UWhitney Elizabeth Houston wayeyimvumi yaseMelika kunye nomdlali weqonga. Ebizwa ngokuba “Ilizwi”, ungomnye wawona magcisa omculo athengiswa kakhulu ngalo lonke ixesha, ngentengiso yeerekhodi ezingaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-200 kwihlabathi liphela. UHouston ube nefuthe kwiimvumi ezininzi kumculo odumileyo, kwaye waziwa ngamazwi akhe anamandla, anika umphefumlo kunye nezakhono zokuphucula amazwi. UHouston wakhulisa ukuthandwa kwakhe xa wayengena kumzi bhanyabhanya. Ukurekhoda kwakhe kunye neefilimu, zenze impumelelo enkulu kunye nempikiswano.
Ufumene amawonga amaninzi kulo lonke ixesha lomsebenzi wakhe nangemva kokusweleka kwakhe, kubandakanywa iiMbasa ezimbini ze-Emmy, amaBhaso eGrammy amathandathu, amaBhaso oMculo weBillboard ali-16, kunye neeRekhodi zeHlabathi zeGuinness ezingama-28, kunye nokungeniswa kwiGrammy, isingqi kunye neBlues Music, kunye neRock and Roll iiholo udumo. Iialbhamu zakhe zokuqala ezimbini zestudiyo, uWhitney Houston (1985) kunye noWhitney (1987), bobabini baphuma kwindawo yokuqala kwiBillboard 200 kwaye baphakathi kwee-albhamu ezithengiswa kakhulu ngalo lonke ixesha.
UHouston wamenza wadlala indima yakhe yokuqala ngefilimu eyonwabisayo ethi The Bodyguard (1992), eyaba yifilimu yeshumi ephezulu kakhulu ukuza kuthi ga ngalo mhla ngaphandle kokufumana uphononongo olubi ngomdlalo wayo wescreen kunye nemidlalo ephambili. Urekhode iingoma ezintandathu zengoma yefilimu, equka “Ndiza kuhlala Ndikuthanda” ephumelele iMbasa yeGrammy yeRekhodi yoNyaka kwaye yaba yeyona ithengiswa kakhulu ngomzimba ngumfazi kwimbali yomculo.
Ingoma yeThe Bodyguard iphumelele iMbasa yeGrammy yeAlbham yoNyaka kwaye ihlala iyeyona albhamu ithengiswa kakhulu ngalo lonke ixesha. I-Houston iqhubekile neenkwenkwezi kwaye irekhoda iingoma zokulinda i-Exhale (1995) kunye noMfazi woMshumayeli (1996). UHouston wavelisa ingoma yokugqibela, eyaba yeyona albhamu yevangeli ithengiswa kakhulu ngalo lonke ixesha. Njengomvelisi bhanyabhanya, uvelise iimuvi zenkcubeko ezahlukeneyo kubandakanya iCinderella (1997) kunye nothotho olubandakanya iDiary Diaries kunye neCheetah Girls.
Icwecwe lokuqala likaHouston kwiminyaka esibhozo, Uthando Lwam Luthando Lwakho (1998), lithengise izigidi. Ukulandela impumelelo, uhlaziye isivumelwano sakhe no-Arista nge-100 yezigidi zeedola, enye yezona zinto zinkulu zokurekhoda ngalo lonke ixesha. Nangona kunjalo, iingxaki zakhe zobuqu zaqala ukugubungela umsebenzi wakhe. Icwecwe lakhe lestudiyo lika-2002, uJust Whitney, lifumene uphononongo oluxubeneyo. Ukusetyenziswa kwakhe kweziyobisi kunye nomtshato onesiphithiphithi kwimvumi uBobby Brown wafumana iindaba ezisasazekileyo zeendaba.
Emva kwekhefu leminyaka emithandathu ekurekhodeni, uHouston wabuyela phezulu kwitshati yeBillboard 200 enecwecwe lakhe lokugqibela lestudiyo, Ndijonge Kuwe (2009). NgoFebruwari 11, 2012, uHouston warhaxwa ngempazamo ebhafini kwihotele iBeverly Hilton eBeverly Hills, enesifo sentliziyo kunye nokusetyenziswa kwecocaine njengemiba enegalelo. Iindaba zokusweleka kwakhe zangqamana neeMbasa zeGrammy zika-2012 kwaye zabhengezwa kumazwe ngamazwe.
