Whitney Houston Dies: Icon Through the Years

Famed entertainer and singer, Whitney Houston has died at age 48, her publicist has confirmed to ABC News. The most honored female artist of all time, Houston is the only artist ever to have seven consecutive multiplatinum albums.

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  1. Whitney Houston sings the National Anthem during the pregame show at Super Bowl XXV while tens of thousands of football fans wave tiny American flags in an incredible outburst of patriotism during the
  2. Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston and Dionne Warwick in 1987. (Photo by Larry Busacca/WireImage)
  3. Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston at the Billboard Music Awards in Universal City, California (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
  4. Whitney Houston and Cissy Houston appear during a taping of an MTV show in 1989 in New York City.
  5. Producer Clive Davis (L) and singer Whitney Houston speak onstage at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons Honoring David Geffen at Beverly Hilton on February 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills
  6. Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/AMA2009/WireImage)
  7. Whitney Houston at the 16th American Music Awards in 1989 (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
  8. FILE - In this July 25, 1984, file photo, Whitney Houston, left, and Jermaine Jackson sing during a rehearsal for the CBS television soap opera "As the World Turns" in New York. Publicist Kristen Fost
  9. FILE - In this March 3, 1988, file photo, Whitney Houston poses with her Grammy at the annual Grammy Awards presentation in New York. Publicist Kristen Foster said, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, that singe
  10. FILE - In this Sept. 10, 1998 file photo, Mariah Carey, left, and Whitney Houston present the award for Best Male Video during the MTV Video Music Awards, in Universal City, Calif. Whitney Houston, wh
  11. FILE - In this July 17, 1994, file photo, Whitney Houston performs before a sellout crowd at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., during closing ceremonies for the final match that pits Italy against Br
  12. Whitney Sings The Star-Spangled Banner
  13. FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2006 file photo, Whitney Houston, right, and music producer Clive Davis arrive at the 17th Carousel of Hope Ball benefiting the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in B
  14. FILE - In this July 11, 1999, file photo, singer Whitney Houston performs "Until You Come Back To Me" during the 26th annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Publicist Kr
  15. FILE - In this May 23, 2003 file photo, Whitney Houston, right, and her husband, Bobby Brown, perform during the "VH1 Divas" duets show in Las Vegas. Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music
  16. FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2009, file photo, Whitney Houston performs at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Publicist Kristen Foster said, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, that singer Whitney
  17. In this Nov. 22, 2009, file photo, Whitney Houston performs at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Houston died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, she was 48. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
  18. FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2009, file photo, singer Whitney Houston receives the International Artist Award onstage at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Houston, who reigned as pop m
  19. FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo, singer Whitney Houston performs on
  20. Houston GMA Performance