Despite the untimely death of Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks mustered up the strength to honor the legendary singer while shooting the visuals to their song “Celebrate.”
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The R.Kelly-produced track was recorded only days before Whitney’s death and was one of the last songs Whitney recorded.
Jordin Sparks worked very closely with Whitney on the 1976 remake of the Motown-inspired movie Sparkle.
Jordin plays Sparkle Williams, the daughter of Whitney Houston’s character Emma.
Figuring that Whitney would want the show to go on, Jordin rounded up her fellow Sparkle castmates to shoot the video to “Celebrate.”
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Actors Derek Luke, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick, and singer Goapele joined Jordin on the set of “Celebrate” to celebrate and honor Whitney’s life.
“What we wanted to do was make sure that this was a fun, happy video and just kind of dedicating it to her,” says Jordin.
“Celebrate” is the lead single off the Sparkle soundtrack. Sparkle the movie will be in theaters August 17.
Take a look at the behind the scenes video above!
