10 Reasons We Miss Whitney Houston

It's been a year since "The Voice" went silent.

Whitney Houston - Pop legend Whitney Houston passed away in her Beverly Hills hotel room on Feb. 11. A coroner's report revealed the 48-year-old died from a combination of drowning, heart disease and cocaine use. (Photo: Sony Music)

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10 Reasons We Miss Whitney Houston - Hard to believe, but it’s been a year since Whitney Houston died. On Feb. 11, 2012, the world lost a living legend. It seems like just yesterday we were mourning her death, and we still miss her, and her undeniable voice, more than ever. Here, we count down 10 reasons, we, and the world, will always miss Ms. Houston. (Photo: RCA)

Waiting to Exhale & The Preacher's Wife - With her big-screen credentials in check, Houston followed up her star-making turn in The Bodyguard with back-to-back hits Waiting to Exhale, opposite Angela Bassett and Lela Rochon, and The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington. Houston earned $10 million for the latter role, making her one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood at the time.  (Photo:  Jan Persson/Redferns)

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Her Songs - No offense to the divas who came after her — Celine, Mariah — but Whitney had the best material to work with. "I Will Always Love You," "The Greatest Love of All," "Saving All My Love" and so on — they aren't just great Whitney performances, they're great songs in themselves, and even if she didn't write them, she knew exactly how to bring them to life.  (Photo: Jan Persson/Redferns/Getty Images)

Candid Camera - A surprised Whitney Houston is caught off guard in her curly ‘fro to watch Prince’s performance at The Forum in L.A.(Photo: RHS/WENN.com)

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Her Struggles - Her battles with substance abuse eventually claimed her life, but they're all too familiar for some of us and our loved ones. Watching Whitney's heartbreaking struggles with her demons was touching and inspiring in its own way, even if the end result was so tragic. (Photo: RHS/WENN.com)

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Cover Girl  - Even before Clive Davis discovered her tremendous singing talent, a modeling scout noticed Whitney for her cover girl good looks. In the early 1980s, she appeared in Glamour, Cosmopolitan and was even one of the first African-American women to grace to cover of Seventeen. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)

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Her Beauty - Whitney broke through big as a model before she did so as a singer, appearing on the cover of Seventeen. Part of what made her such an immediate sensation was that a powerful voice like that could come out of such a classic beauty. And who could forget that smile?  (Photo: Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images)

On her daughter Bobbi Kristina: - "I know that I could really kill for my daughter. I know because I'm living for her, so I'm fierce when it comes down to it."  (Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

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Her Story - Whitney’s rise from a middle-class home in Newark to the pinnacle of pop super-stardom is an inspiring tale of talent and hard work trumping long odds.   (Photo:  Dave Benett/Getty Images)

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On raising (a young) Bobbi Kristina: - "Yes, I discipline her. On occasion when I really think that Bobbi Kris is beside herself, which sometimes she is. And I am the disciplinarian, because her father is putty and he never lays a hand on any of his children." (Photo: PA Photos /Landov)

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Her Realness - Anyone who knew Whitney knew that behind that pop sheen was a real person who'd tell it like it is. Some didn't see this side until her infamous on-air confrontation with Wendy Williams, and thought this showed an out-of-control Whitney. Maybe. But it also showed a person defending her right to privacy and to live a normal life, and we respected that. (Photo:  PA Photos /Landov)

A Voice for Justice  - A supporter of Nelson Mandela and his anti-apartheid movement, in 1988 Houston joined other musicians to perform at Wembley Stadium in London to celebrate a then-imprisoned Mandela's 70th birthday. The event raised $1 million for charities and brought awareness to the apartheid movement. (Photo:  Darlene Hammond/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Her Persistence - With 200 million records sold worldwide and millions of dollars generated, Whitney could’ve retired in the 1980s as a legend. But she persisted into the ’90s, bringing a second chapter to her career with the best-selling soundtrack to The Bodyguard; the 2000s, updating her sound with help from Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys; and even the new decade, playing a supporting role in Sparkle.(Photo: Darlene Hammond/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Her Performances - Whitney turned in some of the most memorable performances of all time during her 48 years with us. Her television debut on the Merv Griffin Show in 1983; “The Greatest Love of All” at the 1987 Grammys; and of course, her legendary take on “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl in 1991.(Photo: George Rose/Getty Images)

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Her Performances - Whitney turned in some of the most memorable performances of all time during her 48 years with us. Her television debut on the Merv Griffin Show in 1983; “The Greatest Love of All” at the 1987 Grammys; and of course, her legendary take on “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl in 1991.(Photo: George Rose/Getty Images)

Her Videos - Whitney’s 1980s music videos helped define the new medium, coupling her pop hits with gorgeous cinematography, awesome choreography and, of course, her effervescent charm and infectious smile.     (Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Her Videos - Whitney’s 1980s music videos helped define the new medium, coupling her pop hits with gorgeous cinematography, awesome choreography and, of course, her effervescent charm and infectious smile.   (Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns/Getty Images)

Keep a Child Alive Ball: 2010 - Houston and her daughter were as happy, and healthy, as ever when they attended Alicia Keys' annual charity gala in late 2010. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Her Love - Even through their troubles, the bond between Whitney Houston and her family, from her mother, Cissy, to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was strong enough you could feel it through the television screen. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Her Voice - In the end though, Whitney’s legend and legacy come down to one thing: her voice. The world has rarely heard anyone with such technical skill, range and power. And they certainly haven't heard on anyone her level since. (Photo: AP)