Whitney Houston - one of the most significant personalities in the history of popular music. She became the first black singer whose video clips were in wide MTV rotation than along with Michael Jackson helped in overcoming color barriers for African American performers on television and radio. Houston was a major catalyst in the promotion of black music while keeping the vocal traditions of soul, pop, jazz and gospel music.
Thanks to the outstanding vocal talent she is called "The Voice" ("Voice"). The vocal style of Whitney Houston had a huge impact on the music industry. She brought in popular music inherent in her since childhood, elements of gospel singing, has developed a virtuosic singing style based on sudden narastaniya and numerous melodic decorations - the melismas. Despite the fact that they used soul performers of the past, Whitney has delivered the melismas to a whole new level. Then it was called a "vocal voice", describing how Houston takes one note and adds to it an intricate wave-like swirl for several seconds. Imprint striking technique Houston is still visible in nearly every pop diva and performer of a light urban soul: how women, and men. Her voice and performing arts have become a role model around the world.