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Whitney Houston, a multiplatinum pop/R&B singer who ruled the charts for decades beginning in the mid-1980s, has died. Houston was 48. Houston's publicist Kristen Foster confirms to MTV News on Saturday (February 11). According to CNN, Beverly Hills Police confirmed the singer was found dead inside a Beverly Hilton hotel room at approximately 3:55 PM PT. The cause of death is being investigated.

Houston had recently staged a comeback in 2009, after a tumultuous divorce from singer Bobby Brown in 2006 after 14 years of marriage. The ex-couple have a daughter together, Bobbi Kristina. Brown and Houston battled substance abuse issues throughout their marriage, and their travails were well-publicized. But in recent years, Houston had made attempts to revive her once thriving music career only to find that her show-stopping voice had gathered some rust.

At her height, Houston was the music industry's reigning diva, releasing chart-topping albums well into the late 1990s, and earning her place as one of the best-selling artists in the world. Her unparalleled voice and All-American beauty propelled her onto the silver screen as well, with roles in the "The Bodyguard" and "Waiting to Exhale." The soundtrack for the former film yielded a string of hit singles and broke myriad chart records as well.

Houston, the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and the late John Houston, was discovered by Arista Records honcho Clive Davis in the early-1980s and he would go on to guide her career to the tune of 170 million albums, singles and videos sold. The iconic singer's hit songs — from "The Greatest Love of All" to "I Will Always Love You" — are now radio staples and firmly entrenched in the pop music canon.

Her influence can be heard on a generation of young singers who cite her as an inspiration, from Mariah Carey, Brandy and Monica to Christina Aguilera and Beyonce.

But Houston was dogged by her demons. In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey she detailed the years of addiction and the toll they had taken on her personal and professional lives.

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679029/whitney-houston-dead.jhtml

WOW, even tho we knew her life went downhill, this is still a shock to me.

I was a fan of her during the 80s, I even have a vinyl album of her.

Way too young and may she R.I.P.

RIP. Such a wasted talent.

Originally posted by Marjan

RIP. Such a wasted talent.

Agreed. She had one of the best voices ever. It went all downhill from the moment she met Bobby Brown, of who I also was a fan in the late 80s. I was all into R&B and Swingbeat back then hehe

I was shocked when I heard this.

I especially love the Thunderpuss remix of "ITS NOT RIGHT BUT IT's OK". You can still hear it in sets to this day.

I hope she has finally found peace....

Jacob van Hage posted a bootleg mashup of her track, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and one of his first releases, "DancePark" on SoundCloud earlier today. I wasn't overly fond of Whitney's music but my late friend, Gregg, was a huge fan (which was not an easy feat for a non-trance artist) and I think Jacob did a fair job on this track, all things considered.

Ye I listened to Jacob's version. Didn't like it much tbh.