11 February 2012 - Beverly Hills, CA - Singer Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. Whitney Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. at the Beverly Hilton Hotel just hours before she was scheduled to appear at the annual Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Gala held each year at the Beverly Hilton. The six-time Grammy winner has record sales in the United States totaling over 55 million. File Photo: WHITNEY HOUSTON.Ref :026.live, stage, concert, singing, curly hair, half length, half-length, blue sparkly top www.capitalpictures.com sales@capitalpictures.com ??Capital Pictures

(FILES) Dated February 23, 2000 files photo shows US singer Whitney Houston holding her Grammy award for Best Female Rythm and Blues Vocal Performance for "It's Not Right but It's Okay" at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Grammy-winning pop legend and actress Whitney Houston was found dead on February 11, 2012 in a Beverly Hills hotel, police said. She was 48, her publicist confirmed. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / VINCE BUCCI / FILES

WHITNEY HOUSTON - SOIREE DES GRAMMY AWARDS A LOS ANGELES