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single-handedly changed the world of pop and R&B music.

The six-time Grammy Award winning artist famously brought transformative life to “I Will Always Love You,” originally sung and writte Houston herself began singing in her local church choir — The New Hope Baptist Church — at a young age.

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By the time she was 15 she was singing backup vocals with her mother on Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” (1978).In 1983, Houston signed with Arista Records after multiple major labels started to show interest in the young starlet. Finally, in 1985, she released her self-titled debut album.

It was for the track “Saving All My Love for You” that Houston won her first Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Performance. The album was nominated for a Grammy as well.