Whitney Houston - I Didn't Know My Own Strength (AMA's Live 11-22-09)

Whitney Houston performs 'I Didn't Know My Own Strength', written by Diane Warren, from her platinum-selling album 'I Look To You'. This performance represents Whitney's acceptance for the 'International Artist Award' presented to her by Samuel L. Jackson. (November 11th, 2009)

[@mykel1990]

I remember anxiously awaiting this performance, especially after everyone said she didn't have it any more because of the GMA debacle, and I remember rooting for her and being nervous, and she knocked it out of the park! When Queen Reba teared up, you knew she killed it! I will always root for you, Whitney, always.

[@052970]

who you calling a queen lol

[@burqagoulding6786]

052970 she is a queen shes a country singer

[@livingtobelovedforme2223]

You can’t compare Reba to Whitney. There’s no comparison

[@timothyostrowski3812]

@@livingtobelovedforme2223 the was no comparison... she is the Queen of Country. She literally teared up with admiration and love for a FELLOW Queen. Nothing more

[@abrahamjean8176]

when one of the biggest music legends returns to show how its done...

[@davids.15]

Exactly, Beyonce and the likes pale in comparison.

[@SG-ov9xr]

SMMFH, yessss. Very well SAID HUNEY.!!❤🎵🎵

[@90sKidsSchoolLibrary]

Whitney's voice was just so freaking amazing. She is the best! No one to this day can touch her vocally.

[@cesarpantoja8335]

i agree with you

[@1031E]

Glennis Grace is pretty close.

[@Bigdrip840]

She looked so pretty here look at her skin

[@sharonsparks900]

Drew Mura She looks played out. Her skin has lost it’s healthy sheen. Very sad.

[@pacomartini]

Sharon Sparks I disagree...I think she looked great.

[@eXtremeMohaz]

She is the only singer/artist/performer who never afraid nor faked her performances even in her worst condition. she is so brave and that's what makes her "THE VOICE" and no one will dare to give that tittle to any another artist. No one will ever come close to her nor can duplicate her, not even before and mostly not even today, even if she's gone. She still remain "THE VOICE".

[@meoerhum4579]

Houston Culkin you right, she is the voice

[@divasummer100]

Don't you make to much sense! Great Comment!

[@PashaZalutski]

Oh yeah! I second this! The singer goes and sings live regardless! Regardless! Never mind the changes, she just goes on and sings live! That's some serious RISK TAKING! I applaud our beloved late Whitney!

[@moisesfranciscoplazamarin8549]

Houston Culkin. siempre sera la mejor

[@camprich6768]

Houston Culkin agree

[@abrahamjean8176]

the part; i didnt know!, didnt know, didnt know! ohhhh! then she shouts, i didnt know my own strenght

[@Arimaarima71]

@witchytara24 : She, too, was mine. I was 14 when Whitney's first album was released. Now, I'm 40. Whitney's passing has left me feeling really sad. There will NEVER be another one like her. God made her and broke the mold.

[@StivenPiuPhD]

i even don't know how to use words to decribe how i miss her. i will always love you whitney

[@omogbaioiseomaye6686]

Wow....what can i say...........breathless.....I miss her.....

[@davids.15]

The camera closeup pulled back when she was moved by God and started shaking and her head moving in godly awe while singing. Too bad they did not show it.

[@cbsp1411]

Correct observation. I seen it yoo

[@goldenroberson84]

I miss her so much

[@aishaswindell3845]

Listening to it 2017 I miss her

[@mamacash4893]

Whitney always got God covering her back. Grace about her all the time. God's own baby. Love u nippy

[@Entertainer145]

Its Beautiful Janet Opened & Whitney Closed...Whitney Looked So Heavenly Here & This Performance Portrayed A True Angel 😇🙏🏾

[@marlynn4375]

I could not agree more James Whitney was a class act she had so much style, grace and beauty from head to toe. R.I.P WHITNEY WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

[@kngmidas8332]

Whitney was beautiful inside and out, hell we all make mistakes in life, that’s why it’s called life! RIP Queen Whitney

[@SG-ov9xr]

WOW, wow, WHITNEY HOUSTON, Forever.!!💧💧🎵🎵❤❤❤

[@jamesdunn1724]

Simply the best! Better than all the rest. I will always love you Whitney!!!

[@kimmieboo42]

love you nippy rest in heaven my angel ;)

[@shawntyler3744]

Legend.

[@JustCallMichael]

I love you.

[@KristenDanielleBrooks]

She took us to church.

[@blessed79183]

Popularity that knows no boarders or boundaries

[@nestaking1627]

Miss you Whitney an Bobbi Kristina ❤️❤️The Angel Voice

[@realitysonline9921]

😢😢

[@alexthegreek11]

why he stop singing for 30 sec

[@luvangelmyers2731]

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΒΟΤΣΗΣ Because of how she was feeling inside and all that love and respect she got!!!!

