17 Shocking Celebrity Deaths

9. Whitney Houston

Death: 11 February 2012 Whitney Houston is one of the best selling pop artists of all time and her death shocked the world. Not only was she one of the best singers that the world has ever had the pleasure of listening to, she was also an accomplished actress and a loving mother. Houston died from a drug overdose which had led her to drown in the bathtub of the hotel room that she was found in. The manner of her premature death was not considered to be a suicide, but an unfortunate accident. We Will Always Love You, Whitney. Whitney was one of the original divas and she was such a positive role model for other black artists. She was such a talented person who you know would have been singing forever if she could.
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