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Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Voice", she is Whitney Houston albums discography, one of the bestselling music artists ...

, nicknamed “

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”, is one of the most awarded cultural figures of all time. Her accolades include 2

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(including Record and

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wins), 14

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and collected a total 28 entries in within the

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. Her inductions include the

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(twice), the

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, the

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, and the

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. Whitney Houston is considered one of the greatest vocalists in popular music and one of the most influential performers of all time. Houston held the record for the most

received in a single year by a woman with eight wins in 1994 (overall tied with

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). Houston won a record 11 Billboard Music Awards at its fourth ceremony in 1993. She also had the record for the most WMAs won in a single year, winning five awards at the 6th World Music Awards in 1994.

1985

Note: *A ^ The

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s, based on ''

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'' magazine's year-end charts, was not held before 1990; prior to that date they were presented as "Billboard Number One Awards"

1986

1987

1988

Note: *B ^ Houston earned the award for charitable acts including a

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urging minority youth to study science and math, and participation on an Arista Records charity album whose proceeds went to the

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. *C ^ She received the honorary doctorate degree for her contribution to the arts through music.

1989

1990

Note: *D ^ Houston was honored for her long-standing dedication to Black higher education.

1991

Note: *E ^ Houston was presented this award for her achievements as an award-winning recording, performing and video artist, for her successful ''

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'', for her best-selling video and single of "

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" performed at

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and for her multi platinum album, ''I'm Your Baby Tonight''.

1992

1993

Note: *F ^ Awards marked with ★ were presented during the show. The remaining awards are additional #1-ranked-categories from ''Billboard'' magazine's Year-End Charts of 1993.

1994

* At the 21st American Music Awards, Houston set a record becoming the first female artist with the most wins in one night, with a total of 7 awards. This ties her with Michael Jackson as they both won 7 awards and one special merit award (in the same night). At the 6th annual World Music Awards, Houston won 5 awards during the ceremony. Note: *K ^ Houston received the award "in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the musical entertainment of the American public." *L ^ Special Award - this award is presented by the

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(RIAJ) to the product which released before that year, sales over one million units or higher than a product get the award on the same category in that year.

1995

Note: *M ^ Houston earned the award for her charitable works with the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, Inc.

1996

Note: *N ^ The award was created to "recognize the significant contribution of African-Americans in the entertainment industry."

1997

1998

Note: *O ^ Trumpet Awards — the awards are intended to honor blacks who, through consistency and longevity, have inspired others and have achieved success in their chosen professions or careers.

1999

Note: *P ^ Houston was honored for the support of the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, which contributed a $40,000 grant for the construction of a medical examination room in the center. *Q ^ Whitney Houston received the award for her 20-year career as a musical artist.

2000

2001

2003–2009

Note: *S ^ The New Jersey Walk of Fame honored the lives and achievements of extraordinary performing artists who are associated with the Garden State and/or its institutions.

2010

2012

2013

2014 - 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Whitney Houston

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