Aaliyah’s Birthday-January 16th
Aaliyah Dana Haughton – Born January 16th, 1979. We miss you BABY GIRL!
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Aaliyah Death Anniversary: Her Top 5 Music Videos
With the 10-year anniversary of Aaliyah’s death here, the New York Daily News decided to compile a list of the top 5 music videos produced by the beautiful former R&B star.
Check them out and let us know if you agree with their list; and if there are any videos you would replace/add.
Rock The Boat (2001)
Aaliyah had just wrapped production on “Rock the Boat,” the third single from her eponymous album, when
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Remembering Aaliyah, 10 Years Later
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of R&B star and budding actress Aaliyah Dana Haughton’s death in a plane crash.
Just 22 years old at the time of her death, she was in the Bahamas heading back to the States after wrapping up her 2001 music video, “Rock The Boat.”
Read MoreThe twin-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Aboard were Aaliyah and eight others — including her hair stylist, Eric Forman, makeup artists Anthony Dodd
BET To Honor Aaliyah With 10-Year Anniversary Tribute
Next month marks the 10th anniversary of Aaliyah’s untimely death and BET plans to air a special tribute to the singer to honor her life.
Read MoreGinuwine: “Aaliyah & Beyonce Would Be Neck & Neck Today,” Do You Agree?
Could Beyonce and Aaliyah rival one another today as entertainers? Had Aaliyah still been alive, Ginuwine thinks so. Do you agree? READ MORE HERE!
Read MoreAaliyah: The Motion Picture
Warner Brothers Films started filming a biopic based on Aaliyah’s life in March 2010. The film will be directed by Bill Condon, the director behind the award-winning blockbuster, Dreamgirls. Canadian singer and former girlfriend of highly popular rapper Drake, Keshia Chanté (pictured below) is set to play the late singer. Chanté bares a striking resemblance to Aaliyah and has been vigorously studying every aspect of the star’s life.
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Aaliyah: Plane Crash, Passing And Wrongful Death Lawsuit
On August 25, 2001, at 6:45 pm (EST), Aaliyah and various members of the record company boarded a twin engine Cessna 402B (N8097W) at Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas, to travel to the airport in Opa-locka, Florida, after they completed filming the music video for “Rock the Boat”.
Read MoreAaliyah 2000–2001: Romeo Must Die And Eponymous Album
In 2000, Aaliyah landed her first major movie role in Romeo Must Die. A loose adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Aaliyah starred opposite martial artist Jet Li, playing a couple who fall in love amid their warring families. The movie grossed $18.6 million in its first weekend, ranking number two at the box office.
Aaliyah – Are You Feeling Me?
Aaliyah: 1996–1999: One in a Million
In 1996, Aaliyah left Jive Records and signed to Atlantic Records. She worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott, who contributed to her second studio album, One in a Million.
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