Posted on February - 13 - 2012 ADD COMMENTS

Even more than the Grammy Awards themselves, Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party was the event most closely associated with the late Whitney Houston.

Diana Ross perfroms onstage at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis honoring Richard Branson, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo: Vince Bucci / AP Diana Ross arrives at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to

"Whitney was so full of life," the music impresario who discovered the singer says at a somber star-packed pre-Grammys bash held at the hotel where her body was discovered.

You could hear a pin drop as Clive Davis took the stage at his and the Recording Academy's annual pre-Grammy gala Saturday night with a moment of silence in honor of

By now you have all learned of the unspeakably tragic news of our beloved Whitney's passing. I don't have to mask my emotion in front of a room full of so many dear friends. I am personally devastated by the loss of someone who has meant so much to me

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