Her's was a skyrocket of a life, a tale of beauty, soaring talent, and the risks of stardom. </br></br> Whitney Houston was born to sing: Her mom, Cissy Houston, is a noted gospel singer; Dionne Warwick was her cousin, soul great Aretha Franklin her aunt. And she was beautiful: Before she ever had a big radio hit, a teenage Whitney was booking modeling gigs in major magazines. Legendary talent guru Clive Davis heard her sing in a club and signed her at 19; her first album, <i>Whitney Houston</i>, spawned three No. 1 hits and made her a staple on MTV. Seven years later, <i>The Bodyguard </i>made her a movie star.<U5:P></U5:P><br><br><U5:P></U5:P>But at the height of an almost-unprecedented arc, something went wrong. Marriage to singer Bobby Brown coincided with a slip from the pinnacle; soon Houston was missing shows, behaving erratically and, eventually, admitting to drug problems. A comeback had started to gain traction-until, the night before the 2012 Grammy Awards, the 48-year-old star was found dead, of unspecified causes, in her Beverly Hills hotel room. <U5:P></U5:P><br><br><U5:P></U5:P>Packed with photos and insight, <i>People: Remembering Whitney Houston</i> looks back on wonder, and drama, of a remarkable life. <U5:P></U5:P></br></br><U5:P></U5:P>