recording artist whitney houston sold more than 170 million albums with hit like saving all my love for you and the greatest love of all and i will always reporter: perhaps her crowning achievement was her 1992 cover of dolly parton s i will always love you from her film the body guard with kevin costner. whitney houston was born into a musical family in newark, new jersey, in 1963. her talent was discovered at an early age and signed by arista records in 1983. her first two albums brought seven consecutive number one hits, surpassing a record set by the beatles and begys i want to dance reporter: she went on to become music s most awarded female artist of all time according to the guinness book of world records and won six grammys, two emmys, 16 billboard music awards and 23 american music awards and was named female artist of the decade at the soul train music awards in 2000. but her career stalled as she struggled with drugs and alcohol and stormy relations