A NUMBER OF ARTISTS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED WHITNEY AS AN INFLUENCE OR MUSICAL INSPIRATION:
Alicia Keys
"Whitney is an artist who inspired me from the time I was a little girl."
Brandy
"Without Whitney, half of this generation of singers wouldn't be singing."
Jennifer Hudson
"I learned from Whitney the difference between being able to sing and knowing how to sing."
Mariah Carey
Toni Braxton
Leona Lewis
"I idolized Whitney as a little girl."
Kelly Rowland
"I wanted to be a singer after I saw Whitney singing 'Greatest Love Of All'."
Laura Pausini
Nicole Scherzinger
"Whitney was a woman that inspires me to sing, she's an unbelievable powerful performer."
Mary J. Blige
Celine Dion
"Everything Whitney sang inspired me. Her music really touches me deeply."
Lady Gaga
Pink
"Whitney inspired me to take voice lessons."
Nelly Furtado
"Whitney has a big influence in my music."