Houston (singer)

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Houston (singer) : biography

October 26, 1983 –

Houston (born Houston Edward Summers IV, October 26, 1983, Los Angeles, California) is an American R&B singer, best known for the hit single "I Like That."

Attempted suicide and musical comeback

Before a 2005 London show, Summers suffered an emotional breakdown and reportedly tried to commit suicide by jumping from a window while reportedly under the influence of PCP. When people in his entourage stopped him, he was restrained and locked in a first floor room. While in that room, Summers gouged his left eye out with a plastic fork. After the incident, Summers was arrested by London police and was put in rehab for two weeks. After the rehab, Houston went home to Los Angeles and apologized for the incident. In May 2008 Houston broke his silence over the incident and granted Hoodnews an exclusive interview where he discussed his eye injury and his campaign Stop the Sodomy and Gang Rape in Prison. In the same year two unreleased songs were leaked, entitled ‘Faded’ and ‘So Fine’. In June 2009, Houston did another interview with Hoodnews confirming that he was making a comeback, and looking for new management. Houston is currently working on a feature documentary and a new album.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US USR&B FRA SWI UK
It’s Already Written
  • Released: August 10, 2004
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, digital download
14 8 83 50 101
  • RIAA: Gold

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US USR&B AUS BEL(FL) FRA GER IRE NZ SWI UK
"I Like That"(featuring Chingy, Nate Dogg, and I-20) 2004 11 14 12 26 29 18 39 4 5 11
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
It’s Already Written
"Ain’t Nothing Wrong" 70 61 33
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Early days

Summers attended Hamilton High School and Academy of Music in Los Angeles. He would regularly be invited to participate in activities taking place in the school’s music academy. His management team recorded a videotape of Summers’s performances, which they hoped would help the singer land a recording contract. He was signed to Capitol Records. Houston’s school mates, Robert and Harold, stayed up late after school writing music and rapping. Robert and Harold had already signed a contract with Aftermath but were not as successful as Houston.