Whitney Houston was born into music. She had a voice like no other and when she sang it felt like the world stopped to listen. She grew up surrounded by soul and gospel her mother was a singer her cousin was a singer and even Aretha Franklin was a family friend. Whitney’s destiny was always to be a star and when she was discovered by Clive Davis the world was about to hear something magical.
Her debut album was a masterpiece and made her a household name but it was in the early nineties that she became truly unstoppable. She starred in The Bodyguard a film that would make her the biggest star on the planet. But it wasn’t just her acting that made an impact. It was the song.
I Will Always Love You. A song that had been written by Dolly Parton years before but when Whitney sang it something changed. The song was no longer just a country ballad. It was an anthem. A powerful soaring declaration of love and loss that no one could ignore. The way she sang it started soft like a whisper almost fragile but then her voice built and built until it exploded into something so big and breathtaking that you couldn’t help but feel every word. Her voice was pure. It was strong. It was full of emotion. It was perfect.
The song stayed at number one for weeks. It became the best-selling single by a female artist of all time. It played everywhere. On the radio. In movies. At weddings and funerals and everything in between. It became more than just a song. It became a moment. A memory. A feeling that never faded.
Whitney was on top of the world. She had the voice of a generation but behind the scenes life was not so perfect. Fame came with pressure and struggles. She battled personal demons but no matter what one thing never changed. That voice. That power. That magic.
Even after she was gone her music lived on. I Will Always Love You still makes people cry still gives people chills still reminds the world that Whitney Houston was and always will be one of the greatest singers to ever live.
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