Whitney Houston (1963-2012) died on February 11, 2012 at the age of 48. She was a celebrated and talented singer, actress, and model. She was the Guinness World Records holder for most consecutive number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits by a female artist, with seven straight chart-toppers, from her soundtrack "Saving All My Love for You" (1985) to her duet with Mariah Carey on "When You Believe" (1998). An eight-time Grammy Award winner, Whitney was a superstar and a pop music icon. She starred in many films, including The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale, and The Preacher's Wife. Many of her songs, among them "I Will always Love You," "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," and "The Greatest Love of All," remain a staple of pop radio playlists to this day. She was preceded in death by her father, John Houston, and is survived by her mother, Cissy Houston, her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, and many other relatives and friends.