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She was very young, 11, when she first began perfoming!.

Born into a musical family on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney's success might've been foretold!. Her legendary heritage is as familiar as America's greatest icons: the daughter of famed singer Cissy Houston (who made her name in the Drinkards gospel quartet, and later the Sweet Inspirations vocal group of Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley renown); and the cousin of singers Dee Dee Warwick (who introduced the original '60s versions of "You're No Good" and "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me") and her sister, superstar Dionne Warwick!. Whitney's mother and cousins nurtured her passion for gospel music since birth!. As a teenager, Whitney was already singing on the scene in New York, and records with her first young performances in the '70s and early '80s D album credits with such eclectic acts as Michael Zager, Chaka Khan, Herbie Mann, the Neville Brothers, Bill Laswell's Material, and others D are much sought-after collectors items!.
Whitney Houston was born in a rough neighborhood in the projects of Newark, New Jersey!. She is the third and youngest child of John and gospel singer Cissy Houston!.[12] Her mother, along with cousin Dionne Warwick and Godmother Aretha Franklin are all notable figures in the gospel, rhythm and blues, and soul genres!. Houston was raised a Baptist, but was also exposed to the Pentecostal church!. After the 1967 Newark riots, the family moved to a middle class area in East Orange, New Jersey when she was four!.[12] While her mother was away touring with Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin as a backup singer, her father would spend most of the time raising the children!. Houston did not have many friends and she was picked on because her face was too light or her hair was too long compared to the other black girls!.[citation needed] At the age of eleven, Houston began to follow in her mothers footsteps and started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where she also learned to play the piano!.[13] Her first solo performance in the church was "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah"!. When Houston was a teenager, her parents divorced and she continued to live with her mother!. She attended a Roman Catholic single-sex high school, Mount Saint Dominic Academy, where she met her best friend Robyn Crawford, whom she describes as the "sister she never had!." Crawford would later become Houston's personal assistant and the two of them would eventually be constantly subjected to lesbian rumors!.[citation needed] While Houston was still in school, her mother continued to teach her how to sing!.[1] In addition to her mother, Franklin, and Warwick, Houston was also exposed to the music of Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, and Roberta Flack, most of which would have an impact on her as a singer and performer!.[14]Www@QuestionHome@Com

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