R.I.P Whitney Houston...

When I decided to start this blog I promised myself that it's going to be a place for fun and joy, with nothing sad... but this just shocked me to bits and I just cannot not to post about it here... Because yesterday afternoon (California time), one of my favorite "voices" and one of the World's most incredible voices of all time passed away... Whitney Houston. Just yesterday, staying home being sick, my favorite channel was playing videos at the background, and I saw "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" by Whitney and Enrique, and thought to myself that those were good times for her, feeling sad that she's gone down "that" way... And 12 hours later, I wake up and read this horrible news that shook the World.

Tribute video...

Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, died on Saturday afternoon. She was 48.
Publicist Kristen Foster confirmed that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unclear.

She died at the Beverly Hilton hotel. She was apparently found by her bodyguard in her hotel room.
A spokesman for the local police department said that emergency services had been called to the hotel at 3.43pm on Saturday, arriving minutes later.
Officials rushed to the room on the fourth floor where she was staying as a guest, where they found security staff and firemen attempting to revive her using CPR
Life-saving attempts proved unsuccessful after 20 minutes, and she was pronounced dead at 3.55pm.
Authorities are currently trying to determine a cause of death, according to the spokesman. He said there were 'no obvious signs of foul play and no obvious signs of a cause of death'.
It was initially unclear whether or not her death was drug-related, as has been speculated by some.

News of Houston's death came on the eve of one of the biggest nights in music - the Grammy Awards.
It's a showcase where she once reigned, and her death was sure to case a heavy pall on Sunday's ceremony.
Houston was supposed to appear at the gala, and Davis had said that she would perhaps perform: 'It's her favorite night of the year... who knows, by the end of the evening.'
Producer Jimmy Jam, who had worked with Houston, said he anticipated the evening would become a tribute to her, and he expected there to be one at the Grammys as well.
She had been at rehearsals for the show on Thursday, coaching singers Brandy and Monica, according to a person who was at the event.

The source said Houston looked disheveled, was sweating profusely and liquor and cigarettes could be smelled on her breath.
Two days ago, she performed at a pre-Grammy party with singer Kelly Price.

Her album Whitney was the first album by a woman to ever debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Charts. She has sold more than 170 million albums worldwide.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099983/Whitney-Houston-dead-Pop-legend-Beverley-Hills-hotel-aged-48.html


Houston's last performance, just 24 hours before her death...



Rest In Piece and always in our hearts... LEGEND!

xo K