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February 16, 2012

Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston

Private funeral services for the singer Whitney Houston will be held on Saturday, February 18, in Newark, N. J., a  spokesperson for the Whigham Funeral Home, which is handling the arrangements, told The NorthStar News & Analysis.
 
"The funeral is scheduled for noon at New Hope Baptist Church, and it is invitation only," the spokesperson said.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark on Aug. 9, 1963, and she was found dead on Feb. 11, 2012, in her room at the Beverly  Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., a day before the 2012 Grammy Awards.

The cause of 48-year-old Houston's death is not known. She was found submerged in the room's bathtub.
 
Houston was a  recording artist, actress, producer, and model.  In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all time. Her honors include two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards in her lifetime.

Houston was also one of the world's best-selling vocal artists. She sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She began singing with her New Jersey church's junior gospel choir at the age of  11.

Ms. Houston is considered by many to be the greatest singer of our time because of her vocal range. Her career, however, was marred by an addiction to drugs and to alcohol.

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