Here's your first look at Naomi Ackie embodying Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'

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The first trailer for the long-awaited Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, is finally here.

The teaser arrived Thursday and shows how British actress Naomi Ackie channels the late powerhouse singer.  The trailer begins with how Whitney got her start, when Arista Records’ Clive Davis discovered her singing at a nightclub at the tender age of 19.

“My dream? Sing what I wanna sing. Be how I wanna be,” Ackie narrates as scenes of Whitney’s rising star status flash across the screen.

The trailer includes one of the most defining moments of Whitney’s career — the 1991 Super Bowl where the Grammy winner belted out