Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , 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 signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. Hankerson introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her...Read Full Story

A aliyah passed away 11 years ago, and if she had lived she would have turned 32 years old today. Happy Birthday!! Listen to my favorites below, so tell me yours.Read Full Story

Aaliyah is being remembered today on the 10th anniversary of her death. The promising young singer was killed in a terrible plane accident in 2001, just after she had finished shooting the music video for her hit "Rock the Boat." The singer, who was just 22 when she died, was best known for her hits like "Try Again" and "Rock the Boat." She got her start on the TV show Star Search at the age of 10, and signed with Jive Records at the young age of 12. From there, she put out a successful debut...Read Full Story

Aaliyah Dana Haughton January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001, who performed under the mononym Aaliyah (play /əˈliːə/), was an American R&B 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 signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. Hankerson introduced her to R. Kelly...Read Full Story

Ten years ago today Aaliyah Dana Haughton was taken from this world to be amongst fellow angels. Aaliyah’s career started at the young age of 10 when she appeared on star search and although she didn’t win she pressed on was eventually signed to Jive at the age of 12.  Aaliyah was taken under the wing of R&B artist RKelly who became her mentor and also took the lead as the songwriter and producer for her first album “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number”.  With the success of “Age Ain’t Nothing but...Read Full Story