WHITNEY HOUSTON - HOUSTON WOWS CELEBRITIES AT DAVIS' PRE-GRAMMY BASH

HOUSTON WOWS CELEBRITIES AT DAVIS' PRE-GRAMMY BASH

WHITNEY HOUSTON wowed a star-studded crowd as she headlined music mogul CLIVE DAVIS' pre-Grammy Awards party on Saturday (07Feb09), by blasting out her most famous hits.The singer took to the stage at the bash to honour her mentor Davis' contribution to the music industry, and was watched by music legends Paul MCCartney, Barry Manilow and a host of other industry bigshots including Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson and Leona Lewis.
And Houston proved she was determined to make her return to the spotlight go with a bang - singing her beloved hits I Will Always Love You and I'm Every Woman to blow away her famous fans.
And the tried-and-tested tracks obviously worked - actor Jamie Foxx branded Houston's performance "a new beginning".
He told reporters, "She was on it, she was happy - she's back. Everybody else watch out.
"We all crossed our fingers that her beautiful story would end (happily). This is a new beginning."
Houston is preparing for the release of her new album next month (Mar09) - her first since 2002 - after an alleged battle with drug addiction.