Whitney Houston and Oprah

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Season 24: "Season Premiere: Oprah and Whitney Houston – The First Interview"
Whitney Houston is the most awarded woman in music history. But behind her megastar success, Whitney hid the intense personal pain of her tumultuous 14-year marriage to R&B artist Bobby Brown and a battle with drug abuse.

On September 14, 2009, Whitney broke her silence in a two-part season premiere event, opening up like never before about her past, present and bright future.

Look back at Whitney's come-through moment