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Leader Post Online
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston has barely been dead a week, and already several of her belongings -- including a pair of earrings and a vest that she wore in the 1992 movie The Bodyguard -- will go on the auction block next month. The items, which celebrity...
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Hollywood Reporter Music
| over 1 year ago
2/20/2012 by THR Staff share Getty Images A gold hearse carried the pop star's casket into Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J., on Sunday. On Saturday, Whitney Houston was memorialized in a star-studded, live-streamed tribute at her childhood church;...
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Starpulse
| over 1 year ago
Comment Whitney Houston had quit smoking and was getting in shape in preparation for a big comeback in August. The "I Will Always Love You" hitmaker told her mentor, music mogul Clive Davis , that she was eyeing a summer return to the pop charts just...
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US Magazine
| over 1 year ago
During a private burial service held at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, NJ Sunday morning, the "Greatest Love of All" singer's family gathered to say their last good-byes in person. The star will be laid to rest next to her father, John Russell...
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Popeater
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston was laid to rest Sunday at a brief private ceremony in New Jersey, the end of a weekend that saw the pop star's family and friends gather at a star-studded funeral to mourn her loss while celebrating her career. Fans and onlookers...
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Belleville News-Democrat
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston is being laid to rest at a private ceremony in New Jersey...She is being buried Sunday at the cemetery in Westfield where her father was interred in 2003. Onlookers were gathering along the route to her gravesite as the police-...
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Starpulse
| over 1 year ago
With flags at half mast across the state, grieving friends and family members shuffled inside the singer's childhood place of worship, the New Hope Baptist Church, in Newark to mourn the loss of the music icon. Bobbi Kristina Brown, Houston's 18-year-...
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Pink is the New Blog
| over 1 year ago
The funeral/ Going Home ceremony for the late singer Whitney Houston took place at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ and featured a host of celebrity friends of Whitney paying tribute to her memory and celebrating her life. Among the...
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Voice of America
| over 1 year ago
Grammy award-winning singer Whitney Houston will be buried Sunday in her home state of New Jersey. Authorities say security will be tight in and around the cemetery, in anticipation of fans flocking to the area to pay their finals respects. Houston...
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Leader Post Online
| over 1 year ago
Pop diva Whitney Houston was expected to be buried Sunday after an emotional farewell during which Hollywood stars, music greats and loved ones praised the "sweet miracle" of her talent. She will be buried in suburban Westfield, New Jersey, next to...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston had a rousing funeral service with her family, friends and former colleagues singing, bringing cheerful memories of her alive. It was a celebration of Nippy's life, as she was affectionately called by her close relatives, at the New...
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The Star
| over 1 year ago
Actor Kevin Costner gave an emotional tribute to singer Whitney Houston at her funeral on Saturday, revealing insights into the singing sensation who died suddenly last week and hit film "The Bodyguard" they made together. Costner told family,...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Articles The invitation- only, funeral service was watched by millions of her fans across the world as the event was streamed live by several websites and television channels. Up to 1,500 guests attended the ceremony with Stevie Wonder, Kevin Costner...
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Taiwan News
| over 1 year ago
Travel & Delicacy Ecological Environment Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2012-02-19 10:58 AM Mourners from the world of music and film came to pay tribute to singer Whitney Houston at the New Jersey church where she sang as a girl and where her family came...
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The Australian
| over 1 year ago
Brown turned up at the church shortly before noon with an entourage of about nine people, according to T he Star-Ledger . When the New Edition singer tried to seat them all in the section reserved for Houston's family, he was told they had to leave,...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
Suggested Topics At the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where a teenage Whitney Houston trained her extraordinary voice in the gospel choir, they call a funeral service a "homegoing". The reference is to returning to God, but for...
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ExpoSay
| over 1 year ago
Kelly all performed musical tributes at Whitney Houston's funeral on Saturday (18.02.12)...Stevie said: ''I want to thank God for allowing me to be in this world at the same time as Whitney .....Invitations for the funeral stated ''with heartfelt...
