2004: Nippy News Release Articles

Whitney Houston Russian Interview, Concert Review
submitted by: Lisa D.
source: Rol.ru
Date: February 11, 2004

WHITNEY HOUSTON in Moscow: problems with a voice and the sea of charm

So, first concert Whitney Houston in capital has taken place. Arrival of "star" of such calibre for Moscow though and not a rarity, but nevertheless event. Whitney - from those few actors who are not a shame for seeing on a stage of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses because with a rank and registration of a platform they I fully comply: such solid, expensive platform.

Stay Whitney Houston in Russia was limited this time only to Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and "star" tried to not leave number as very much suffered from a unusual cold. In capital Whitney has pleased itself with shopping: has got orders for performance from Guchchi, Kavalli and the Russian designers Masha Tsigal and Igor Chapurin. In the order from Masha Hjuston finished a concert on February, 10, and in a suit from Chapurina - 11. Directly ahead of concerts in Russia Whitney Houston has answered some questions for ROL. Unfortunately, it is interview will not clear any foggy aspects of home life of the singer - she has categorically refused to answer questions of this plan.

In Russia you are very much loved also your arrival was looked forward.

I too love my Russian fans, and I hope to see them soon. My success is not only my merit, but also those who love me and support, remaining frequently unknown persons, but I am very grateful to them. I with pleasure sing for the spectators since for the first time sung in the childhood in church "Guide Me Oh Thou Great Jehovah."

For the majority of your local fans you are the woman who "will love eternally " ("I Will Always Love You"), whether trust you in eternal love? Whether also each person your way in a condition to find the polovinku, or this luck, a gift of destiny?

Love is a very important thing. It is not enough that in a life it is possible without love and understanding so it should be appreciated very much.

One of your songs refers to "One Wish" ("One desire"), whether there is at you any treasured desire?

Is - that around was more love in the world.

Whether the truth, what soon you again will play cinema?

I really plan to leave as far back as several films, but singing for me always will be on the first place. In fact at cinema you see an end result of the efforts only in some months!

Recently you have written down the Christmas album and what for you was the best gift for Christmas?

The best gift for all my life became for me the birth of my daughter Bobbi Kristina.

Probably, it very difficultly constantly to be under a sight of mass-media?

Nevertheless, I always remain myself!

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But we shall return in KDS where on February, 10 despite of expensive tickets the full notice and weight of known persons in an orchestra was. Thus it was impossible to tell, that on a concert there has come only strongly provided public: balconies too have been overflown.

To begin it is necessary from the spoon of tar - and here I shall be stereotyped. As well as many up to it, Whitney has arrived to Moscow, to put it mildly, not on a pique of the form. And it not mine zlopyhatelstvo: it is enough to go on any of numerous sites of the singer - forums simply burst with desperate exclamations of the admirers experiencing concerning health and appearance loved Whitney. Numerous hearings concerning problems Houston with drugs and violent husband Bobbi Brown receive indirect acknowledgement including the Moscow concert though itself Whitney has explained problems with a voice to that has strongly caught a cold before a concert in Peter - "at you here very coldly". So, that has been compelled to address to the doctor ("rather attractive to the man") which emergency methods has returned Whitney a voice.

Show began with the hour delay, enabled to be tightened the basic part of the spectators who have got stuck in fuses because of a strong snowfall. Thus, to 8 one o'clock in the evening the hall was rather full and thirsted to see Whitney which has appeared after long intro in a red dress and with shirochennoj a smile and started a concert from songs "Get It Back" which have followed "If I Told You That", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Saving All My Love For You", "I Learned From The Best", "Greatest Love Of All", "Step By Step", "My Love Is Your Love", "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and other known songs. Powerful voice Whitney was periodically broken, and the singer started to rattle, but courageously tried to extend a melody - and here the invaluable help to it was rendered by bek-vocalists led by the brother of Gary Garland Houston. Gary even has executed one of songs - Kleptonovskuju "Change the World", having enabled the sister it is a little to take rest and change clothes.

But all technical flaws of a concert were levelled by charm itself Whitney. The singer whom frequently name "cold" because of ideal vyverennosti a powerful voice and some prilizannosti repertoir, on a stage appeared very charming and alive woman, directly and confidentially communicating with public, not paying attention to language problems. Though, certainly, it was appreciable, that valiant jumps on a stage ("to me 40 years - and I do not hide it") were given Whitney not too simply, but public met its each gesture simply with delight.

On a song "My Love Is Your Love" Whitney has invited to a stage the daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown together with whom has executed one of couplets. The most touching moment has come in the ending of a concert when a song "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" Whitney has devoted to the father died one year ago, and during singing could not constrain some tears. The sobbing singer has devoted to it also the loudest hit "I Will Always Love You" which though sounded not too powerfully, but taki has finished public with reciprocal sobbings.