Whitney Houston First TV Performance - The Merv Griffin Show (1983)
This clip from
The Merv Griffin
Show features Whitney Houston's
television debut. It happened on June 23,
1983 when she was just 19 years old. Later
in the show, she performed with her
mother, Cissy Houston. Prior to coming
out, Whitney is introduced by record
executive Clive Davis. For Whitney's first
TV performance, she sings "Home" from the
Broadway show
The Wiz.
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