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Alyiah
Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts
Signed to a recording contract at the age of 12, Aaliyah became an overnight R&B sensation. At the height of her stardom, a fatal plane crash ended her life.
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Brooklyn-born Aaliyah Dana Haughton started voice lessons shortly after she learned to talk. Determined to be a star, she signed a contract with Jive Records at the age of 12 and came to popular acclaim in 1994. On her way home from a music video shoot in 2001, a plane crash killed Aaliyah and eight members of her film crew. She was 22 years old at the time of her death.
Singer and actress Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. Raised in Detroit, Michigan, the young singer competed unsuccessfully on the television program Star Search at age 11. Later that same year, she performed with R&B legend Gladys Knight , the former wife of her uncle and manager, Barry Hankerson, at a five-night stand in Las Vegas.
In 1994, at the age of 15, Aaliyah catapulted onto the R&B charts herself with her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number . Produced by the successful singer R. Kelly , the album quickly sold a million copies and eventually earned platinum status based largely on the success of two hit singles, "Back and Forth" and "At Your Best (You Are Love)." Later that year, tabloid reports surfaced claiming that the sultry teen singer had married the 27-year-old Kelly , but Aaliyah denied the union and the marriage was reportedly annulled.
While a student in the dance program at Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts (she graduated in 1997), Aaliyah released her sophomore album, One in a Million (1996). Helmed by the well-known pop producer Timbaland and featuring rap performer Missy Elliott , One in a Million portrayed the 17-year-old singer as a sultry hip-hop chanteuse with a self-confidence well beyond her years. The album garnered favorable reviews and sold two million copies.
Aaliyah gained even more recognition in 1997 when she recorded "Journey to the Past," the Academy Award-nominated theme song to the animated feature Anastasia . She also performed the song for the Oscar telecast in 1998. Her next soundtrack effort, "Are You That Somebody?" for 1998's Dr. Dolittle , starring Eddie Murphy , went to No. 1 on the R&B charts, was a pop crossover hit, and earned Aaliyah her first Grammy Award nomination.
Aaliyah at the premiere of the 1998 film, 'Mercury Rising.'
In 2000, Aaliyah made her acting debut in the surprise action hit Romeo Must Die , starring opposite martial arts star Jet Li in a Romeo and Juliet-inspired story set in modern-day Los Angeles. She was also an executive producer of the movie's soundtrack and performed the hit single "Try Again," which netted her a second Grammy nomination as well as two MTV Music Video Awards for Best Female Video and Best Video From a Film.
Her third album, Aaliyah , was released in July 2001 and reached No. 2 on the Billboard album chart. Also in 2001, she played the title role in Queen of the Damned , based on the bestselling novel by Anne Rice and released in theaters in 2002. She scored a major casting coup when she signed to appear in two upcoming sequels to the blockbuster sci-fi thriller The Matrix , starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne.
Aaliyah performing on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on April 26, 2000.
Photo: Paul Drinkwater/Network/NBCU
Tragically, Aaliyah was killed on August 25, 2001, when a small Cessna passenger plane carrying the singer and her video crew crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Abaco Island in the Bahamas, where they had just completed work on a video. The plane was headed for Miami, Florida. Aaliyah and seven other people, including the pilot, were believed to have died instantly, while a ninth passenger died later at a Bahamian hospital. Aaliyah was 22 years old at the time of her death.
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Usually covered her left eye with her hair
Often wore sunglasses in front of the covered left eye
Usually wore black leather, or white clothing in her music videos
Had on black nail polish in nearly all of her music videos
Auditioned for a role on the television sitcom Family Matters (1989) at age 9.
Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21." [1999]
4 tattoos: The letter "A" on the side of her wrist, an Egyptian Ankh in her inner wrist, a music symbol on her ankle and a dove on her lower back.
Voted First Place by the readers of Black Men Magazine for "The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year." [2000]
Performed with Gladys Knight at age eleven in Las Vegas for five nights.
(July 17, 2001) Aaliyah's self-titled long awaited third album is released.
Got her dove tattoo as a tribute to her grandmother.
Graduated from the Detroit High School of the Performing Arts with a 4.0 GPA.
Got her big break on the television show Star Search (1983).
(August 25, 2001) Aaliyah and eight other people died in a plane crash on the return trip from shooting a music video in the Bahamas. The crash, which happened about 200 yards from Marsh Harbour Airport on Abaco Island in the Bahamas, was determined to have been caused by the plane being overweight by more than 700 pounds, and with one more person than the plane was rated for.
She got her middle name Dana from her grandmother.
At the time of her death, Aaliyah and her boyfriend, Roc-A-Fella co-CEO Damon Dash , had plans to wed.
Her parents are Michael and Diane Haughton. She has one older brother, Rashad Haughton , who was born August 6, 1977.
At the age of 5, she moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she grew up.