[@grethomory]

I knew this guy who said he was there at this performance. He told me it got so quiet when she started to sing. He told me just her star power was amazing.

[@kevinlane1030]

I simply love this performance it was raw and she could still amaze an audience.....

[@vene1840]

The best vocalist that ever walked this planet!!! Period!! Ask anyone!

[@autumnrose4000]

The wonderful thing about Whitney is that even when her voice was not 100 you can still tell she could sing. Sometimes singers lose their voices and sound a complete mess, off-key, bad runs, you can't tell they ever knew how to sing. The Voice may have gotten raspier, the high notes may not have been there, but the technique was always still there and you could always tell that this woman could SANG! My all time favorite through thick and thin. Despite what people think, she loved God, she loved her daughter, she loved her fans, we love her back!

[@kevinlane1030]

Whitney gave the best live performance that night. I totally agree with you. She never loss the ability to sing. Her just changed a lot, but still she's the VOICE...

[@alexanderhall2720]

@Ed Miller A) "Sang" is slang for someone who is so good the word "sing" isn't good enough to describe them and their talent, and B) if you're only goal to make idiotic and derogatory remarks about Whitney, then kindly go someone where else or keep them to yourself. People come here because we love Whitney and don't care whether or not her Australian performance was to your liking. We love Whitney regardless and no one here wants to hear Whitney-haters and your nasty comments. Why are you even here if you think so little of her?

[@oskar8112]

Best comment!! Yes Whitney knew how to sing even in her worst voice day...Unique technique!

[@95KIPPIE]

My god, how I miss this lady! So much class even in turmoil. The greatest ever!

[@brandonchase912]

And STILL...The most awarded artist in AMA history.

[@ShiaraPhoenixfire]

I remember when this came on. I started telling people, "The Queen is back." No matter what, there will never be another Whitney Houston.

[@marvinhendrix8181]

WHITNEY E.HOUSTON WE YOUR FANS JUST LOVE YOU,WISHING YOU WERE STILL HERE SOME TIMES...WISH CLIVE DAVIS WOULD HAVE RESPECTED YOU MORE,AND HAVE YOU SING SING SING AND JUST MAKE MORE ALBUMS NO ONE EVER HEARD...WE YOUR FANS WISHED YOU HAD NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY.

[@terryquarterman2666]

Had we just let Whitney give us that beautiful rich thick alto voice she would’ve lasted much longer.

[@whitneysource]

it wassail a beautiful voice. No-one could sing like her.

[@hotrodindalou]

Im in tears! She has the ability to move you like no other! Her Voice, her Beauty (inner and outer), and her Spirit is a Phenom!

[@ladyofwisdom2]

Wow, she killed it. Love her dress. She was glowing. Rip

[@bongiwemabila2192]

Am I the only one who still cries though?

[@minyonnestraughter906]

No.u not..i cry on whitneys happy songs thats how much i miss her

[@minyonnestraughter906]

I miss whitney HOUSTON BROWN...i dont fault nothing negative..about her. Whitney once said she had to keep being the best at all times and that was too much for her. Wben she wanted to escape she could nor people adored her talented spiritual loved personality and the fame was too much for her at times..i beieve thats why she tried to escape by using drugs and it got the best of her

[@minyonnestraughter906]

You were like family whitney...i cried so much at work when i heard you died too soon...i miss her so much...i still dont wanna believe she gone

[@minyonnestraughter906]

Fantasia ...jennifer hudson ..has amazing voices...but whitney still.holds that spot..but these three woman can SANG. WHITNEY JENNIFER AND FANTASIA

[@elijahjones8375]

I get very emotional when I here Whitney songs

[@Heal_the_World81]

This song and it's beautiful lyrics lifted me through some of my darkest times in Life and struggles with illness. I'm now doing far better but re visit the song to remind myself how far I've came. Thank you Whitney for this Heavenly Song. I love you and I miss you soo much it saddens me when I think you're gone. But im happy knowing that you are no longer suffering. All My Love to You Whitney. RIP Queen, Forever the VOICE, Undesputed Queen of Vocals ❤ Peace Love Happiness and Light to you my Angel Hopefully see you in Heaven when my Time is up. But I've got a lot to give yet.

[@ellierandall6958]

Whitney had such gorgeous eyes ,they're so sweet and innocent

[@PashaZalutski]

my honest opinion on my dear precious Whitney. Being a performer and singing was obviously super important to her. More than we can imagine. You think of her as a careless I-just-want-to-party-girl -- think again. Look at this video! She has the voice here, and she blossoms, you can see how she's inspired!! Now go look at her other 2009 performances when she doesn't have the voice -- and see the fear in her eyes, the lack of confidence. I'm convinced she wanted to sing and deliver more than anything else in the world. And when she couldn't, that bothered the hell out of her. When she could, she just soared.

