We were all saddened by the sudden loss of Whitney Houston almost one year ago coming up in the following days. Countless singers were inspired by her and her spirit and music will continue to live on forever in our hearts. She had many demons, but at the end of the day, she was one of the most influential people of all time. Thanks to her and Michael Jackson, they helped break down racial barriers associated with black music in the 80's. Before both of them came along, there were no black artists being played on MTV at all. Michael Jackson unknowingly led the revolution for black artists to be played just as frequently as white artists on MTV. Then Whitney followed soon after with her beautiful looks, radiant smile and powerful mammoth voice that could stop anybody in their tracks. It was the perfect formula for crossover appeal.
Now Whitney will be immortalized at Madame Tussuad's Wax Museum. Four wax figures have been made of her to commemorate her legacy and each will be stationed in four different Madame Tussuad's locations. Each figure was built with the idea in mind of capturing every iconic moment in Whitney's 30 year career. The moments in her life that were carefully picked were Whitney singing the National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl which will be going to Washington D.C.'s Tussuad's; Hollywood will be getting her Queen of the Night Bodyguard figure; Las Vegas will be getting her younger self as seen in the "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" video; and New York will be displaying her likeness during her 2009 "I Look To You" Era. My favorite is the "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" figure. It looks absolutely uncanny! I cant wait until I'm able to make a trip to see these amazing wax figures in person (more or less). They will be unveiled Thursday.
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