Aaliyah

7.1	Listal rating

Stats

Birth Name: Aaliyah Dana Haughton

Born: 16 January 1979 Died: 25 August 2001

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 7"

Ethnicity: Black / African descent

Lists

162 votes

Actors who died before seeing their final movie (20 items)
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Published 2 years, 9 months ago

22 comments

145 votes

Gone Too Soon (64 items)
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Published 2 years, 10 months ago

31 comments

108 votes

sexy and the snake (27 items)
list by Mahnum

Published 8 months, 1 week ago

18 comments

94 votes

Bite Me - Sexy Vampires (35 items)
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Published 3 years ago

30 comments

67 votes

Blood is the new black (69 items)
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Published 3 years, 1 month ago

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Photos

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Aaliyah Videos

Aaliyah's Best Dance Moves (SMOOTHEST DANCER EVER)

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Added 1 year ago

Aaliyah - I Care For You (original) "THE Aaliyah song"

27 Views

Added 1 year ago

The National Anthem - Performed by Aaliyah in 95'

13 Views

Added 1 year ago

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About: Talented. Beautiful. Modest. These three words described R&B singer-turned-actress Aaliyah perfectly. Born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Detroit, Aaliyah got her first major exposure appearing on the syndicated television series "Star Search" (1983) where she awed the audience with her amazing voice and talent. Withdrawing from the celebrity scene for a few years, Aaliyah lived the life of a normal teenage girl, attending Detroit's Performing Arts High School where she majore Talented. Beautiful. Modest. These three words described R&B singer-turned-actress Aaliyah perfectly. Born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Detroit, Aaliyah got her first major exposure appearing on the syndicated television series "Star Search" (1983) where she awed the audience with her amazing voice and talent. Withdrawing from the celebrity scene for a few years, Aaliyah lived the life of a normal teenage girl, attending Detroit's Performing Arts High School where she majored in dance. It was around this same time that Aaliyah met singer/composer R. Kelly. Kelly assisted Aaliyah with the production of her debut album "Age Ain't Nothing But A number" which scored several number hits, specifically "Back and Forth." The album's title was a brief reference to her short-lived marriage to R. Kelly (she was 15 years of age at the time, and he was in his 20s). Thir marriage was annulled due to her status as a minor. During her senior year, Aaliyah went on to record "One In A Million" which featured the songwriting talents of major R&B producers/writers 'Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott' and Tim Mosley. That album was a major success and sealed Aaliyah's fame forever. After seeing her at an awards show and in the video for her hit song "Are You that Somebody?" (from the Eddie Murphy film Doctor Dolittle (1998)), film producer Joel Silver (producer of The Matrix (1999) and other major actor films) asked Aaliyah to audition for a role in an upcoming romance/action film called Romeo Must Die (2000). With her determination and sex appeal, Aaliyah won Silver over and was cast in her first major film role. Romeo Must Die (2000) was a hit at the box office. This film led to her being cast as one of the stars of the film based on Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned (2002) and in the two sequels to the major box office hit, The Matrix (1999). During the busy schedule of her film career, Aaliyah took time to record her third album, the self-titled "Aaliyah". July 2001 was a busy time for Aaliyah. After the sucess of her song "Try Again" for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award and won several MTV Video Awards, Aaliyah finally released her "Aaliyah" album. Debuting at number two on the Billboard charts, "Aaliyah" was a sales success despite many lack-lustre reviews it received. In August 2001, Aaliyah took time off from her busy album promotional tour to fly to the Bahamas to film a video for the song "Rock the Boat". The video, filmed on Abaco Island, was directed by Hype Williams, a major music video director known for his style and wit. On August 25, 2001, after filming the video, Aaliyah and about 9-11 of her entourage took off from Marsh Harbour airport at 6:50pm EDT in a small Cessna 404 en route to Opa-Locka, Florida. A few minutes after take-off, the plane crashed about 200 feet from the runaway killing Aaliyah and many others instantly. Four passnegers were pulled alive from the wreckage, and one later died at a hospital in Nassau. Aaliyah was only 22 years old. Aaliyah's short-lived, but brillant career was a true success story for a young African-American woman who went against all odds to be herself in an industry where originality is scarce. Truly missed by her family, friends, and fans, her music and film contributions will live forever. ... (more)

Deceased (4), Died 2001 (3), Singer (3), American (3), Model (2), Beautiful (2), Too Young To Die (2), Born 1979 (2), Musician (2), Holy Shit (1), Better Than Rihanna (1), Soprano (1), Universal (1), R. Kelly Rape (1), Virgin (1), Atlantic (1), Jive (1), Blackground (1), Sexy (1), Female (1)

Movies

1. Queen of the Damned (2002)

Rating:

5.7

876 Watched

2. Romeo Must Die (2000)

Rating:

5.9

678 Watched

3. The Burly Man Chronicles (2004)

Rating:

7.3

7 Watched

4. Hip-Hop VIPs (2002)

Rating:

9.3

4 Watched

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Music

1. Aaliyah

Rating:

7.8

34 own

2. Anastasia: Music From The Motion Picture (1997 Version)

Rating:

8.2

15 own

3. One in a Million

Rating:

7.5

14 own

4. I Care 4 U (with Bonus DVD)

Rating:

8.6

14 own

5. Now That's What I Call Music! 4

Rating:

5.3

11 own

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TV

1. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Rating:

5.5

294 Watched

2. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

Rating:

4.4

138 Watched

3. 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003)

Rating:

5.4

47 Watched

4. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)

Rating:

6.8

20 Watched

5. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998)

Rating:

7.7

16 Watched

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Books

1. Maid Machinegun: A Novel

Rating:

1 want this

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Only The Good Die Young, Baby (20 person items)

" January 16, 1979~August 25, 2001 (Age 22)"

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Different voices... (37 person items)

" Vocal Type: Mezzo-Soprano Vocal Range: G2-E6 (3 Octaves 5 Note ) Vocal Pluses: Gorgeous sultry tone in the low and midrange with a beautifully, rich, warm colour that is mirrored in the head voice. Also able to sing complex vocal runs that could run through the different vocal registers. Vocal Negatives: Belted notes above a C5 begin to lose quality, becoming shrill."

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Hottest Supernatural Women In Movies/TV (138 person items)

"Name: Queen Akasha Species: Vampire Queen Movie: Queen of The Damned "

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20 Favorite People Born in 1979 (20 person items)

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Favorite Unique Vocalists (31 person items)

" Aaliyah - I Care For You (original) "THE Aaliyah song" The National Anthem - Performed by Aaliyah in 95' aaliyah we need a resolution "

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If There's a Rock 'n' Roll Heaven... (183 person items)

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Only People I'd ever allow on my Ipod (52 person items)

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Born in Brooklyn (100 person items)

"Born: January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York Birth Name: Aaliyah Dana Haughton Attended Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts in Detroit, Michigan "

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