Who discovered Whitney Houston as a singer?
When she was 19, Whitney Houston was discovered in a nightclub by the renowned Clive Davis of Arista Records. Davis signed her immediately and took the helm of her career as she navigated from gospel to pop stardom.
In 1983 Whitney made her debut on national television, appearing on The Merv Griffin Show to sing "Home" from the musical The Wiz. Whitney and Davis spent the next two years working on her debut album, as well as finding the best producers and songwriters available to showcase her amazing vocal talent.
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Joseph A. Robitaille
An outstanding singer, great question, and answer.
Darlene Yarbrough
WOW, I would have thought it was Quincy JONES. O well.
Clayton Dean Brannon
I suspect Dionne Warwick might have know she could sing long before any of the others knew about her. They are cousins.
Gracie
Perhaps we have another inaccurate answer "In 1983, Gerry Griffith, an A&R representative from Arista Records, saw Houston performing with her mother in a New York City nightclub. He convinced Arista's head Clive Davis to make time to see Houston perform" at least this time Griffith was not an answer option.