Whitney Houston was born the daughter of famed gospel singer Cissy Houston in Newark, New Jersey. Dionne Warwick was her cousin and Aretha Franklin her godmother.
惠特尼?休斯顿出生在新泽西州的纽瓦克,是著名福音歌手茜茜?休斯顿的女儿。狄昂?华薇克是她的表姐,艾瑞莎?富兰克林是她的教母。
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At age 15, Whitney sang backup on Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman,” a tune she later performed on The Bodyguard soundtrack. Her multi-octave vocal range became her signature sound, and led to her discovery by Arista Records’ president Clive Davis.
15岁那年,她为恰克?卡恩的歌曲“I’m Every Woman ”(我是个女孩)伴唱,这首歌后来出现在了电影《保镖》的原声音乐中。她宽广的音域是她的特色,也得益于此,她被艾瑞斯塔唱片公司董事长发掘。