Aaliyah

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Biography

Recent Role:
Promo Video on Top of the Pops (UK)
Gender:
Female
Born:
1-16-1979
Died:
8-25-2001 (Plane Crash)
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York
Birth Name:
Aeliyatt Dana Houghton
AKA:
Aaliyah Haughton, Princess of R&B, Aaliyah~ Queen and Legendary R&B singer
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was first introduced to the world on the syndication tv series Star Search. Aaliyah got her first big break when singer R. Kelly took her under his wing and helped her create her first album, 1994's Age Ain't Nothing But a Number. During Aaliyah's senior year in high school, Aaliyah's star finally was able to shine. Her sophmore album, One in a Million was a major success with help from her new friends Tim Mosely (Timbaland) and Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliot.



Taking a break from the celebrity scene to graduate from college,



More Aaliyah would do small projects for movies including Disney's Anastasia and Dr. Doolittle. Seeing Aaliyah perform a song at the Grammys, producer Joel Silver picked her to play Trish O'Day in her first major movie picture role in 2000's Romeo Must Die alongside martial arts superstar Jet Li. This would be followed by Queen of the Damned, based on the book by Anne Rice of the same title.



In 2001, Aaliyah was able to release her 3rd album, self-titled Aaliyah. In August of that year, Aaliyah went to the Bahamas to film the music video for the song Rock the Boat. At around 6:50pm on August 25th, Aaliyah and 8 others boarded a small Cessna plane to return to the United States. Because of excess weight, the plane crashed shortly after takeoff and all passengers were killed, Aaliyah died instantly.



The world mourned the death of Aaliyah who in just a span of 22 years accomplished much in her life. Still missed, Aaliyah has surely not been forgotten by those who loved her.

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    10 Perfect
    This is a R&B Singer who died tragically in a very young age and music will never be the same without here. hide show

    How in the world did we must this woman, R&B Hasn't been the same without her, she will be a woman who has changed my life and your lives for the better, I Still celebrate her anniversary everyday for the rest of my life, this is like Natalie Wood a famous singer of Hart to Hart star, both killed tragically, another reason why I Just can't go to the bahamas, because of Aaliyah, her songs and her music will continue to be remembered for a very long time, I Don't think music will ever be the same again

    R.I.P. Aaliyah.

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    10 Perfect
    Words Just can't Explain hide show

    Aaliyah was a very beautiful and talented person she will forever live in my heart Until my Dying Day I have been on You tube watching her videos and looking at her interviews and she was just an extraordinary person looks personality and all she had it if you could rank her it would not be a scale big enough to obtain the number she was even a million can't compare to what she was Priceless is more like it no one in the world can ever compare to her she is everything that she said she wanted people to remember her as and so much more Love U Aaliyah Always and forever R.I.P

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    10 Perfect
    aaliyah your the best we love you and we whish you were here hide show

    aaliyah you lived a short life and we all wish you were her we love you and miss you and will forever play your music your the best and i know every one you worked with all miss you and when you died it was a hard time21 for all of us love ya chick

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    10 Perfect
    Aaliyah was 1 of the best young r&b singers of all time. hide show

    Aaliyah had a very promising life. She had great music and videos, her first CD was a huge success and from then on began her career. She had her voice and no one could ever replace he I liked most of the songs on her CD "Aaliyah". Aaliyah spread your wings, you've been set free!

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    10 Perfect
    Aaliyah was truly "One In A Million". hide show

    I went to the same high school as Aaliyah. I went to The Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts (also known as DSA. I just graduated this year...2005. While attending that school I was instilled with a lot of things, and one thing that I learned was that whatever you want, you can "achieve". Our mascot was the achievers, and although we did not have any sports, it did not matter to us. Going to a performing arts school was the best. We heard stories about how Aaliyah used to greet everyone with a smile, and how she never rested until her grades were perfect. That attitude always made us "DSA achievers" strive for our best. I thank Aaliyah for that. For letting us know that, you can have all of the fame and money, but you should always be down to earth, and stay yourself...So Thank You Aaliyah....From DSA

    We Love you

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