--- description: Daughter of Whitney Houston "is finally at peace in the arms of God," family says title: Bobbi Kristina Brown Has Died Aged 22 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9c4c918799d3361/69885c87e20a879a03a8c728/bobbi-kristina-brown.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Dies at 22 by [Maria Mercedes Lara / People](/author/people/) ## Maria Mercedes Lara / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 27, 2015 1:06 AM CUT  Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, poses at the premiere of "Sparkle" in Hollywood, Calif. on Aug. 16, 2012. Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, poses at the premiere of "Sparkle" in Hollywood, Calif. on Aug. 16, 2012.Fred Prouser—Reuters by [Maria Mercedes Lara / People](/author/people/) ## Maria Mercedes Lara / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 27, 2015 1:06 AM CUT Following a tragedy that echoed the death of her mother, [Whitney Houston](http://www.people.com/people/package/0,,20569493,00.html "undefined"), [Bobbi Kristina Brown](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-bathtub-unresponsive-troubled-life "undefined") has died, PEOPLE confirms. She was 22. The Houston family announced the news via a statement from their rep. “Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July 26, 2015, surrounded by her family,” the statement says. “She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.” Bobbi Kristina’s death came nearly six months after she was found [unresponsive in a bathtub](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-unconscious-tub-whitney-housto "undefined") in her Roswell, Georgia, home on Saturday, Jan. 31\. She never fully regained consciousness and was being kept on life support following her near-drowning. In March she was [moved to a long-term care facility](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-moved-rehab-facility "undefined") in the Atlanta area. In June, she was [transferred to hospice](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-moved-to-hospice-care "undefined") after her condition “continued to deteriorate,” Pat Houston said in a statement on behalf of the Houston family at the time. “We thank everyone for their support and prayers,” Pat, who is married to Whitney Houston’s brother Gary, said. “She is in God’s hands now.” A Brown family source told PEOPLE Bobbi Kristina was “skin and bones” just prior to moving to hospice. “She has been losing weight, she’s been losing hair. They were taking good care of her, but she has no muscle tone at all. There has been some worry that her organs are shutting down,” the source said. Family members, including her “inconsolable” father, Bobby Brown, maintained a [bedside vigil](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-father-bobby-bedside-song-whitney-hospital "undefined") following her hospitalization. Bobbi Kristina’s death comes just after Bobby became a father once again. He and wife Alicia Etheredge [welcomed a daughter](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/07/11/bobby-brown-and-alicia-etherdge-welcome-a-baby-girl/ "undefined") on earlier this month. ### See Bobbi Kristina Brown and Her Family in Photos  Whitney Houston holds her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown on June 15, 1993. Eugene Adebari—REX USA ![Bobbi Kristina Brown;Whitney Houston;Bobby Brown \[& Family\]](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca3e1d5b565f109f/69877d67e20a8765d1a84e70/bobbi-kristina-brown-002.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp) Whitney Houston sits with singer husband Bobby Brown who is holding their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown in Jan. 1994. Ron Wolfson—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  Singer Bobby Brown and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown attend the Eighth Annual Soul Train Music Awards on March 15, 1994 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Ron Galella—WireImage  Whitney Houston accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the first annual Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards show at the Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino in Las Vegas on June 19, 2001. Reuters  The Brown family poses for a portrait for their reality television show 'Being Bobby Brown.' Left to Right: Pops Brown, Whitney Houston, Tommy Brown, Bobby Brown Jr., La'princia Brown, Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown. F. Scott Schafer—NBC/Getty Images  Bobbi Kristina Brown and Whitney Houston perform in Central Park on Sept. 1, 2009 in New York City. Ben Hider—Getty Images  From Left: Singer Whitney Houston, Singer Dionne Warwick and Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons on Feb. 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills. Larry Busacca—Getty Images  Bobbi Kristina Brown joins her mother Whitney Houston in Jan. 2012 on an outing in Beverly Hills. Splash News/Corbis  Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown attend "We Will Always Love You: A GRAMMY Salute to Whitney Houston" at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Oct. 11, 2012 in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk—WireImage Recently, a source close to the Houstons told PEOPLE her family had been focused on making sure Bobbi Kristina [“is at peace”](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-family-refuse-to-give-up "undefined") and were taking things “one day at a time.” “Her family is right there with her,” said the source. “They sing to her and talk to her. They just want her to feel that they are there by her side. They hold her hand a lot and pray with her too – even if she doesn’t know that they are there. In spirit, she knows. They have always tried to be there for her.” Bobbi Kristina’s death comes more than three years after the Feb. 11, 2012, death of her mother, who was also discovered unconscious in her bathtub just before the 2012 Grammy Awards. An investigation later determined that the legendary singer [died from accidental drowning](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20569493%5F20581165,00.html "undefined"), and a toxicology report found that she had cocaine, marijuana, Xanax, Benadryl and other medication in her system. Several family insiders told PEOPLE that the death anniversary had hit Bobbi Kristina – who struggled with her [own substance abuse issues](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-drugs-heroin-cocaine-xanax "undefined") – hard. On Jan. 26, she Tweeted about missing her mother, writing, “Miss you mommy … :’) SO much … loving you more every sec.” Shortly after her mother died, Bobbi Kristina raised eyebrows when she went public with her relationship with Nick Gordon, who was raised as Houston’s son but was never formally adopted by the singer. Despite claiming that they had [tied the knot](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20774279,00.html "undefined") last January, the couple were not legally wed, Bobby’s attorney said on Feb. 3. Gordon and Bobby publicly traded barbs in the months following Bobbi Kristina’s hospitalization. Gordon claimed that Bobby was refusing to let him see Bobbi Kristina and Bobby’s legal team said that Gordon had to meet conditions in order to visit. During the ensuing drama, Gordon checked into rehab, which [he completed in late April](http://www.people.com/article/nick-gordon-bobbi-kristina-brown-boyfriend-out-of-rehab "undefined"). In June, Bobbi Kristina’s conservators [filed a $10 million civil lawsuit](http://www.people.com/article/nick-gordon-served-10-million-lawsuit-bobbi-kristina-brown "undefined") against Gordon, accusing him of assaulting, fleecing and controlling her when they lived together. On [social media](http://www.people.com/article/bobbi-kristina-brown-unconscious-social-media "undefined") in the weeks before her hospitalization, Bobbi Kristina appeared to be enthusiastic about new beginnings, [writing](https://twitter.com/REALbkBrown/status/561009982720983040 "undefined"), “Let’s start this career up&&moving OUT to TO YOU ALLLL” But a Jan. 29 Tweet struck a more somber note: “On my own.” [_Listen to the most important stories of the day_](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3972652/bobbi-kristina-brown-dead/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3972652/bobbi-kristina-brown-dead/"},"headline":"Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Dies at 22","datePublished":"2015-07-27T01:06:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:02:18.657Z","description":"\"She is finally at peace in the arms of God,\" family says","url":"https://time.com/3972652/bobbi-kristina-brown-dead/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9c4c918799d3361/69885c87e20a879a03a8c728/bobbi-kristina-brown.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maria Mercedes Lara / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9c4c918799d3361/69885c87e20a879a03a8c728/bobbi-kristina-brown.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Brown daughter of the late singer Houston poses at premiere of Sparkle in Hollywood in this file photo","caption":"Brown daughter of the late singer Houston poses at premiere of Sparkle in Hollywood in this file photo","creditText":"Fred Prouser—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3972652/bobbi-kristina-brown-dead/","name":"Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Dies at 22"}}]}] ```