[@davidwatson6831]

Pavel Pasha Zalutski I'm happy someone else notice how she felt, this wasn't just a gig or job for Whitney, this was her career, it wasn't just the fame and fortune; she loved to sing and give it all she had.

[@peter99322]

Amazing legendary DIVA.. There'll never be one like her. Even in her worst, she's still sounded better than others so called diva.. purely absolutely gorgeous.. one of a kind... RIP Please send the new one of a kind like WH GOD

[@1031E]

God may have done that when he sent the amazing Glennis Grace.

[@gp4824]

@@1031E 💩 on Glennis Grace

[@didi41534]

Every day I celebrate, the birth, of the greatest and better Diva, of all time !!! This angel that came down to us earth to rejoice, with his Heavenly Voice is present in my life, every second. She will always live forever in me, while I live !!! I love you eternally, My Angel!! Happy Birthday, always & forever!!! NBL

[@carlabellereyes6290]

She can still sing.. And she sings good even though it is not 100% perfect. I love Whitney so much and she is still my number 1

[@wwedivas2011]

Anyway people Whitney Houston is still the icon and God Bless You & God Bless also Bobby Christina your both now together in peace but Whitney music continue, Love U both God Bless You....

[@dravenswan5557]

hold my head up high thank you God thank you Jesus

[@nanettebenna2447]

Oh I forgot!! Robyn did you justice in her book! She really Loved you!!

[@jamesdunn2840]

God bless the divine Goddess of song. You were are still and will always me the greatest ever. Rest in peace bright Angel.

[@jamesdunn2840]

Damon autocorrect

[@jamesdunn2840]

+James Dunn Damn autocorrect bullshit

[@jeanhailakatz5718]

Amen to That!

[@jbbell5302]

wow once u really get Whitney(and she gets in you) it makes no difference how her voice sounds. The stage presence, emotion, beauty, poise. She's not just a hear, she's a feel. Live is a must when listening to her.There may be singers who compare via studio, but not live...no one, no way.

[@mireillem3150]

This is so hard to watch😢😭

[@Matt-su5fy]

It’s more than the words she sang or the notes coming out. Always been. You can hear it loud and clear in this one. She’d bring life to anything. The best there’s ever been

[@theresajspn]

i love you i thank you god bless you thank you Whitney Houston for my inspiration.

[@yvonnaj3276]

Whitney Houston you will always be the best singer of all times and even in the bad you still showed everyone you was not meant to brake. God had a plan for you and this was it to show ppl you can still be the best I love you Whitney rest easy

[@itslavyyo1563]

the first time i saw this i teared up and it really hit m she sang this so well and it reminded me of some important things one of my favorite performances she has done

[@terrioneill5217]

I'm also still heartbroken over her death, she was one of the greatest singers of all time - in my opinion, nobody could or can touch her vocally, she gave me goosebumps when she sang, she touched my heart and my life, she will live on forever in my thoughts.

[@camprich6768]

That was her last great performance in her final days.

[@its_me_lah288]

camp Rich she gave a great performance with Kim Burrell in 2011

[@Imadeyoumad288]

its_ME_lah No.

[@whitneyfan9019]

No in Italy on xfactor she did an amazing performance of Million dollar bill. Then she had a few concerts where she actually sounded this good.

[@normadaniel5206]

The GREATEST ever!!!!

[@witchytara24]

I also remember this clearly. That was the night I was yelling at the screen (and on my Facebook) she's back! Everyone step aside, the Queen is back.

[@MajorMovieStar]

Wow! What a major loss to music and entertainment! We never know what we have until its gone. RIP!

[@agnana1978]

Wow! This was just another example that no matter what people loved Whitney they all just couldn't stop showing her the love that she earned.If you ever watch any of her interviews she was always graceful and humbled. Always had something nice to say about her peers. I was blessed to have been born in a era where I can say I heard the greatest voice of all times. There will never be another Whitney Houston.

[@akeemj7676]

I miss my favorite so much.

[@Bigdrip840]

Even jay z was in awe

[@MoneyComethToshelia]

YES HE WAS...

[@whitneysource]

with that forced smile? he's a snake too.

[@minyonnestraughter906]

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER WOMAN LIKE WHITNEY HOUSTON...GONE TOO SOON...I STILL CRY OVER THIS AMAZING WOMAN THANK U FOR UTUBE VIDEOS......WE LOVE U WHITNEY. R.I.P...

