Aaliyah died seven years ago this week


August

R&B singer and actress Aaliyah died Aug. 25 when a Cessna 402B carrying her and eight others crashed after takeoff in the Bahamas. The plane was bound for Opa-locka in Miami-Dade County. (Jim Cooper/AP photo)

A promising young singer was headed to Miami from a music video shoot in the Bahamas when the small-engine plane she boarded exploded before ever leaving the runway.

That was seven years ago from this August day.

Aaliyah Haugton, discovered by R&B icon R. Kelly, was dead at age 22.

Seven other passengers including the pilot were also killed.

The burgeoning actress also had several hits, including this standout "Are You That Somebody?"

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