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Death of Whitney Houston
 "We miss you" message at the Los Angeles Theatre. | |
| Date | February 11, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3.55 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| Location | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Type | Accidental drowning caused by atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use |
| Deaths | Whitney Houston |
On February 11, 2012, the American singer and actress Whitney Houston was found unconscious, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, submerged in the bathtub. She was pronounced dead later that day. The cause of her death was not immediately known; local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent". On March 22, 2012, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reported that Houston's death was an accidental drowning caused by the "effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use". Houston is one of the world’s most awarded performers of all time and the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With sales of more than 220 million records worldwide, she is among the best-selling music artists of all time.
Houston's death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards, which took place the day following her death. The February 11, 2012 Clive Davis pre-Grammy party that Houston had been expected to attend, which featured many of the biggest names in music and film, went on as scheduled and it was turned into a tribute to Houston.
Further tributes followed from many celebrities and Houston's death was covered prominent internationally in the media along with her memorial service, which took place on February 18. Her death broke websites and social media records. Following her death, Houston's music resurged in popularity, and numerous posthumous albums and songs by Houston have been released since, including the international hit single "Higher Love" (featuring Kygo). Guinness World Records named Houston the highest-grossing posthumous female celebrity. Her life has been the subject of several documentaries and biopics, including the 2018 documentary Whitney and the 2022 biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
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