The Music Industry Whitney Houston - 1941 Words

â€Å"I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone s shadows. If I fail, if I succeed at least I ll live as I believe. No matter what they take from me. They can t take away my dignity† (onecommunityglobal.com). This was one of the many famous song lyrics from Whitney Houston’s ground breaking musical hits that captivated the attention of her fans and idols. Not only were fans able to relate to her musical lyrics, they were also amazed by her timeless voice, which no other artist during the time had. Because of her great voice and ground breaking musical hits as well as her ventures outside of the music industry, Whitney Houston is said to be one of the greatest singers of all time. Till this day, she is still considered a musical icon,†¦show more content†¦Luckily, she landed success as a model where she became one of the first African American women to appear on the cover of Seventeen Magazine. Although being a model was a great experience for Houston, she st ill did not give up her dreams of becoming a famous musical artist. So by the time Whitney Houston was 19 years old, she was finally discovered while singing in a nightclub by music mogul of Arista Records, Clive Davis. As Houston’s manager, Clive immediately transformed her musical career where she moved from being a gospel artist to a major pop artist (Bio.com). As a new recording artist, Whitney made her way onto the big screen by making her first national television appearance during the year of 1983 where she appeared on The Merv Griffin Show to sing Home from the musical The Wiz. After her huge appearance, Clive and Whitney focused on working on her debut album which took them approximately two years to produce (nytimes.com). By the end of year two, Whitney’s album, Whitney Houston, was released during the year of 1985 where it was a huge success. It included multiple hits such as â€Å"Saving All My Love for You† and How Will I Know which both caused the album to hit number one on the musical billboards chart. This was a groundbreaking moment not only for Houston but for the music industry as well