Born to sing: At five, Whitney Houston assimilated a church choir
A duet with mum: In 1979, aged 16, onstage with Cissy, a successful gospel singer
1985: Her initial manuscript was a outrageous hit
1990: Polished and globally well-known
1999: Still in authority during a Brits
At a tallness of her powers: Glamorous in 2002
2006: On a slide, ill and haggard
The tip is out: Pictures of Whitney’s lavatory in 2006, strewn with drug paraphernalia
2009: Struggling to reason it together on a X Factor
A disaster: Her quip tour
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