Whitney Houston died this afternoon at the young age of 48. A rep for the singer announced the signers daeth this afternoon.
Sources are saying a member of Whitney's entourage found her in her 4th-floor room at the Beverly Hilton hotel and called hotel security, who then dialed 911. When paramedics arrived Houston was found unresponsive.
We're told police arrived to the scene within minutes and fire was already there on an unrelated call. According to sources, paramedics performed CPR but it did not work and she was pronounced dead at 3:55 PM.
Sources say there were no obvious signs of foul play, but BH PD detectives have begun a full investigation. We're told she was identified by family and friends.
Houston won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards during her record-breaking career. Her album "Whitney" was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts. She has sold 200 million albums worldwide.
Houston had one child, Bobbi Kristina, with husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married from 1992-2007.
