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Date of Birth
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30-September-1933
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Place of Birth
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Newark
(New Jersey, Essex County, United States of America, Area codes 862 and 973, Area code 973, Area code 862)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Sissie Houston, Emily Drinkard, Houston, Cissy
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Profession
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Singer, Actor, Television Producer
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Emily "Cissy" Houston is an American soul, gospel singer. She led a successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist, and has won two Grammy Awards for her work. She is the mother of Whitney Houston, aunt of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price.
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