Ezinye zeengcaphuno ezilungileyo zikaWhitney Houston zidweliswe ngezantsi.
- “Ukuba phakathi kwabantu abafana noAretha Franklin noGladys Knight, uDionne Warwick noRoberta Flack, zonke ezi zingqwele, ndafundiswa ukumamela nokujonga.” -UWhitney Houston
- “UBobby ufuna ukuba nabantwana abaninzi. Isihlanu siya kuba yimpazamo eqinisekileyo. Ndiyadlala qha. Ndiyabathanda abantwana.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Ukukrazuka kwetshungama okanye ukuhlala uvule imilenze yakho bekungamkelekanga… kwaye kungcono ndingabuyi eyadini namadolo akrwelekeyo.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Suku ngalunye ndiphila ndifuna ukuba, usuku lokunikela ngeyona nto ilungileyo kum. Ndimnye kuphela, kodwa andindedwa. Olona suku lwam lubalaseleyo alukaziwa.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Kwasekuqaleni, mna nekhamera singabahlobo abakhulu. Iyandithanda, kwaye ndiyayithanda.” -UWhitney Houston
- "UThixo undinike ilizwi lokuba ndicule kunye, kwaye xa unayo, yintoni enye i-gimmick ekhoyo?" -UWhitney Houston
- “Ukukhulela kwiimvumi ezibalaseleyo, awunakukwazi ukuzibamba. Ndaziqonda ngoko nangoko.” -UWhitney Houston
- "Ndiphantse ndanqwenela ukuba ndinomdla ngakumbi, ukuze ndifanise okwenzekayo kum." -UWhitney Houston
- “Ndikholelwa ukuba abantwana likamva lethu. Bafundise kakuhle kwaye ubavumele bakhokele indlela. Babonise bonke ubuhle abanabo ngaphakathi.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Ndagqiba kwakudala ukuba ndingaze ndihambe emthunzini kabani; ukuba ndiyasilela, okanye ukuba ndiyaphumelela ndenze njengoko ndikholelwayo.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Ndiziva ndisikeleleke kakhulu ngokwenza le nto ndiyenzileyo. Ukukwazi nje ukusebenzisa oko uThixo andinike kona kuyintsikelelo. Uyazi, ungakhathali ngeeGrammys, ungakhathali ngeerekhodi, ungakhathali ngayo yonke loo nto. Ukuze ndikwazi nje ukucula.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Ekugqibeleni ndiye ndajongana nenyaniso yokuba akulotyala ukungabi nabahlobo. Ukuba wedwa kuthetha ukuba uneengxaki ezimbalwa. Xa ndagqiba ekubeni ndibe yimvumi, umama wandilumkisa ukuba ndiza kuba ndedwa kakhulu.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Ndiyathanda ukuba ngumfazi, kwanakwilizwe lendoda. Ngapha koko, amadoda awakwazi kunxiba ilokhwe, kodwa iibhulukhwe singazinxiba.” -UWhitney Houston
- "Ndacinga ukuba kuya kuba kuhle ukucula iingoma zeKrisimesi, njenge 'Ngoma yeKrisimesi. 'O' Ubusuku obuNgcwele, 'uNoel wokuqala', iingoma endikhulele kuzo kwaye ndizithanda. -UWhitney Houston
- “Ndandifuna ukuba ngumfundisi-ntsapho. Ndiyabathanda abantwana, ngoko ndandifuna ukujongana nabantwana. Emva koko ndandifuna ukuba ngugqirha wezilwanyana. Kodwa xa ndandineminyaka eli-10 okanye eli-11 ubudala, xa ndandivula umlomo wam ndathi, ‘Owu Thixo, yintoni le?’” -UWhitney Houston
- "Andizange ndakhelwe ukuba ndiqhekeze." -UWhitney Houston
- "Ndandithetha amazwi ngaphandle kwengoma. Bendiyingoma engekavunywa, umbongo ongenamvano-siphelo, umdanisi ophelelwe lixesha. Kodwa ngoku, ndikhona, mntwana, akukho mntu undithanda njengawe.” -UWhitney Houston
- Bendingayi kuba naye nabani na ongaluhloniphiyo uluvo lwam. -UWhitney Houston
