This is a list of notable music artists who have recorded one or more songs originally recorded by American singer and actress Whitney Houston. Many artists started covering her songs as early as the 1980s. These covers are in several different languages and genres, and some have received positive reviews from music critics and featured on record charts.

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• Selected list
• See also
• References

Known as "the Voice", Houston was one of the most significant icons of the 20th century as well as one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Houston has influenced and inspired various number of artists all over the world. Producer, musician, and former American Idol judge Randy Jackson named Houston as the voice of the modern musical era, further labeling her as "the voice of a generation". ^[1] Houston was widely credited with reviving the power ballad, and in doing so reshaping the adult contemporary radio format, making it one of the most popular formats of the 1990s and the early 2000s.

Her emergence in the mid-1980s as a vocalist in popular music had a significant impact on the era of powerhouse vocals, power ballads, and contemporary R&B, spanning roughly from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. ^[2]

Houston is the most covered female artist in the history of American Idol with over 50 covers of her music performed during the show, only behind Stevie Wonder, The Beatles and Elton John. ^[3] Houston's 1993 hit "I Have Nothing" is the most performed song from an artist on the show, having been covered during the main show 14 times. ^{[4] [5]}

Houston was covered several times in the Glee tribute episode dedicated to her, "Dance with Somebody", which aired a couple months after Houston's death in 2012. ^[6]

Artists who have done cover versions of Houston's popular renditions of other artists' songs are not included.

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  Britney Spears earned her recording deal after covering one of Houston's songs in an audition.
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  Ariana Grande has covered Houston songs live in concert.
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  James Bay covered Houston during his concert in 2020.

Selected list

See also

• Whitney Houston singles discography
• List of songs recorded by Whitney Houston

References