Music world prays for Whitney Houston at Grammys
- Published: 13/02/2012 at 09:32 AM
- Online news: World
The Grammy awards show opened on Sunday with a prayer for legendary US singer Whitney Houston, whose death cast a cloud over the event, due to feature a comeback performance by British soul diva Adele.
Ladies of Gospel performs at the Staples Center during the 54th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. The Grammy awards show opened on Sunday with a prayer for legendary US singer Whitney Houston, whose death cast a cloud over the event, due to feature a comeback performance by British soul diva Adele.
Houston -- a superstar in the 1980s and 1990s whose career went off the rails as she battled substance abuse -- died Saturday at age 48 in a Beverly Hills hotel. Jennifer Hudson was to sing a Grammys tribute to the pop diva.
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