Aaliyah
Aaliyah's previous contributions to film soundtracks include her song Are You That Somebody from Dr. Doolittle and the Academy Award nominated song Journey To The Past for the motion picture Anastasia. Aaliyah is also credited with songs from the soundtracks of the 1999 drama Music of the Heart and the 2000 comedy Next Friday.
In 1994, Aaliyah's first album, Age Ain't Nothing But A Number, became an instant success powered by the single, Back And Forth, which was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a No.1 R& B song. Aaliyah's follow up album, One In A Million, earned multi-platinum status and the first single, If Your Girl Only Knew, went double platinum. Aaliyah's eponymous third album, released in 2001, was similarly exalted by her fans and shot to No.1 on the Billboard albums chart.
With tremendous support from fans and critics alike, Aaliyah was awarded the 2001 American Music Awards for Favorite Female Artist: Soul and Rhythm & Blues and Favorite Album: Rhythm & Blues. Aaliyah's amazing voice and charisma have also garnered two Grammy nominations this year for Best Rhythm & Blues Album and Best Vocal Performance. Aailyah's incredible success in her recording career and as an actress has established her in the hearts and minds of her many admirers worldwide.
(Aaliyah died in a plane crash in August 2001.)
Aaliyah Facts
Birth Name | Aaliyah Dani Haughton |
Occupation | Musician, Actress |
Birthday | January 16, 1979 |
Sign | Capricorn |
Birthplace | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Date of death | August 25, 2001 (age 22) |
Height | 5' 7½" (1m71) How tall is Aaliyah compared to you? |
Selected Filmography
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B | ||
R&B's Lost Souls: Aaliyah & Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes | ||
Queen of the Damned | ||
Romeo Must Die | ||
Aaliyah & Alicia | ||
April Fools | ||
The Silent Fall | ||
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