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ExpoSay
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown left her funeral after an alleged bust-up with a family member. The 'My Prerogative' singer arrived at the service at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday (18.02.12) and walked up to...
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GMA News
| over 1 year ago
Stars, family and friends mourned Whitney Houston in a spirited Baptist funeral service at her hometown church on Saturday, a week after the death of the singer whose spectacular voice made her one of the biggest pop stars of her era. Gospel and soul...
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Wellington Dominion
| over 1 year ago
But in the end, the most powerful voice at Whitney Houston's funeral was her own. The first notes of I Will Always Love You, at the end of a 3½-hour remembrance of the pop superstar, played as her casket left the hometown church where she first wowed...
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The Globe & Mail
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston's cousin Dionne Warwick presided over the funeral, introducing speakers and singers and offering short comments about Ms...Houston's mentor, music mogul Clive Davis, joined her mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston, and family at the...
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People
| over 1 year ago
On Saturday, those same walls were filled with music and stories of the star who touched so many lives in her 48 years . With tears and laughter, BeBe Winans shared memories of sitting with Houston in her closet preparing for her first tour. "We...
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KION
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston was remembered this morning in the church where her gift for singing was first nurtured, New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. The private service was invitation only, but was streamed for the whole world to see online. Among...
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I Need My Fix
| over 1 year ago
32 pm by Anne Today the world celebrated the remarkable life of Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey in a 'going home' ceremony that took the world to church. She was paid tribute by the church community, Gospel...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Family, friends, fans and celebrities thronged the New Hope Baptist Church to mourn and bid goodbye to Whitney Houston, who died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on February 11, 2012. The sudden and untimely death of Houston (48), who held the Guinness...
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US Magazine
| over 1 year ago
On Friday, the 18-year-old surfaced for the first time since her mother was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room on Feb. 11. Ahead of the 1,500-guest event at the New Hope Baptist Church the following afternoon, the family held a private...
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United Press International
| over 1 year ago
Gospel singer BeBe Winans laughed through tears, and told the crowd at Whitney Houston 's New Jersey funeral he will miss "crazy Whitney." Winans recalled the late pop star's warmth, enthusiasm and generosity before singing "I Really Miss You"...
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US Magazine
| over 1 year ago
In addition to Houston's mother, Cissy , and her daughter Bobbi Kristina , several celebrities turned up to pay their respects to the late singer in the form of both tribute songs and heartfelt speeches. Actor/director Kevin Costner told a lesson-...
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BabyCenter
| over 1 year ago
Some of the world's biggest stars have descended upon Newark, New Jersey this morning for the funeral of Whitney Houston. The Grammy-winner's family decided to hold the service not in Hollywood, but at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church, where she...
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Los Angeles Times
| over 1 year ago
35 am Whitney Houston's funeral is invitation-only and attendance will be limited to family and friends, but Saturday's services are set to be seen around the world: They will stream online and be shown on a number of TV networks.
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NY1
| over 1 year ago
Family and friends, including some famous Hollywood names, are saying goodbye to pop icon Whitney Houston in Newark today. Houston's funeral is being held at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where she sang with the choir as a child. It comes...
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Celebrity Gossip
| over 1 year ago
GMT It's the place she began singing as a child, and today (February 18) Whitney Houston is being remembered with a funeral at New Hope Baptist Church, in Newark, N.J. The invitation-only viewing is set to begin at noon ET, with the entire "Home...
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Mail Online UK
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston's godmother Aretha Franklin cancels funeral appearance Last updated at 4:36 PM on 18th February 2012 Aretha Franklin has cancelled her appearance at Whitney Houston's funeral today. The 69-year-old soul singer had been due to perform...
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USA Today
| over 1 year ago
The memories are so powerful, the music will be with us forever...Jesse Jackson , a Houston family friend who arrived about 9:30 a.m, shortly before a hearse carrying Houston arrived from the Whigham Funeral Home. "Today we praise, we preach and we...