[@leahshawnsmith1134]

I love you too Whitney 🙏🏻❣✌🏻️💯🇹🇭Thailand

[@itslavyyo1563]

the power in her voie here is just amazing she is just singing over the whole orchestra or whatever you call the instrumentalists haha i mean idk i feel like she still had the voice but more than anything the spirit! bless you Nippy

[@SuzieQ90]

I don't know how they could add all that to the award it must be small print

[@davids.15]

Amazing performance considering the situation. Mariah can not beat this at all!!!

[@Joshua-gb9bz]

Why do you have to mention Mariah?

[@ciologist]

Tears flowing.........Whitney, you are Truly Missed...

[@witchytara24]

My idol since I was six years old. I'm 33 now, so a 27 year love affair with a woman who sang through my childhood, my teenage years and my adult years. There was always a song for what ever mood I was in. Idols fell, but in my eyes, I knew she would be back on top. We will always love you Whitney. It wasn't didn't we almost have it all with you, we had it all.

[@arielallure337]

i wish she was still alive i wanted to meet her

[@mikeparez]

So emotional

[@carlosalberto5740]

Esse mulher canta muito bem maravilhosa 🥺😭😭😭

[@preciousmaneke8213]

Loving her is just like loving MJ I don't care about people's opinion.. Didn't know.. Didn't know.. Didn't know I didn't know wowwwww loving this..

[@reckyism]

man whitney is just cool!!!! Forever in my heart

[@andredudatt]

4:04 -"'Your life was not built...to break." Her eyes expression to the camera says it all. Pure emotion.

[@Frierfel]

Only speechless

[@ticklemecrazy]

DISS Whitney ..... DISS ME! Hate Whitney Haters! If U have nothing nice to say .... SHUT UP! We don't want it here!

[@davidguarin356]

amazing,,,,,,i will always love you Whitney

[@thehouseofjaya]

Rip

[@MrDTJones1]

class. and even in her despair...she was and always will be a class act. THE VOICE...a true legend of entertainment. whitney is the best live vocalist EVER. love and respect nippy.

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Even at her worst, she is better than the entire industry

[@90sKidsSchoolLibrary]

The difference between Whitney and Mariah is that Whitney actually sings no matter what condition her voice is in and that's what I admire about Whitney. She is the best female singer still to date even though she is gone. There will never be another Whitney. One of her greatest performances in history.

[@treyjohnson3230]

This wasnt a bad performance at all. Still better than what mariah doing today

[@Rosabil]

Just burn down In chanel Eh not really. Mariah still has some really good days, I'd put it around on par with current Mariah.

[@mexihangeloh6798]

he is the biggest female singer on this planet

[@alexisyelverton4298]

the note she holds at 2:41 was very good

[@VonnieVonVonX2]

she has so much emotion...she really believes what she says !

[@litalover19]

This was one of her best performances since the 90's.

[@important11000]

I completely agree - I was a teen when Whitney hit the music scene and have absolutely adored her and her music - the incredible VOICE inspite of her tumultous marriage, her many problems she faced in the entertainment industry - the drugs - like ALL of us she was not perfect. I had a difficult time dealing with her death and still grieve terribly. I have every last one of her CD's still - she was and will always be the greatest female vocalist of ALL time...I pray she is resting in peace...

[@witchytara24]

My heart is still broken over her death. I had the honor of growing up in the era of Whitney and she was my musical idol since I was 6 years old. 28 years later, she's gone. The Queen of Pop is gone and there will never be another Whitney. I remained a fan even after the drugs, it just made me sad to see her like that and remember what she was at one time and what she still could be. This is one fan who will always love her.

[@corneliuswashington9218]

She looked beautiful... And...whoever made that GOWN FOR HER...should be so PROUD...and NO ONE HAD MORE GRACIOUS BOWS... THAN HER....

[@dravenswan5557]

Survived my darkest hour!!!

[@kevinmucyo1665]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@flaviobonetti459]

Sha did a very good performance

[@kietvuong186]

🥰🥰🥰 i am always your fan. honestly i wish u could come to Vietnam. and i would buy your liveshow ticket. Omg.

[@CARLA6ish]

She killed it i couldnt stop crying she will be greatly missed. This was one of her happiest times. RIP Whitney!!!!!!!!

[@betheamelinda]

Nippy 4 Lyfe!!!!

[@stevensparks6353]

although her voice is not as good as before atleast she sang live..unlike mariah who do a lot of lipsinc

[@AngieWy]

I don't care what anybody says - cause IT'S WHITNEY... She always sounds good to me.

[@rebeccabrowning8353]

The true meaning of Diva

[@jaharrtube]

Wow I'm in tears......Rest Whitney...Pain is gone...

[@90sKidsSchoolLibrary]

This has to be my all time favorite Whitney performance. She tore this house down once again.

[@delaneytd]

absolutely beautiful human being---her voice is without a doubt magnificent! I love Whitney Houston and the talent that she was blessed with makes me speechless. Taken at such a young age...I really am without words.