Singer Whitney Houston, 48, died in a Beverly Hills hotel Saturday, and Beverly Hills Patch Editor Marie Cunningham is on the scene.
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Houston is the cousin of singer Dionne Warwick, daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston. Her godmother is singer Aretha Franklin.
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Her hits in the 1980s and 1990s included How Will I Know, Saving All My Love for You and I Will Always Love You.
Whitney Houston's singing career and strong voice suffered during a tumultuous marriage to R&B singer Bobby Brown that lasted from 1992-2007.
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They had one child together, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, born in 1993.
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