Editing Whitney Houston (section)

== Death ==
{{Further|Death of Whitney Houston}}
[[File:Whitney Houston Flowers 2.JPG|thumb|Flowers near the Beverly Hilton Hotel]]
On February 11, 2012, Houston was found unconscious in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton, submerged in the bathtub.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whitney Houston was found underwater in bathtub, police say|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/whitney-houston-found-underwater-bathtub-unconscious.html|access-date=February 13, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 13, 2012|first1=Richard|last1=Winton|first2=Andrew|last2=Blankstein}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|year=2012|title=Whitney: Tribute to a Music Legend|location=Boca Raton, Florida |publisher=American Media}} (one-time newsstand collector's publication) Pg. 37: "434: The room number at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles in which she was found dead on Feb 11, 2012."</ref> Houston reportedly appeared "disheveled" and "erratic" in the days before her death.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleeman |first1=Mike |title=Whitney Houston's Final Days Marked by Erratic Behavior |url=https://people.com/celebrity/whitney-houston-dies-her-final-days-marked-by-erratic-behavior/ |website=People |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228100244/https://people.com/celebrity/whitney-houston-dies-her-final-days-marked-by-erratic-behavior/ |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beverly Hills paramedics arrived about 3:30&nbsp;pm, found Houston unresponsive, and performed [[CPR]]. Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55&nbsp;pm [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]].<ref name="latimes1">{{cite news|first1=Andrew|last1=Blankstein|first2=Randy|last2=Lewis|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/whitney-houston-death-cpr.html |title=Whitney Houston's death: Medics performed CPR for about 20 minutes |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Sheila|last=Marikar|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/whitney-houston-iconic-pop-star-dies-48/story?id=15565260|work=ABC News|date=February 12, 2012|access-date=February 22, 2012|title=Whitney Houston, Iconic Pop Star, Dies at 48}}</ref> The cause of death was not immediately known;<ref name=nytimesobit>{{cite news | date = February 11, 2012 | title = Whitney Houston, Pop Superstar, Dies at 48 | first1 = Jon | last1= Pareles | first2 = Adam | last2= Nagourney | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/whitney-houston-dies.html?pagewanted=print | work = The New York Times |access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name="latimes1" /> local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/12/showbiz/whitney-houston-death/ |title=Music exec: Whitney Houston looked 'healthy and beautiful' days earlier |last1=Yan |first1=Holly |last2=Quan |first2=Denise |date=February 12, 2012 |access-date=February 12, 2012 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> On March 22, 2012, the [[Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner|Los Angeles County Coroner]]'s Office reported that Houston's death was caused by drowning and the "effects of [[atherosclerotic heart disease]] and [[cocaine]] use".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wynter |first1=Kareen |last2=Martinez |first2=Michael |date=March 22, 2012 |title=Coroner: Drowning, heart disease, cocaine use killed Houston |url=http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/22/coroner-drowning-heart-disease-cocaine-use-killed-houston/ |access-date=March 22, 2012 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324164039/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/22/coroner-drowning-heart-disease-cocaine-use-killed-houston/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=March 22, 2012 |title=Whitney Houston drowned after cocaine use, says coroner |publisher=BBC}}</ref> The manner of death was listed as "accident".<ref name="autopsy report">{{cite news |last=Blankstein |first=Andrew |date=April 4, 2012 |title=Whitney Houston: Final coroner's report |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://documents.latimes.com/whitney-houston-coroners-report-final/ |access-date=April 6, 2012}}</ref>

Houston's death coincided with the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]], which took place the day following her death and included a tribute to Houston; it was later credited for the Grammys' second-highest ratings in history.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Grammy Ratings Up Thanks To Adele, Whitney Houston Tribute|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679178/2012-grammy-ratings-jennifer-hudson-tribute-whitney-houston.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215231704/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679178/2012-grammy-ratings-jennifer-hudson-tribute-whitney-houston.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2012|access-date=September 6, 2012|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> The February 11, 2012, Clive Davis pre-Grammy party that Houston had been expected to attend, which featured many of the biggest names in music and film, went on as scheduled – although it was quickly turned into a tribute to Houston.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/02/clive-davis-whitney-houston-dead.html|title=Clive Davis: Whitney Houston would have wanted the music to go on|work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 12, 2012|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> Numerous other public figures also expressed their grief, including [[Mariah Carey]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[Darlene Love]], [[Aretha Franklin]] and [[Oprah Winfrey]].<ref name="react">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mariah-carey-diddy-others-react-to-whitney-houstons-death-20120212|title=Mariah Carey, Diddy, Others React to Whitney Houston's Death|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 12, 2012|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-date=February 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214182018/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mariah-carey-diddy-others-react-to-whitney-houstons-death-20120212|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/02/11/celebs-react-to-whitney-houston-death-please-tell-me-its-not-true/|title=Celebs react to Whitney Houston death: 'Please tell me it's not true'|first=Lynette|last=Rice|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 11, 2012|access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> Houston's death was covered internationally in the media, along with her memorial service, which was held for Houston at her home church, [[New Hope Baptist Church (Newark)|New Hope Baptist Church]], in [[Newark, New Jersey]], on February 18, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Newcomb |first=Alyssa |title=Whitney Houston Funeral: Singer Laid to Rest |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/whitney-houston-funeral-singer-laid-rest/story?id=15745349|date= February 19, 2012 |work=ABC News |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>

Houston's music surged in popularity following her death. According to representatives from Houston's record label, Houston sold 8 million records worldwide in the first 10 months of the year she died.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Why Whitney Houston Didn't Make Forbes' List Of Top Earning Dead Celebs |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/10/24/why-whitney-houston-didnt-make-forbes-list-of-top-earning-dead-celebs/?sh=142200fe7b35 |access-date=June 24, 2021 |website=Forbes |date=October 24, 2012 |first=Zack |last= O'Malley Greensburg}}</ref> The single "I Will Always Love You" returned to the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after almost 20 years, peaking at number three and becoming a posthumous top-10 single for Houston, the first one since 2001. Houston set a [[Guinness World Record]] for a female artist by placing 10 albums inside the ''Billboard'' 200 simultaneously.<ref name=WhitneySimultaneousUS>{{cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/750305-most-simultaneous-albums-on-the-us-billboard-200-female |title=Most simultaneous albums on the US Billboard 200 (female) |work=[[Guinness World Record]] |date=March 4, 2023 |accessdate=July 16, 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, Houston made the list of the top 10 highest-earning posthumous celebrities on ''[[Forbes]]'', earning $30 million, later winning a posthumous Guinness World Records entry as the highest-earning posthumous female celebrity, her 31st record.<ref name="forbesdead23">{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/10/30/highest-paid-dead-celebrities-2023-michael-jackson-elvis-presley-whitney-houston/ |title=The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities of 2023 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=October 31, 2023 |accessdate=November 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/467954-highest-earning-dead-celebrity-female-current |title=Highest-earning dead celebrity (female, current) |work=[[Guinness World Records]] |accessdate=November 19, 2023}}</ref>