Aaliyah was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised
in Detroit, Michigan.
Aaliyah sold 52 million records worldwide. She has been credited for helping redefine contemporary R&B and
hip hop, earning her the nicknames "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop".
-Wikipedia
Birth Name: Aaliyah Dana Haughton
Name Origin:
Aaliyah is Arabic for "highest, most exalted one"
Born: January 16, 1979
(In Brooklyn, New York, U.S.)
Died: August 25, 2001 (at the age of 22)
(In Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas)
(Cause of death - Plane crash)
Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Spouse(s):
R Kelly (August 30th, 1994 - February 7th, 1995) (annulled)
Genre(s):
R&B,
pop,
hip hop
Instrument(s):
Vocals
Active From: 19912001
Associated Acts:
Ginuwine,
Missy Elliott,
R Kelly,
Slick Rick,
Static Major,
Timbaland Treach
Did You Know:
• one grandmother was part Native American
• She appeared on "Star Search" at the age of 10
• Her marriage with R Kelly was illegal because she was under age at the time
• Aaliyah and eight others were killed in a plane crash in The Bahamas after filming the music video
for the single
Rock The Boat.
The pilot, Luis Morales III, was unlicensed at the time of the accident and had traces of
cocaine and alcohol in his system
Awards:
2000
MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Video from a Film ("Try Again" (Romeo Must Die))
Quotes:
Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard!
I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.