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FILE - In a Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 file photo, singer Dionne Warwick holds her trophy for "Musical Lifetime Achievement" during the 47th Golden Camera award ceremony in Berlin. Warwick has postponed a Valentine's Day concert at at The Palace Theater in Greensburg, western Pennsylvania after the death of her cousin Whitney Houston. Warwick's concert at The Palace Theater will instead be held March 2. Tickets for Tuesday night's concert will be honored for the new show.

Private funeral for Houston set for Saturday in NJ

Whitney Houston's funeral will be held Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child, her family choosing to remember her in a private service rather than in a large event at an arena.

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