Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1994 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremony)

[@anthonyvalerio4347]

Greatest female vocalist of all time. Period.

[@marciopinheiro239]

After Mariah hihihi

[@gregoryparker8199]

​@@marciopinheiro239 shiiid you delusional af

[@joaojesus8401]

​@@marciopinheiro239never.

[@marciopinheiro239]

@@joaojesus8401 always 🤫 but then we listen to WYB. This presentation I found a bit all over the place and her mic was a bit low. Don't like how she speed up vocals. I mean, she's great. But in the beginning I personally think Mariah performs better because she produces and arranges Melodies, and makes some improvements like. Whitney has a different style, maybe more gospel, and changes things. I can understand Whitney's fans because she has a beautiful, powerful and bright voice. Lots of her ballads are really portentous and beautiful. Mariah is more versatile, and a more thorough artist. She has incredibly rich, versatile vocals. Whitney is a staple in Black, gospel-inflicted singing. I could go on, but that's unnecessary. Whitney had a really beautiful shine, rich performance, a great stage persona, and one of the grestest voices to ever exist. No wonder we always talk about vocal trinity, along with Celine! 🩷

[@joaojesus8401]

@@marciopinheiro239 Whitney has the best female voice ever!

[@danielmelo7146]

RIP King Pelé. RIP Whitney Houston.

[@tarleynascimento1]

🇧🇷🤴🏿

[@leticiaabreu2815]

Both were the GOAT of their arts.

[@RoddyBezerra]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷😌🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@youaintallthat572]

why pele. you troll. he hot trash

[@illijllillj4477]

6:55 He is the best.

[@arielgustavoesquivel]

No autotune, No vocal assistance, NO backing track, just pure TALENT❤

[@Fiskene]

No originality in this comment, no thought going into it, nothing people haven't read 100 times before about 100 different artists, just desperate for LIKES

[@vg6761]

@@Fiskene plus at 3:16 somehow shes singing while clapping with both hands (and the mic) above her head

[@Jonathan-bk3dq]

She had to pre record these performances before going on, due to a vocal chord problem.

[@arielgustavoesquivel]

@@Fiskene I appreciate your perspective and thanks a lot for taking the time to answer

[@arielgustavoesquivel]

@@vg6761 She's still sounding amazing with the mic above her head, that's pure talent, she was awesome😅

[@kasandrajames1860]

I love how she dressed when she sang at sporting events. So appropriate. Nothing too glitzy. Her voice was the standout out thing.

[@Juliet04738]

Great comment right there 👍👏👌

[@mardriquezmiller]

Definitely in a class and lane of her own !!!

[@lah1667]

She should have dressed up more. She's stunning and should make the most of that.

[@kasandrajames1860]

@@lah1667 she didn’t need to. At other events she did dress up

[@MOLLAHGAMING1]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sonyajordan6261]

Gone too soon. Miss that unique voice that people try to copy.

[@MrClaus.]

What a singer RIP Whitney 🙏

[@paulojrneto]

Little did we knew she would only be here in this world for more eighteen years.

[@JustarenaCaffey-vi4tj]

​​I remeber when she was alive and I was younger then and I used to be in my mothers tub thinking that I could sing just like her until I finally got in 5he choir at my old church and found out that I wasnt nothing like her 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Continue to Rest on Whitney Houston Gone to @@paulojrneto🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@MrKellyELA]

👏🏾 *This was basically her Super Bowl Halftime show.* 🤩 I’m glad she did it in 1994 because at 6:57 she really sounded great.

[@CoolTaylor]

Rip king pele

[@MOLLAHGAMING1]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@EileenEmerson]

She’s the best ever.

[@japantrader20]

Far from the Best! You need a reality check

[@alwalker1100]

Yes ever

[@japantrader20]

@@alwalker1100 so far from the the truth! Not even in my top 50 best

[@japantrader20]

@@EileenEmerson totally delusional!

