Whitney Houston found dead at 48 in beverly hills hotel.

The cause of Houston's death is unknown at this stage, however it has been revealed that her body was found in The Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California. The news came on the eve of the Grammys.

Whitney was born into "soul" royalty, by her gospel singing mother Cissy Houston and was the cousin of Dionne Warwick and god daughter of Aretha Franklin.

According to Wikipedia Houston was the most awarded female artist of all time. Her awards include 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards as of 2010. Houston was also one of the world's biggest selling artists of all time, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.

Houston is survived by her only child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown. The product of Houstons marriage to Bobbie Brown which ended in divorce in 2006.