Award-winning singer Whitney Houston dies at age 48

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer and actress Whitney Houston, winner of six Grammy Awards including record of the year for 'I Will Always Love You' and album of the year for 'The Bodyguard,' has died at age 48, a spokeswoman for the singer said.

'Unfortunately it is true,' said spokeswoman Jill Fritzo.

A Beverly Hills police officer told reporters at a briefing that emergency assistance received a call from the Beverly Hilton at around 3:20 p.mg doubts that Adele might not be . PST, and the singer was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.

'She has been positively identified by friends and family that were with her at the hotel, and next of kin have already been notified,' Lieutenant Mark Rosen told reporters.

No other details were immediately available.

Houston was in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards, the music industry's biggest honors program that will take place on Sunday nightaged polyp on her vocal c. She died hours before she was expected to perform at record producer Clive Davis's annual pre-Grammy party on Saturday, which is held at the Beverly Hilton

Houston, inspired by soul singers in her New Jersey family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and the late Dee Dee Warwick, as well as her godmother Aretha Franklin, became one of the most celebrated female singers of all time, taking multiple Emmy, Grammy and Billboard Music awards.

Her popularity soared in the 1980s and 1990s with consecutive Nopan class='yshortcuts' id='l. 1 hits including the smash single 'I Will Always Love You,' from the soundtrack of the feature film 'The Bodyguard,' in which she starred.

Immediately, reactions came pouring in from fans and friends in the music industry.

'I am absolutely heartbroken at the news of Whitney's passing,' legendary music producer Quincy Jones said in a statementrrhaged polyp on her vocal cords and was orde. '..how in Los Angeles on Sunday, where she has six . I always regretted not having had the opportunity to work with herber, she underwent laser surgery t. She was a true original and a talent beyond compare an excerpt of an upcoming '60 Minute. I will miss her terribly.'

Pop star Rihanna posted on Twitter 'No words, just tears,' and rapper Nicki Minaj tweeted 'Jesus Christ, not Whitney Houstone='background-image:url('http://l,yimg,co. Greatest of all time.'

(Reporting by Bob Tourtellotte and Mary Slosson; Editing by Philip Barbara)



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