[@greatdoggy81]

@@japantrader20yes, your top 50 best. This is like, everyone’s best. No one really cares about your opinion

[@novvanet8915]

Her vocal, her outfits, her performance, her audiences, her stage, her ambience...a total iconic beyond other artists..i missed her

[@SSS2802L]

Her vocal control was unmatched and effortlessly switches octaves while singing from the gut! REST IN PEACE MS. HOUSTON

[@minniedickerson8586]

❤

[@MOLLAHGAMING1]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@swisschoklate736]

It was lip synced. @3:18

[@minniedickerson8586]

I think she did an awesome job ❤❤❤ RIP

[@diorrboyyyy]

@@swisschoklate736 ok? was prerecorded for the show. doctors orders. can give the receipts.

[@bronson2216]

Whitney at 50% of her capacity, she still beats all the current singers

[@ginavandel]

Right, I thought the same

[@herbertcarrillo-ramos3772]

This was 1994, she was at the peak of her time.

[@vg6761]

@@herbertcarrillo-ramos3772 no, mariah was

[@MOLLAHGAMING1]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MOLLAHGAMING1]

@@ginavandel❤❤❤❤❤

[@Gunnercv]

90s was awesome

[@user-tj7sy8rd3k]

But the 80s were magical...

[@ArthurMrgan]

@@user-tj7sy8rd3k The 70s were supernatural

[@secretgarden9877]

This is a 80's song, I love 80's sound and great music 🥰

[@RoddyBezerra]

2 of em were amazed!

[@robroy6374]

only 1990-1992 were awesome. the rest of the decade sucks.

[@IRenegadEEEEE]

I don't understand why this level of talent has dried up on the planet nowadays. The Whitney's, Michael Jacksons, Freddie Mercurys and Celine Dions levels of talent don't seem to exist within the newer generations.

[@theendobeautee]

It hasn’t dried up. Y’all don’t support it lol

[@Sttephy30]

I mean, we got Beyonce and Bruno Mars. They're pretty talented tbh.

[@MikeyJae777]

Talent doesn’t get signed anymore and the talented ones are not supported enough. There is still talent u just have to look.

[@lolavirgo2018]

They are all trash, I never watch any more award shows because it's garbage.

[@heeheeriah]

@@lolavirgo2018 I'd suggest you watch Raye live

[@SmoothJK]

She looks like she's genuinely just having fun and has ZERO nerves

[@romanarts6645]

Like how tffffff this is an international event and she's up here in her mom outfit just singing one of the hardest songs ever made in front of a globally televised crowd and looks like she wants to have fun and go shopping right after lol

[@Miriam-q5o]

Well with a voice like that

[@Jiorgiapeach]

It’s Because she’s lip syncing this performance. See 5:31

[@shodapad07]

Exactly. Just what I noticed too. Just having fun!

[@rejimathew70]

Perfect performce for a ceremony. 👍No unwanted actions and nudity. RIP Whitney.🙏

[@yangkong8155]

Back then or now. There is no comparison. Whiney is the greatest of all time. She's like Michael Jackson in girls

[@kingwalter_]

Beyoncé is right behind those two. They’ve both heavily influenced Queen Bey

[@dredheadluna420]

Michael and Whitney were pisces rising with Sun in Leo

[@LindokuhleJele]

Tina Turner the other rock Star besides Whitney Houston

[@kaliou6645]

Back When TALENT WAS REAL and did all the TALKING⚽️🎧🎵🏆

[@Luke-kg7vu]

She looks gorgeous and that voice sheesh

[@Itsme-m5o]

❤❤❤

[@karant1378]

This was only DAYS after she suffered a miscarriage, which is why she looks & sounds tired and not able to move much. But that voice still KNOCKS YOU OUT Also I wish y'all uploaded her Greatest Love Of All performance from the event. That was the best of the three.

[@thomasrehag1747]

GLOA where? 🤔

[@karant1378]

​@@thomasrehag1747 She did perform it in this event. It sounded amazing and so soulful.

[@s.rosesmith6525]

Imitated but never duplicated, only one Whitney

[@Erie-Momo-0206]

"AIways Love You" Whitney…❤

[@fagnerbrito549]

I was born in 84, with 10 years old I saw my National team 🇧🇷🇧🇷 Champion!!!!! Tks for this video, my memories came back !

[@Asskicker14]

Congrats

[@Senjiification]

10 years old in 94 too but saw my team lose ah ah ah Forza Italia and Brazil 😊

[@401wcollman]

Been hiding in social media till I met my age mate. Hello.

