Aaliyah Profile


About: Aaliyah was an American singer, dancer, actress and model. At just fifteen Aaliyah was signed up and produced the album, "Age aint Nothing but a Number," which went Platinum within months and eventually double platinum in the US.

Aaliyah went on to produce another two studio albums, "One in a Million," and "Aaliyah". "Aaliyah," reached number one in the US Billboard 200.

Throughout her short lived career Aaliyah was nominated for five Grammy Awards, won three MOBO Awards, three American Music Awards and five World Music Awards.

Aaliyah was propelled into the spotlight with help from R. Kelly whom it was rumoured she married aged fifteen whilst R. Kelly was 27. Her age was falsely put as eighteen on the marriage licence and the marriage was later annulled.

As well as singing Aaliyah began acting and her film debut was in the 2000 film, "Romeo Must Die," which was a box office success. She also appeared in the film, "The Queen of the Damned," and was due to star in films including "The Matrix" sequels and "Honey" before her death.

On August 25th 2001, Aaliyah along with her entourage took a flight to return to the US after finishing the filming for the, "Rock the Boat," video. However the plane crashed shortly after takeoff and all the eight passengers and the pilot were killed.

An investigation proved that the pilot was not approved to fly that particular plane, had falsely obtained his FAA license and traces of cocaine and alcohol was found in his blood. The gross weight of the plane was also too heavy with too much luggage and two of the passengers weighed around 300 pounds.

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