Whitney Houston: Alicia Keys pays tribute © Reuters / Danny Moloshok US singer Alicia Keys has paid tribute to Whitney Houston just hours after her death. "I started to think back, think about just how much this person has touched your life," she told the audience at Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammys party. The event was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel where hours earlier Whitney was found dead in a suite on the fourth floor. Her mentor Davis went ahead with the event because "Whitney would have wanted the music to go on."