[@nicollyfarao2401]

Certainly you must be a very very lucky guy 😮😮😮

[@sounav4484]

Me too 10 years old at 1994 watching that Brazil Italy match.

[@KellyMarvin-hg8pk]

Whitney Houston the most iconic voice of all time, *The Voice", One of Americans Greatest Treasure that will never be forgotten! We miss You Whitney Houston! You will always live in our Hearts ❤️!

[@GreenYoshi3881]

The 90s were always so colorful and Whitney was such a vibe ❤

[@nippyimanvivy2804]

My favorite singer of all time!!!

[@Grealish214]

She was so beautiful my Lord

[@DaxtonKnight]

I'm not even into women and I tell people my opinion who I think had the best beauty and I said Whitney Houston by far.

[@GreySox]

A prime Whitney performance of three of her biggest hits that I've never seen before? I love KZbin.

[@jayplayiii9864]

That one didn't need her body, only her voice was enough to show how magical that artist was! 🤷‍♂️

[@aprilsantiano3816]

Shes untouchable and while Mariah and Celine are in their own calibre. But she remains the voice!!!!

[@MUSICWORLD_23]

Who s listening 2024 😢😢😢.... 30 years agooooo!!!

[@Barezzi-o6g]

This was actually uploaded in 2024, July 17th. I suppose to commemorate 30th anniversary of that occasion... 👍🏽❤️

[@RodneyPlayer-q8c]

Wow I missed this event. Whitney is singing real easy and relaxed at this event. Probably giving her voice a break from singing so much and hard.

[@addisonjai3598]

I miss this voice so much

[@fredericofb]

No nudity, no sexualized dances, just the music and fun. I miss these simple times.

[@carmenriveraortiz8109]

Tienes mucha razón.

[@RoddyBezerra]

Take a look at Romy Monteiro singing Whitney.

[@JMCheers]

Sure, so simple. Why don't we start with the singer that had addiction and emotional issues, because was never allowed to live her most authentic life, also we could also check how did it look, for women and minorities and they were living, off course any past time is better, especially for white ppl, just saying.

[@antoniocastechllano]

​​@@JMCheers You're right, singers never were able to share their genuine emotions, only smiling and singing. But the first comment is also true, staging arts never had the needing of hipersexuality and apply those multiple voice effects for covering vocal gaps. Cheers

[@loveanimals288]

​@@JMCheers We have problems in the past of course, but things became worse now

[@erickanew]

She was so gorgeous, her voice is so natural

[@GoldenDelicious78]

This performance is just dripping with class. ❤

[@ekNYC]

What a singer! Unbelivable.

[@ezraezra2928]

Fun Fact: This was the last time that World Cup Final wasn't played during the nighttime. I think for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, which was also played in USA (held in New York), FIFA will obviously stage that ultimate stage during the nighttime.

[@AA-yl4wq]

It was to accommodate an evening kick off in Europe as Europe was (and may still be) the biggest market for viewership.

[@AnaPaula-nh6hb]

I thought it was because its too hot during the day

[@markdavies3524]

Whitney was very special, super talented, beautiful, she had everything🙏

[@Itsme-m5o]

❤❤❤

[@muzeezhodillo8613]

Always nice when someone uploads something of Whitney that I've never seen before.

[@Lightdion]

THE QUEEEEEENNN!! Even when not at her best (her mother Cissy said that she wasn't feeling great that day), she still gave it her all.

[@DaniCoimbraTV]

I did not know that

[@MrCMThompson]

Yes! I’m watching the vocals. Not be nitpicky, because I love Whitney, but I think Cissy and Robyn mentioned this period in their books respectively. This performance was fairly soon after miscarriage, and I think she was ill. She pre-recorded her live vocals I think, because if you watch closely to the opening medley, she’s actually doing some of the best lip syncing she’s ever done because she was such a live singer. But watch close, she’s missing some of her ad-lib runs. Although it’s not a “studio” vocal…the pre-recorded live vocals are fantastic and I can tell she’s putting on a great show, as she always does.

