna Dance with Somebody Photograph: Ebet Roberts/Redferns
Whitney Houston obit: 1987: Whitney Houston holds her award at the Grammy's
1987: Houston holds her award for best female pop vocal performance at the Grammy awards Photograph: John Chiasson/Getty Images
Whitney Houston obit: 1988: Whitney Houston performing
1988: performing at Wembley Arena Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Whitney Houston obit: Singer Whitney Houston performing
1987: Houston on stage Photograph: Dirck Halstead/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Whitney Houston with Michael Jackson
1988: Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston at a charity dinner in New York Photograph: Mark Cardwell/AFP/Getty Images
Whitney Houston obit: 1992: Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard'
1992: in the movie the The Bodyguard Photograph: Allstar
Whitney Houston obit: 1993: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
1993: Houston and her husband, Bobby Brown Photograph: Chris Walter/WireImage
Whitney Houston obit: 1994: Whitney Houston holds her awards at American Music Awards Ceremony
1994: holding her awards at the American music awards ceremony Photograph: Frank Trapper/Corbis
Whitney Houston with Nelson Mandela
1994: Nelson Mandela wiping the tears of an emotional Houston on the steps of the Union Buildings in Pretoria Photograph: IMAGES24.co.za
Whitney Houston obit: 1995: Whitney Houston in 'Waiting To Exhale'
1995: Loretta Devine, Houston, Angela Bassett and Lela Rochon in Waiting To Exhale Photograph: Allstar
Whitney Houston obit: 1996: Whitney Houston & Denzel Washington in 'The Preacher's Wife'
1996: Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington in The Preacher's Wife Photograph: Allstar
Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey
1999: Houston and Mariah Carey perform When You Believe at the Oscars Photograph: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
Whitney Houston obit: 1999: Whitney Houston performing her comeback at the Brit Awards
1999: performing at the Brit awards Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA
Whitney Houston obit: 2009: Whitney Houston performs at the Grammy Salute to Industry Icons
2009: at the Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honouring Clive Davis Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Whitney Houston obit: Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina arrive at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala
2011: Houston and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, arrive at the 2011 pre-Grammy gala Photograph: Steve Granitz/WireImage
Whitney Houston obit: 2011: Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwick perform at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala
2011: Houston and Dionne Warwick perform at the pre-Grammy gala Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Whitney Houston obit: 2009: Whitney Houston performs onstage at the American Music Awards
Onstage at the American music awards Photograph: Matt Sayles/AP
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