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News Press
| over 1 year ago
N.J. (AP) Whitney Houstons flower-covered casket arrived Saturday at the church where her powerful voice first wowed the congregation, and her family made final preparations to remember the pop superstar in her hometown as fans gathered nearby to say...
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Boston Herald
| over 1 year ago
Fans and celebrities are now streaming into the neighborhood surrounding the New Hope Baptist Church where pop icon Whitney Houston will be memorialized today in the church where she was discovered. She had such a beautiful spirit, and it will show...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Text Size Whitney Houston's invitation-only funeral will begin at noon ET today at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. Several celebrity guest are set to be in attendance, some of whom are expected to sing. Houston's family decided they didn'...
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I Need My Fix
| over 1 year ago
00 am by Anne Today is the day Whitney Houston is laid to rest, or as her family is naming it a 'home going' service (meaning she is going home to be with God). The service is by invitation only and will be held at The New Hope Baptist Church in...
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The Australian
| over 1 year ago
Police are blockading a six-block radius around the New Hope Baptist Church in the city of Newark as Whitney Houston's family and friends prepare for a private but celebration of her life. News.com.au will have full coverage of Whitney Houston's...
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CNN
| over 1 year ago
A close friend of Whitney Houston's family may have said it best: They would have loved her, even if she couldn't sing...Houston, the six-time Grammy Award winner and only artist to consecutively chart seven No. Saturday in the Newark, New Jersey,...
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Novinite
| over 1 year ago
Soul legends Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder will be among the stars to perform at the funeral of Whitney Houston in New Jersey on Saturday...Reports also say Brown will attend the funeral but go on to perform at a gig with his group New Edition...
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United Press International
| over 1 year ago
A private viewing for late pop star Whitney Houston was held Friday evening at Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, N.J. Attending the wake were Houston's mother Cissy, her 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina , and other family members and close friends,...
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The Courier-Mail
| over 1 year ago
Houston's family attended a private viewing of the late singer's body Friday afternoon, a day before her funeral, as hundreds of fans were camping out ahead of the event. The singer's mother, Cissy Houston, and daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, were...
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Los Angeles Times
| over 1 year ago
14 pm Whitney Houston's family gathered Friday evening in Newark, N.J., for a private viewing of the body of the singer, who died Saturday at the Beverly Hilton. Mother Cissy Houston, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown and Dionne Warwick were among those...
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E! Online
| over 1 year ago
Networks Whitney Houston 's funeral isn't taking place until tomorrow, but some of her family and close friends are choosing to pay their initial respects to the singer tonight, away from the glare of the cameras. Preparations have been underway all...
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LA Times
| over 1 year ago
17 pm Whitney Houton's funeral service Saturday will be graced by some major star power as friends and family pay tribute to the late singer. Iconic voices Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are slated to perform at Houston's memorial service in...
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Celebrity Gossip
| over 1 year ago
Putting a positive spin on a tragedy, Whitney Houston's family is planning a home going' service rather than a funeral to celebrate her life tomorrow (February 18). On the official invitation, the late I Wanna Dance With Somebody songstress' family...
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GMA News
| over 1 year ago
Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder will sing Saturday at the private funeral of pop diva Whitney Houston, where her "Bodyguard" co-star Kevin Costner is also expected to pay tribute. The service, in New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey,...
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NY Daily News
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston 's tragic death isn't going to stop Bobby Brown from performing in concert. Days before the pop icon will be laid to rest, Houston's ex-husband took to the stage in Maryland Thursday night with his fellow New Edition members for the...
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Miami Herald
| over 1 year ago
In a statement, Brandy's brother said he's spent the last few days trying to process the emptiness that I feel. Calling her by her nickname, Nippy, the singer added: I miss you so much! Whitney's Bodyguard co-star, Kevin Costner, will reportedly do a...