[@christiancisco7444]

I love the guys behind her that put their arms up and are singing with her when she hit the chorus of "I Will Always Love You"! It's so cute! I bet she would have got a kick out of that if she saw it! 🥹😊💕

[@charlesokereke7455]

Same here. It was such a lovely sight❤❤❤

[@BurntOutMillennial]

Wow, how did this memory go over my head ?! I remember everything.... Including Brazil winning....so how come this gem went over my head? I was 9 yrs in 94....😮😮😮😮 Perfect Performance. RIP Whitney

[@famiajahan-d3s]

Memory rebooted😢

[@justinaalaeto5482]

What a terrible loss. RIP Queen of voice.

[@JasonAshworth]

Fantastic vocalist of all time. I love your voice Whitney Houston. Thank you. Xx

[@hjjung77]

whitney sings like angel

[@damienleroy6894]

She sing so well

[@quarmainestephenson8403]

Nobody can touch her nor her career. She had one of the greatest music careers of all time.

[@ad_padua]

What a wonderful video! Pelé and Whitney Houston are eternal and today they shine up there in heaven ❤️

[@GreenGretel]

Even a low energy Whitney vocally owns 99% of the current pop landscape. Standards have really fallen.

[@juanarango177]

Ojalá hubiera sido mayor en esa epoca. Eran buenos tiempos, mejores que hoy en día.

[@jibs510]

Indeed, years of originality

[@Lovnith.2075]

Totalmente yo igual 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@joycealmeida4561]

I never saw that! I was born in 95 … Whitney and Pelé (the Queen and the King) Im proud of being Brazilian ❤

[@ecapa0020]

What a shame that you have never seen Brazil win a World Cup.

[@SoraiaTorres167]

@@ecapa0020What? Hahaha, and 2002 World Cup?

[@dazza8389]

RIP QUEEN

[@hamzehahmed794]

I watched live ❤ Romario World Cup ❤

[@Ocbabs]

Didn't even know this song came out before the world cup Was born 2 years prior...Love her songs

[@michaelc1374]

The greatest voice of all time and still today …Whitney was unique something else that appears one time in a century.

[@skybluelake]

We miss you Whitney. 😢

[@ozziemsmith]

That voice is everything.

[@thewhitneyhoustonplatinumclub]

Love it!! We Will Always Love You Whitney

[@dannya6825]

Queen Whitney ❤❤❤

[@CutiePie-hh3gg]

What a voice

[@patriciablackmon6764]

Pure talent original as was Whitney.

[@bhlv89]

What a voice, effortless

[@TribeOfGaia]

While listening to ‘ I Will Always Love You’ I realized how much I miss Whitney . She didn’t need the glamour, her presence and her Voice were enough❤

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

You can't ''miss'' someone you didn't know. You can certainly be sad about their passing - but miss? No, that's for your loved ones. You'll understand it once you experience reall grief and loss.

[@TribeOfGaia]

@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 ho ho ho😯 hold your horses. II dó know how it feels to miss (loose) a loved one 💔and I’m really sorry you do too. Music is my lifeline and Whitney channeled this Source like no other, appearently❤️😉

[@jim780425]

Please share the full performance which includes, I'm Every Woman & Greatest Love of All. I've been waiting for so long for a clean singing version with no talking. The other videos all have anchors talking while she's singing :(

[@MariaTerezaAmorim]

She's so amazing ❤

[@erictoler5300]

July 2024! One of the best live performances of IWALY!!!! Wow! Sounds just like the studio, maybe even better!!!

[@ginavandel]

And check her in other shows, here she is keeping her voice for some reason

[@msawmusic]

I agree. She sound amazing!! Wow

[@joshandallo2170]

This ain't a closing ceremony, this is a Whitney Houston concert!

[@guilhermerls2272]

WE MISS YOU WHITNEY ♥️♥️♥️ rest in ETERNAL peace and power!!!

[@thomasrehag1747]

All those magical whistle head voice runs, topped off whit that transitive adlib hiss from 7.19 - 7.20...She really doesn't anything go wrong here 😍

[@melissafahy2071]

Whitney will always be an original, one of a kind singer .... vocal perfection ❤🎉😊

[@patriciacrawford2583]

None of us ever. Seen this before but it’s Whitney Ben Whitney how great singer she truly was and how listening to her brings back so many memories. She is so messed.

