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Singer Whitney Houston Dies at 48

The six-time Grammy winner passed away on Feb. 11. See more celebs who have left their legacy behind them (63 Photos)

Jacki Garfinkel on Feb 11, 2012 at 9:23PM

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Six-time Grammy winner Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. The singer's body was found at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 11 -- her publicist confirmed her passing and the cause of death was not immediately known. Earlier in the week, the star had been spotted out in L.A. and she was expected to attend the pre-Grammy Clive Davis party on Saturday night, taking place at the hotel. While she spent many years in the news for her drug abuse and tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown (whom she divorced in 2007), Houston was setting the stage for a comeback with her first movie role in fifteen years. She was set to share the big screen with former American Idol star Jordin Sparks in Sparkle, slated to premiere in August. The talented performer, who was recognized in the Guiness Book of World Records for being the most rewarded female act of all time, had a 18-year-old daughter with Brown, Bobbi Kristina. Stars took to Twitter on Saturday evening to memorialize the songstress, including Mariah Carey, who wrote, "She will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth."