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The taste for music is subjective, but during the last century about the last century, some singers emerged who were almost universally acclaimed as some of the best of all time. Most of them can be recognized by one name: Aretha, Whitney, Mariah, Billie and Beyonce immediately come to mind. Recently, as indicated by The independent ,, Chaka Khan exploded Rolling stone on a Los Angeles Magazine podcast for their List "200 largest singers of all time" , complaining that their classification means that magazine publishers "need hearing aids". She took care to call Mariah Carey Being among the first five, saying that it should be the result of "Payola or some [Expletifs] like that". She praised the magazine for having put her late protective Whitney Houston at n ° 2 just behind Aretha Franklin , however, boasting: "I presented the business to him."

Carey, whose voice lasted a range of five octaves to its peak, has never been far from being controversial with regard to his colleagues Divas R&B. Khan is Khan's strike while praising Houston is the most recent of a long line of stories between the two. The drama dates back to the day that the two divas met in the early 90s, a meeting during which Carey supposed to have snubbed Houston. Read the rest to discover what would have happened and how they developed a friendship against all odds.

Houston broke out at the age of 19 with his first eponymous album in 1985 and follow -up, 1987 Whitney . Singles, including "Saving All My Love for You", "How Will Know" and "The biggest love of all" have become instant classics; She broke records with Seven singles n ° 1 consecutive Of these consecutive albums. His third album, 1990 I'm your baby tonight , also generated several singles of song monsters title to "All The Man I need". AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Five months before Houston's release of I'm your baby tonight , the diva landscape saw the arrival of another 19 -year -old who was an instant success. Carey's beginnings, also an eponymous album, caused a blow after hitting the same way as Houston had only five years earlier. "Vision of Love", "Love takes time", "Someday", and I Don't Wanna Cry "was just as emblematic of their decade, and their race at the top of the charts made Carey the only female artist to have The first four singles have all struck n ° 1 .

The following year saw the two singers hit the peak after the peak. Houston played the national anthem at the Super Bowl 1991 and was announced with Co-Star with Kevin Costner In The bodyguard . This soundtrack, of course, would generate the Successful single by a female solo artist In the United States, Houston's coverage of "I still love you".

Meanwhile, Carey released his second album, Emotions , in 1991 and signed to appear on MTV UNPLUGGED . This episode would become the gold stallion of The anthology performance series . However, as this interview Carey did with The New York Times In 1991 TRAGMENTS, the media always found ways to classify both against each other, carrying accusations of Carey as "vocal clone" of Houston and noting who sold who.

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In January 1992, Houston and Carey were invited to attend the American Music Awards. Houston received a performance niche, during which She sang a mixture of success Since I'm your baby tonight , including the title song, "My name is not Susan" and "Who do you love". Carey was on site to receive a favorite soul / R&B female artist prize, beating Houston in the category.

In 2020, Gospel singer Winans baby , a long -standing friend of Houston, said that the rumors that Houston and Carey did not love each other, and the rift was all of Carey's fault. Speaking on Essence 's Yes girl! Podcast , Winans said he was at the award ceremony with Houston, who planned to go directly after his performance. But before leaving, he insisted that she greets Carey correctly. "You are going to be bigger than all that. I mean, we are going and come, and finally, she said:" Okay, I am a "" ", he recalls. However, according to Winans, Carey N 'was not the biggest person, and when Houston got his hands and said, "Hi Mariah, I am Whitney". Carey "turned his head As if she had heard nothing. ""

The story of Winans does not synchronize with the story of Carey of the first time she met Houston - in fact, she says that the first time they met, it was not at the Ama but Grammy Awards. Speaking at the 2012 BET Awards after the death of Houston, Carey said they had exchanged looks, not words, the first time they met. "I was impressed - a little frightened because, hello, I mean, there were a few rumors that we had a kind of rivalry," she recalls, by US Weekly . "One thing we all know is that Whitney shouldn't be played, ok?"

Whether Carey or not snubbed in Houston the first time they met, the two ultimately became friends and collaborators. In 1998, CEO of DreamWorks Jeffrey Katzenberg asked both to collaborate on the main single of the animated film The Prince of Egypt . The only " When you believe "has become a massive success, and the two have become close when they promoted it together. The two appeared on Oprah , where Houston said They immediately linked in the recording studio. "When we gathered, it was like magic; we clicked, we laughed like old friends," said the end of the star. During the MTV Video Music Awards 1998, Houston and Carey shared a scene, wearing the same dress and mocking rumors of their quarrel.

And after death tragically tragically in 2012, Carey had only sincere things to say about his so-called rival. "I loved her. We all loved her," she said on Hello America (via buzzfeed). "May she rest in peace ... her legend will continue forever."