At the time of her death, she was scheduled to reloop her dialogue in Queen of the Damned (2002) and to film the majority of her role for The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003).
Posthumous single "More Than A Woman" reaches #1 in the UK. [January 2002]
The first female artist to have a posthumous number one single in the UK record charts. [January 2002]
In January 2002 she reached No. 1 in the UK with her single "More Than A Woman". She was knocked off the top spot a week later by another deceased artist - George Harrison .
At her funeral, 22 white doves were released from the steps of the church. One dove for each year of her life.
Younger sister of Rashad Haughton .
Auditioned for the Elton John produced Broadway show, "Aida".
Her uncle, Barry Hankerson , was formerly married to singer Gladys Knight .
Her mother Diane was once a promising solo singer but gave it up to raise her children Aaliyah and Rashad Haughton .
She had a close friendship with producer/musical artist Missy Elliott .
It was announced in November 2002 that good friend Missy Elliott is to produce a tribute album to Aaliyah which will include stars finishing off songs Aaliyah was working on before her death in August 2001. In the same month, it was announced that a posthumous Aaliyah album, entitled "I care 4 u", will be released.
Was considered for the role of Alex in Charlie's Angels (2000), but casting directors deemed her too young and the part went to Lucy Liu .
Was considered for the role of Maggie in Get Over It (2001), but was already committed to Romeo Must Die (2000). Zoe Saldana was eventually cast in the role.
Was the first choice to play Valerie in Josie and the Pussycats (2001), but had already signed on for the lead role in Queen of the Damned (2002). Rosario Dawson eventually got the role.
Was almost the voice of Leah in Osmosis Jones (2001), but could not accept due to schedule conflicts. The part was eventually voiced by Brandy Norwood .
Her parents are African-American, and she was also said to have some Native American ancestry.
She was close friends with Nicole Richie and Beyoncé .
Was originally cast in the title role in Honey (2003) but died before production began. Jessica Alba won the role after her death.
Ranked #36 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
In Arabic, the name Aaliyah means "highest, most exalted one.".
Her planned appearance in State Property: Blood on the Streets (2005) was recast with Mariah Carey after her death.
Had a 4.0 voice - she was a "soubrette soprano".
Her song, "Try Again," was the most viewed music video of 2000-2001, averaging over 85,000 views daily over that period.
Was #7 On "America's Hottest 30 Song Birds" of 2001.
Her song "Rock the Boat," was the most viewed music video of 2002, averaging over 56,000 views daily over that period.
She had fifteen #1 Singles from three albums.
Ranked #12 On Hollywoods Hottest of 2000.
Married R. Kelly when she was only 15 years old. He was 27.
At the time of her death, she had planned concerts in more than 22 countries around the world to promote her last album.
Her most famous screen role was Queen of the Damned (2002).
Originally cast as "Zee" in the two Matrix sequels, The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). Aaliyah had filmed many of her scenes but had not completed them all before her unexpected death. The role of Zee was re-cast and re-shot with Nona Gaye in the role, and this was part of the reasons why "Reloaded" was released for summer 2003, instead of either summer or Christmas 2002. [2001]
Her most famous mega-hit songs were "Back and Forth," "One in a Million," "Try Again," "More Than a Woman," and "Are You That Somebody".
Recognized for her artistically well choreographed music videos.
The reason why her final album "Aaliyah" took so long was for several reasons. First, after "Are You That Somebody" became her biggest hit of her career, she wanted to prevent overexposure. Second, she wanted to develop her acting career in which why she starred in two films Romeo Must Die and Queen Of Damned. When production of the Queen Of Damned wrapped up in early 2001, in Australia, she was able to dedicate full time to finishing recording "Aaliyah". Production of the album took a full two years from 1999-2001. Recordings mainly were produced in both New York City and Australia.
Passed away on the same day as John L. Nelson , father of superstar singer Prince .
Her maternal grandmother was of Native American (Oneida) heritage.
Took Kung-Fu as a young child with her brother Rashad Haughton .
Attended Gesu Elementary School, a catholic school in Detroit, Michigan.
Had expressed she had always desired to work with Janet Jackson , whom she had drawn frequent comparison to over the course of her career.
Black Men Magazine's 50 Sexiest Women of the Year [2004] (Ranked: 35).
FHM-Netherlands' 100 Sexiest Women [2001] (Ranked: 82).
Google's Top 10 Women Searches [2001] (Ranked: 5).
AOL's Top 10 Celebrity Searches [2001] (Ranked: 6).
All Shades of Fine - 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years [BET - October 2005] (Ranked: 4).
FHM-Germany's 100 Sexiest Women [2002] (Ranked: 32).
FHM-Germany's 100 Sexiest Women [2001] (Ranked: 51).
Her favorite author was Stephen King .
BET's 25 Best Dancers Ever [November 2007] (Ranked: 18).
FHM's 100 Sexiest Women [2002] (Ranked: 82).