[@AguanteScully]

Siempre es difícil elegir, pero creo que Whitney es la mejor cantante de todos los tiempos. Fue increíble esta mujer, Dios la tenga en la gloria ❤

[@bedcastle8365]

Beyoncé está viva amor

[@juanfernandez1390]

@@bedcastle8365Beyonce no le llega ni a los talones

[@bedcastle8365]

@@juanfernandez1390 por favor eso es decir boludeces por decir y no conocer el talento de Beyoncé que mientras alcanza las notas de whitney baila como una bestia

[@diorrboyyyy]

@@bedcastle8365 beyonces a great vocalist but none of those performances where she did that was live

[@imran15cassim]

The Best Soccer World Cup ever, the US put Soccer on a Global Stage and made the World Cup Profitable where it set the ball rolling for other nations to follow, Nike was oblivious to Soccer before USA 94.

[@mardriquezmiller]

No to mention she had a new born not to long before this! The voice of a lifetime no artist alive in 2024 or beyond will ever compare

[@bhlv89]

Take us back to the 90s…

[@MarciaSantos-ox1fk]

80s honey 😂

[@luigifresi6322]

@@MarciaSantos-ox1fkyes but this set took place in 94 … I’ll always love you is a 90’s super international hit

[@robroy6374]

@@MarciaSantos-ox1fk and the early 90s as well

[@MarciaSantos-ox1fk]

@@robroy6374 true

[@diorrboyyyy]

@@luigifresi6322 and so is i wanna dance with somebody but 80:

[@meganflores6575]

The Voice that created History.. that until now we hear from female singers.. miss her❤️❤️

[@DaRelaxedGamer]

So beautiful!

[@FilipeIngles]

What a voice! Incredible!

[@DTPIIXART]

I thought she was gonna show out at the end if the 2nd song but she kept her composure lol. It's never a dull moment with her on stage.

[@vicrobussy9191]

Mi primer mundial de la historia, la mejor inauguración de toda la historia.

[@TheDuchessClub]

That voice ❤😢

[@appleios4908]

terimah kasih FIFA telah memposting video ini karena pada saat itu saya baru saja lahir didunia melalui perut ibu saya 🙏

[@billiswilling]

Whitney deserved the world cup for best singer ever, she was simply the best, there ll never be another one like her. Miss you always!

[@jciceromac]

Ela acelerou as entradas das estrofes e ficou mais que perfeito! Isso sim era uma cantora de verdade ❤❤❤ Simplesmente maravilhosa love Whitney

[@juniourst3ven596]

The parts that are missing are where she sang "Every Woman" and "I Get So Emotional" in our dreams ☺️

[@goodluckloveday9541]

The greatest female artist ever I love you whitney ❤❤❤

[@javyy8a]

Es increible como la calidad del sonido era sorprendente genial para la epoca

[@johnsonyao7257]

Legendary singer, unsurpassed

[@alexanderjosegarcia6400]

Inmensamente maravillosa la voz más educada que he escuchado simplemente jamás hablara una voz así que nostalgia la calidad de los cantantes de antes especialmente ella

[@psprashantcoolster]

Whitney ❤❤❤my fav game my fav singer I know now she was officially in world cup

[@Ev3Mr]

I like this arrangement. It' my first time seeing this video.

[@leonorrosales2495]

My fav singer of all times RIP ❤

[@mardriquezmiller]

When I tell you I Love Whitney sooooo much it’s crazy!!!

[@Mr.Nobody.Rastafari]

Holy wow! Whitney at her peak. Immortal. xx

[@GilbertoHenrick]

THE BEST VOICE ❤

[@miguelcabrera86]

Que loco que paso ya 30 años de esto

[@cocogp5309]

Whitney me manque tellement !!!🥲🥲🥲1994 c’était encore le bon temps !!

[@solunivers]

Rip Whitney... nice to remember

[@joaquinchoque1136]

Rip Whitney Houston

[@PHlophe]

El Choque, Ela e linda demais !

[@MichaelValdesCofre]

Muchas gracias Whitney Houston

[@randallagbayani7466]

Especially towards the end when doing I will always love you , so powerful and with joy and effortless..so beautifully done in her classic Bodyguard fashion