Whitney Houston's Troubled Timeline
Feb. 14 2012, Published 4:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
While many are in shock at Whitney Houston's tragic death, Breaking Celebrity News can reveal the singer was living on borrowed time after almost losing her life to hotel room drug overdoses TWICE, eleven years ago.
Described as "the star of all stars," Whitney's metaphoric rise saw the singer become one of the world's top pop stars, but one decade in Whitney's life and career came crashing down culminating in her tragic death on Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Aug. 9, 1963: Born in Newark, New Jersey to Cissy Houston and John Russell Houston Jr.
1977: Offered her first recording contract, but at only 14-years-old, her mother puts her foot down and says Whitney needs to finish school first.
1980: Whitney becomes one of the first women of color to grace the cover of Seventeen magazine.
1983: Head of Arista Records Clive Davis - who would become her long-time friend and supporter -- offers Whitney a worldwide recording contract.
Feb. 14, 1985: Whitney's self-titled de