She was ranked #82 (2002) in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women.
FHM-Philippines' 100 Sexiest Woman [2001] (Ranked: 65).
FHM-Australia's 100 Sexiest Women [2001] (Ranked: 53).
She wore silver because she did not like gold.
She was ranked #28 (2001) in Stuff's 100 Sexiest Women.
FHM-France's 100 Sexiest Women [2002] (Ranked: 33).
Blender Magazine's 50 Sexiest Artists of All Time (Ranked: 43).
She labeled her music as 'street but sweet.'.
Google's Top 10 Musician Searches [Germany, 2002] (Ranked: 10).
Lycos' Top 20 Female Searches [2003] (Ranked: 16).
Lycos' Top 10 Female Searches [2002] (Ranked: 11).
Yahoo!'s Top 20 Music Artist Searches [2002] (Ranked: 12).
Rap-Up 50 Sexiest Women in Rap and R&B [2001] (Ranked: 7).
Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women [2000] (Ranked: 41).
Lycos' Top 10 Female Searches [2001] (Ranked: 12).
VH-1's 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era (Ranked: 35).
VH-1's Top 40 Music Video Performers [2003] (Ranked: 31).
Q Magazine's 100 Women Who Rock the World (Ranked: 92).
Lycos' Top 10 Musician Searches for the First Half of 2002 (Ranked: 5).
Stuff's 101 Sexiest Women [2001] (Ranked: 28).
Netscape's Top 10 Music Marvels [January 2002] (Ranked: 4).
Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women [2001] (Ranked: 14).
Before her death, she was signed to appear in several future films, including Honey (2003), a romantic film titled Some Kind of Blue, and a Whitney Houston -produced remake of the 1976 film Sparkle (2012).
The Aaliyah album was named the best album of 2001 by Slant Magazine and one of the ten best records of the year by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Time magazine. NME ranked it at number 39 on their year-end list. The album finished 73rd in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics published by The Village Voice. In 2005, the album was ranked number 66 on GQ's 2005 list of the "100 Coolest Albums in the World". Stylus Magazine ranked it 47 on their list of the "Top 50 Albums of 2000-2005"; the publication's David Drake ranked it eighth on his own list. Vibe included it as one of their "150 Essential Albums of the Vibe Era" in 2007. A few years later, Aaliyah was named by Slant Magazine as the 72nd best record of the 2000s decade.
Before her death, she was signed to appear in several future films, including Honey (2003), a romantic film titled Some Kind of Blue, and a Whitney Houston -produced remake of the 1976 film Sparkle (2012). Houston also voiced her belief that Aaliyah was more than qualified for the role and the film was shelved after she died, since Aaliyah had "gone to a better place". Studio officials of Warner Brothers stated that Aaliyah and her mother had both read the script for Sparkle. According to them, Aaliyah was passionate about playing the lead role of a young singer in a girl group. The film was released in 2012, eleven years after Aaliyah's death and her role was re-cast to Jordin Sparks .
The One In A Million album was ranked number 90 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest albums of the 90s list and was also listed as one of 33 Hip hop/R&B albums in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 1990s.
On August 24, 2017, MAC Cosmetics announced that an Aaliyah collection will be made available in the summer of 2018. The Aaliyah for Mac collection was released on June 20 online and June 21 in stores , along with the MAC collection, MAC and i-D Magazine partnered up to release a short film titled "A-Z of Aaliyah" which coincided with the launch. The short film highlighted and celebrated the legacy of Aaliyah with the help of select fans who were selected to be a part of the film through a casting call competition held by Mac and i-d magazine. The Aaliyah for Mac collectors box was sold at $250 and it sold out within minutes during the first day of its initial release.
She often wore black clothing, starting a trend for similar fashion among women in United States and Japan. Her fashionable style has been credited for being an influence on new fashion trends called "Health Goth" and "Ghetto Goth" also known as GHE20 GOTH1K.
Won the Billboard-AURN R&B/Hip-Hop Award for Top R&B/Hip-Hop Female Artist posthumously in 2003. From 2002-2003, she received eight nominations for Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist , Top R&B/Hip-Hop Female Artist, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single, and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single - Airplay, "Rock The Boat" and "Miss You".
Won the MOBO Award for Best Video, "More Than A Woman". [2002].
Won the World Music Award for World's Best Selling R&B Artist (2001) and received one nomination for World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist (2002).
Won posthumously for the Icon Israeli Musical Artist Award for Best Selling International Female Artist of the year. [2004].
Nominated posthumously for an Echo Award for Best Hip-Hop/R&B International. [2003].
Won the NME Award for Best R&B/Soul Act. [2002].
Nominated for two Billboard Music Video Awards for Maximum Vision Video and Best R&B Clip, "Try Again". [2000].
Nominated for the Source Award for R&B Artist of the Year, Female. [2003].
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