Sarah Abdeen

"I'd rather be alone than be unhappy with friends. Not having friends is not a crime, but in the end it means fewer problems."

When we look at that statement by the famous pop artist Whitney Houston, we can know how difficult life is, and that life does not always offer everything that one wishes.

Despite the glamorous pictures, music, fancy clothes, cameras and theaters, Houston's life was full of cliffs and psychosocial difficulties, especially with the onset of drug addiction that affected her artistic presence, voice and social relationship.

She was born on August 9, 1963 and released her first album at the age of 22, which included 12 songs, and topped the song "How do I know?" Ranked first in American song channels, Houston became the first African-American singer to win the ranking.

Her life went through three different stages, the first is the beginnings of teenage singing, she sang religious songs or passages of the Bible, and the songs of her favorite singers, until she released her separate album, and her voice was already strong and beautiful, but he needed intensive refinement and exercises.

Houston never neglected these things, until the second phase began in the mid-1980s and continued until the mid-1990s, a journey of strength and maturity.

That stage has already shaped her image in the minds of her fans, and is famous for the wide and powerful sound stretches, in addition to her music, which drew a special track balanced with the rise and drop in her voice, which made the masses related to her music, as well as personal charisma that eventually formed the icon of American pop music African.

Beginning of the End
Houston began in the mid-1990s in drug use, and went out of the way it set itself, especially after the great success achieved in the movie "Bodyguard" in 1992, but was unable to return fully, specifically with some financial problems that tried to deny Houston.

The star died at the age of 48 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, after a grand ceremony, and in the days before her death appeared to suffer from heart disease and cocaine addiction that spent her life and great artistic career.

Here is a list of her most beautiful songs:

I have nothing
A strong tale about the deep love and confusion that happens to lovers because of the different perceptions of women and men about love, when it comes to mutual commitment between the parties.

She was sung after Houston by many singers such as Natalie Cole, Patty La Belle, and Christina Aguilera, who sang in Houston in 2017.

I look forward to you
From Houston's latest album, which brought her back to the best singers lists after years of decline.

She tells her about the painful feelings that she is going through and her feeling of loss and how her sun has darkened and it's time for her harsh winter without the one she loves, and with all the painful feelings she feels looking forward to.

Just a moment
It was written by Albert Hammond and John Bates as the main song for the 1988 Summer Olympics.

She reached the top ten songs list, topped the lists as one of the best inspirational songs for hope and life.

You talk about the desire to give, the success that comes after pain and the ability to rise again after every fall in life.

I am every woman
It revolves around a strong woman who cares about her lover, and supports him in all ways to become better. Houston recorded the song in 1993 and appeared in the film The Bodyguard, which starred with star Kevin Costner, and became one of the most popular and best-selling film songs of all time in the world.

I will always love you
Perhaps there is no other song that shows the power of singing and the sound of Houston more than that song, and is the main in the film The Bodyguard, and one of the most famous and most emotional and influential songs in the crowd, and revolves around the story of separation between two lovers forced by the circumstances to move away, but the memories are still common That stays.

The man I need
Released in 1990, it received positive reviews from music critics, as well as great public success, and is therefore one of the most important pop songs worldwide.

She talks about a woman who finds in the man she loves all her wishes and dreams, and considers him everything she has in this world, more like a personal fading in love.