Happy Birthday Aaliyah she would of been 31 Today
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), was an American recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At an early age, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At age 12, Aaliyah was signed to Jive Records and Blackground Records by her uncle, Barry Hankerson. He introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number. The album sold two million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed to Atlantic Records.
Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million; it sold two million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. In 2000, Aaliyah appeared in her first major film, Romeo Must Die. She contributed to the film’s soundtrack, which spawned the single “Try Again”. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat. “Try Again” earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist.
After filming Romeo Must Die, Aaliyah filmed her part in Queen of the Damned. She released her third and final album, Aaliyah, in 2001. On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others were killed in an airplane crash in The Bahamas after filming the music video for the single “Rock the Boat”.
The pilot, Luis Morales III, was unlicensed at the time of the accident and had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system. Aaliyah’s family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Blackhawk International Airways, which was settled out of court. Since then, Aaliyah has achieved commercial success with several posthumous releases. Selling over 24 million records worldwide, she has been credited for helping redefine R&B and hip hop and has been named the “Princess of R&B”.
Aaliyah my angel my hearts aches for you. I miss you so much.
You was a beautiful person who didn’t have to leave the earth in a tragic way and you are also a angel who is looking over us all everyday .. god had told you well done.. once again rest in peace Aaliyah we all love you dearly!
lol she ded. Hottie tho, sad to see a cutie like that die so young. Oh well, millions more. :3
i love the way you danced the best aram
Angel on earth.
Angel in Heaven.
miss you x
Aaliyah passed on so early in life that most people were unaware of what she was and what they’d lost. But this old white guy only had to twiddle around with his radio to hear two bars of “One in a Million,” to know what an extraordinary talent she was. I truly believe she would have been one of the great American singers of this or any era. What a tragedy.
Aaliyah we miss you.. No doubt she was one of the greats. She had the voice, talent, charisma, swagger, etc. all put together. You can see it in her videos and music during that era of hip hop & r&b. Collaborating and working with Missy and Timbaland was sure to have continued to produced numerous hits without a doubt if she hadn’t passed. Especially that Timbaland style produced killer beats. You can tell its produced by him. Plus she also had a couple of films in her books. She would of had blown up. She is definitely a music great and I bet even today in 2011 she would still making waves one way or another. Look at Usher, Beyonce or MJ, Madonna. You get what I mean.. peace.. Love u Aaliyah!!
I miss u..
Happy birthday I will always miss you!!! Such a fan your bday 16 mine the 17 th. Lost “an ANGEL”!!!
she so nice
I luhv u lots Aaliyah,Your name just click in my mind when i was about to diliver my little daughter in 2008, i just named her after u. Sweetheart u are so close in thought!!REST IN PEACE BABYGURL!!!.4RM South Africa.
I love her and miss her so so much and I wish that she was still here. R.I.P, LiLi, hope to see you in the afterlife that way you can show me tips on how to be beautiful like you.
damn i miss this girl
i just wanna cry….happy birthday and RIP aaliyah..luv ya
<3
Aaliyah you will alway be the popular singer of hip hop & r&b and just your the amazing singer and dancer in the world remember that Aaliyah you can see us in god so LOVE YA Aaliah we all miss u alot your just great person to alot of ppL> people. <3 by: Andrea LEE BOyd Prekker…..!D:!!! miss you
This is my girl 4 life im even naming my child aaliyah, u will always b remembered in my heart
This is my girl 4 life im even naming my child aaliyah
Aaliyah when ur first music came out my daughte listened to it since then i also grew to love ur musics and movies especially the the called romeo must die. I wish u a very happy birthday and everytime ur birthday comes i light a candel for u and as for that tragic day of the air plane crash i also light a candel just to let u know that my family cares for u no matter what and now ur gone and is in the hands of god and to be honest we can’t belive that ur actually gone Aaliyah we miss u so much and all me and my daughter can do is keep watching ur movie of romeo must die .as i say to you u are blessed no matter where u are Aaliyah and i will never forget ur music and to be honest my daughter wants to be just like u so as i say good-bye to you i say rest in peace and u will be in my thoughts and in my prayers at all time farewell my friend and good-bye R-I-P we all love you and miss you from nancy and minerva bye.
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i miss u gurl HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I just miss her so much but I know she’s in heaven singing with God’s choir. I will always love you baby girl.
i love her she is so pretty
I love Aaliyah she was the best out of all females and i still think she the best out of all the females R&B singers she will always be number one!!!!!!! i love you AAliyah R.I.P =(
Mann iiwish she was here iiloved her to death she was like the perfect role model she was talented gorgeous and she jus wow iiwish she wasnt dead…bt iiknow she is in a better place…REST IN PEACE BABY!!!!LUHV U LI-LI!!!…:-p
mane dawg aaliyah was da shit ! i luved dat beetch hands down
Aaliyah will always be the queen of hip hop and r&b. She was a huge talent. Just an amazing singer and dancer. I will always be true fan of hers. Rest in heavenly peace my love Aaliyah.