WHITNEY HOUSTON DEAD AT 48: (February 2012) Cause of Death, Autopsy Results - Legendary singer Whitney Houston was found dead in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, February 11, 2012. As John Basedow (@JohnBasedow) reports, paramedics and police were on scene and attempts at CPR proved unsuccessful. Whitney was pronounced dead at 3:55pm PT and TMZ reports family and friends identified her.
During her record-breaking career, Whitney Houston won 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards. She sold 200 million albums worldwide and her album "Whitney" was the first female album to ever debut at number one on the Billboard Charts. The singer also famously battled drug addiction. She was 48 years old.