Good Bye, Whitney Houston, Rest In Peace
Police still trying to determine Whitney Houston's cause of death.
(12/02/2012)
A police spokesman says that attempts were made to resuscitate Whitney Houston, after she was found unresponsive in her suite on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The singer was found dead at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, where she was most likely due to attend the annual Clive Davis Grammy party being held at the hotel.
According to celebrity website TMZ the singer was found in a bath tub and prescription drugs were in the room. An autopsy will establish whether she drowned, whether drugs were involved, or whether there was another cause.
"They found her unresponsive. They attempted life-saving resuscitation measures, unfortunately they were not successful and at approximately 3:55pm (23:55 GMT) Whitney Houston was pronounced dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel," said Lieutenant Mark Rosen, spokesman for the Beverly Hills Police Department.
"We'll conclude our investigation, I don't know how long that will take and we'll take possession of Miss Houston's body and they will also conduct their own investigation."
From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, Houston was one of the world's bestselling artists.
She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful and peeless vocals that were rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen.
But by the end of her career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use.
Source: The Telegraph