Which singer performed “I Will Always Love You” at the 1994 Grammy Awards?

Whitney Houston performed “I Will Always Love You” at the 1994 Grammy Awards.

Houston’s version was the signature song from the 1992 film The Bodyguard, in which she starred. The recording was a cover of a song written and first recorded by Dolly Parton in 1973. Houston transformed it into a dramatic pop-soul ballad, beginning with a restrained vocal and building to powerful climactic passages.

At the 1994 ceremony, Houston’s performance followed the song’s major commercial and awards success. Her recording won Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, while The Bodyguard soundtrack won Album of the Year. The Grammy performance is therefore often linked to both Houston’s vocal achievement and the soundtrack’s broader success.