"I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait."
Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress recognized for extraordinary vocal power and commercial success in pop and R&B music. She became one of the best-selling artists of her era with landmark recordings and film soundtrack work. Her influence on contemporary vocal performance remains substantial.