Whitney houston was one of very few artists whom it. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as roy hamilton, dionne warwick, elvis presley and aretha franklin, houston embarked on a solo career, winning two grammy awards for her work. Its walltowall whitney in an episode about saying goodbye. Glee its not right but its okay full performance official music video hd duration. Houston was the mother of singer whitney houston, grandmother of tv personality bobbi.
Glee sets eightsong whitney houston tribute episode. Glee to launch a whitney houston tribute episode thegrio. Online, the fox hit is filming an episode of season 3 that will include eight songs from houstons discography. Watch christina aguileras whitney houston tribute from. Anyway, i could never listen to her without cringing. The singer belted her way through a medley of some of the icons greatest hits. Amber riley glee tribute to whitney houston an accident. Whitney houston and her music will be the focus of next weeks episode of glee titled dance with. The cast of quotgleequot will pay tribute to the late whitney houston on the fox program tuesday night. Its time to remember whitney houstons brilliance the. Foxs glee plans big whitney houston tribute episode the cast of glee will sing eight songs from whitney houstons catalog in an upcoming tribute episode. On tuesday night, glee featured a moving tribute to singer whitney houston that was never meant to be a tribute at all.
Whitney houston inspired glee episode home facebook. Mercedes sings i will always love you glee producers. Glee looks set to feature a tribute episode to whitney houston. Glees amber riley sings it two days after jennifer hudsons grammy tribute. Last night on glee, amber riley took her turn to pay tribute to the fallen singer by belting out i. Schue took a trip through the world of creepy characterization this week, but at least he made this point, which is a very important one to make considering the nature of this weeks episode. Written by ross maxwell and directed by paris barclay, the episode aired on fox in the united states on april 24, 2012. Windy city times news archive showbiz glee reunion, charlie carver, michael b. Being part of something special, makes you special. This tuesdays episode of glee which, coincidentally, finds mercedes tackling whitney houstons beloved ballad, i will always love you will pay tribute to the late musical icon. Glee to always love whitney houston with tribute ctv news.
During glee s valentines day episode, which aired in tuesday february 14, just days after houstons death, amber riley mercedes covered the late pop icons biggest hit i will always love you. Last week on glee, we all caught saturday night gleever, and then three days later, robin gibb woke up from his coma. Im pretty surprised ryan murphy hasnt tried to take credit for that, and im very glad gibbs on the mend. Is this whitney houstons greatest live performance of all.
Glee joins in on honoring the late whitney houston with a very tasteful rendition of i will always love you for their valentines day episode. Glee star amber riley payed an accidental tribute to whitney houston on valentines day singing, i will always love you. Glee to pay tribute to whitney houston daily telegraph. Glee will pay tribute to the late great whitney houston in a new upcoming episode. Whitney houstons home live on the merv griffin show 1985. Glee is now planning to honor the singer and her impressive catalog in a fullepisode dedicated to her music. Glees amber riley performs whitney houstons i will always love you video the performance of houstons signature tune had been planned before the singers feb.
Amber riley, who plays mercedes in the hit television musical glee, has paid what started as an accidental tribute to the late whitney houston. It was sheer coincidence that tuesdays episode of glee covered whitney houstons popular song, i will always love you. After mercedes excellent and unintentionallytimed tribute to whitney houston back in february, it was hard not to groan at the concept of glee doing an allwhitney episode surrounding the new. Tributes have been pouring in since whitney houstons death last weekend. I noticed that glee gave i wanna dance with somebody the. It is a special tribute episode to whitney houston, who died ten weeks earlier february 11, and features seven of her songs. Maybe it was her choice of material which i also didnt like that was obviously written to showcase her pipes. Chris colfer does a fabulous job in his head voice. Watch christina aguileras whitney houston tribute from the a. This page is for the friends, and fans of miss whitney houston to support the efforts of a glee episode inspired by the music of the talented diva. Glee returns tonight with an allnew episode, but looking ahead to the next couple of weeks, theres plenty more excitement on tap, including a whitney houston tribute. Glee will honor whitney houston on next tuesdays new episode. Glee pays tribute to whitney houston rolling stone.
With a cover of whitney houstondolly partons i will always love you set to be included in the tuesday, feb. Glee 3 i will always love you whitney houston youtube. In a complete coincidence, the show had already planned to cover houstons iconic hit i will always love you on tomorrows episode sung by amber. Amber riley sings whitney houstons i will always love. Glee is currently shooting a tribute episode to whitney houston that will include eight songs from the late great musical icon, sources confirm to us exclusively unlike the previous tribute last. Mercedes sings i will always love you glee producers dedicate ep. Glee i have nothing full performance official music. It has been five years since whitney houston was found dead in a hotel room, of a drug overdose. It is also said to be, unlike the previous tribute episodes michael and the power of madonna, more of a character piece that focuses on glees graduating seniors having a real hard time letting go. I didnt like whitney houstons voice the datalounge. Glee shooting a fullepisode tribute to whitney houston.
Check out the first fox trailer now for dance with somebody. After the fox musical tv show included a performance of i will always love you by amber riley who plays mercedes jones. Halle berry, britney spears and others take part in a grammy tribute show that details late singer whitney houstons work and life as an artist. Glees heart episode to pay tribute to whitney houston.
If whitney houston had not died tragically days before this episode aired, this still would have. In honor of the 2017 american music awards, billboard is counting down the best performances from the awards shows history. Glee producers dedicate episode to whitney houston producers of the musical dramedy created by ryan murphy and brad falchuk opted to dedicate the hour in which amber riley belted out. She gave a stunning and powerful rendition of a classic american song. Glee covers whitney houston songs in tribute episode. It is described both as a goodbye and a thank you to whitney and her musical contribution to the world. Glees amber riley performs whitney houstons i will. The episode was shot well before houstons untimely death but the dolly parton penned song that. Because oh my god obviously it makes so much sense, theres a new cddvd compilation of whitney houstons most beloved live performances.
They have already begun shooting for it, and although no date has been set for when it will air, the gleeks definitely have something in store to honor the pop superstar. Glee to air whitney houston tribute episode broadway. Glees covers from their upcoming whitney houston tribute episode have found their way online, and for the most part, theyre all a treat. According to the hollywood reporter, the producers of foxs musical drama glee are considering the idea of adding a tribute to the late whitney houston as part of this tuesdays valentines day. Glee is shooting a fullepisode tribute to the lategreat whitney houston. She was 22 and you can also see a much younger clive davis towards the end of that performance. Glee is currently filming an entire episode dedicated to late singer whitney houston, according to. Glee will pay tribute to the late whitney houston with an hour tribute episode set for the spring, the hollywood reporter has confirmed.
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