Full Name=Whitney Elizabeth Houston; Profession=American singer, actress, film producer and record producer; Nationality=American; Born=9 August 1963; Birthplace=Newark, New Jersey, United States; Generation=Baby Boomer; Chinese Zodiac=Water Rabbit; Zodiac Sign=Leo; Age in 2026= Would have turned 63 years old on 9 August 2026 (she died in 2012 at age 48); Marital Status=Divorced; previously married to singer Bobby Brown (married 1992, divorced 2007); Children=One daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993–2015); Description=Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer and actress, often nicknamed “The Voice,” who became one of the best-selling musical performers of the 1980s and 1990s, with more than 220 million records sold worldwide and a reputation for extraordinary vocal power, technical control, and emotional expression. Born in Newark, New Jersey, into a prominent musical family headed by gospel singer Cissy Houston, she signed with Arista Records. She released her debut album, “Whitney Houston," in 1985, which yielded multiple U.S. number‑one singles including “Greatest Love of All,” “Saving All My Love for You,” and “How Will I Know,” establishing her as an international pop and R&B superstar. In 1992 she made her film debut opposite Kevin Costner in “The Bodyguard,” later starring in “Waiting to Exhale” (1995) and “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996), while her recordings and performances earned numerous Grammy Awards and cemented her influence on later generations of vocalists across soul, gospel, pop, and contemporary R&B. As someone born in 1963, she belongs to the post–World War II Baby Boomer generation (commonly defined as 1946–1964); her Western zodiac sign for an August 9 birth is Leo, and under the Chinese zodiac, she is a Water Rabbit because the 1963 lunar year of the Rabbit ran from January 25, 1963, to February 12, 1964. She married R&B singer Bobby Brown in 1992, and they had one child together, Bobbi Kristina Brown (born March 4, 1993), before divorcing in 2007, with Houston receiving custody of their daughter. Cause of Death: Houston died on 11 February 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, with the Los Angeles County coroner ruling that she accidentally drowned in a hotel bathtub, with atherosclerotic heart disease and chronic cocaine use listed as contributing factors.