- “Ndiyintombi endala. Kwaye ndiyayithanda ivangeli. Ndiyazithanda izinto ezindiphakamisayo, ezindikhuthazayo.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Andingomntu ufuna ukufa. Ndingumntu onobomi, ofuna ukuphila. Kwaye ndihlala ndinayo. Kwaye andiyi kuphosakela enye into ngaphandle kwaleyo. " -UWhitney Houston
- “Andiphambani ngamabala kuba ndiyakwazi ukuzithengisa. Ayindenzeli nto konke konke. -UWhitney Houston
- “Musa ukugweba ngenxa yeziphene zakho, kodwa ngenxa yoloyiso lwakho!” -UWhitney Houston
- "Ukufunda ukuzithanda, lolona thando lukhulu kunazo zonke." -UWhitney Houston
- “Umama wacula nam esiswini sakhe; Bendicula noBobbi Kris esiswini sam. Ndikholelwa ukuba umntwana uqalisa ukukhula ngaphakathi, yaye nantoni na efakwa kuwe—nantoni na oyifundayo, nantoni na oyicingayo, nantoni na oyenzayo—iyamchaphazela umntwana.” -UWhitney Houston
- Umama wandifundisa ubuhle ngokwenene uhlala kwiindawo ezinjengoncumo. -UWhitney Houston
- “Umama wandifundisa ukuba xa umi enyanisweni aze umntu axoke ngawe, musa ukulwa.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Umama waba yimvumi yokuqala endadibana nayo. Wayesiculela rhoqo endlini, ecaweni.” -UWhitney Houston
- Ungaze uvumele intliziyo yakho ibe yeyona nto iphambili kunengqiqo, kungenjalo uya kuba neengxaki. -UWhitney Houston
- “Akukho mntu undenza into endingafuniyo ukuyenza. Sisigqibo sam. Ngoko ke oyena usathana mkhulu ndim. Mhlawumbi ndingumhlobo wam osenyongweni okanye olona tshaba lwam lubi.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Ngamanye amaxesha uya kuhleka; Ngamanye amaxesha uya kulila; Ubomi abusoze busixelele ukuba nini okanye kutheni.” -UWhitney Houston
- "Kunokubakho imimangaliso xa ukholelwa." -UWhitney Houston
- “Abatsho ukuba ndivakala njengoMariah Carey, bathi uMariah Carey uvakala njengam, uyayimba le nto ndiyithethayo? Ngoko andiziva ngathi ndikhuphisana naba bantu.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Ukufunda ubugcisa bakho kwaye ukwazi ukugqibelelisa oko, kuyothusa kakhulu. Ingakumbi xa ubonakalisa uthando.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Into ekufuneka uyiqonde kukuba sonke singabantu. Sikwanobomi obunendalo yomntu. Asichithi 24/7 sizama ukukonwabisa ngalo lonke ixesha. Kukho ixesha apho kufuneka siphakame, sihlambe amazinyo, sixabane, sibe nokungavisisani, sineengxaki zethu zemihla ngemihla. Kuba sinemali nje. Imali ayikwenzi ungabi nabuntu.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Okusemphefumlweni wakho kusemphefumlweni wakho.” -UWhitney Houston
- “Ukugqiba kwam, wonke umntu waqhwaba waza waqalisa ukulila. Ukususela ngoko, ndandisazi ukuba uThixo undisikelele.” -UWhitney Houston
- "Ungafikelela usukelo lwakho kwaye ukonwabele ukuphangwa kwempumelelo wakuba uvule amandla akho onke." -UWhitney Houston
- “Unokubaqhatha abantu. Ungaqhatha nabani na nangaliphi na ixesha lemini, kodwa awukwazi ukuzikhohlisa. Ebusuku, xa ubuyela ekhaya, kufuneka ube nawe ngqo. " -UWhitney Houston
- “Awuyiqondi loo nto de ube mdala. Xa umdala, ufunda into oza kukhululeka kwaye uyonwabele. Awumncinci kangako, awulangazeleli kangako. Ezinye zeempazamo ozenzileyo ziphelile. Bagqibile!” -UWhitney Houston