Houston was just 22 years old in 1985 when her first album debuted.
Sadly, problems with drugs derailed her career in the early 2000s.
She released a well-received comeback album in 2009, but tragedy struck a few years later.
In 2012, Whitney Houston was found dead in a bathtub, according toBritannica.
The official cause of death was drowning.
Cardiac issues and cocaine use were listed on the coroner’s report as contributors to the singer’s death.
