The album was a major success and sealed Aaliyah's fame forever.Īaliyah recorded the single 'Journey to the past' for the Anastasia (1997) soundtrack. Thir marriage was annulled due to her status as a minor.ĭuring her senior year, Aaliyah went on to record "One In A Million", which featured the songwriting talents of major R&B producers/writers Missy Elliott and Timbaland. Kelly (she was 15 years of age at the time, and he was in his 20s). Kelly assisted Aaliyah with the production of her debut album "Age Ain't Nothing But A number", which scored several number hits, specifically "Back and Forth." The album's title was a brief reference to her short-lived marriage to R. It was around this same time that Aaliyah met singer/composer R. Withdrawing from the celebrity scene for a few years, Aaliyah lived the life of a normal teenage girl, attending Detroit's Performing Arts High School, where she majored in dance. At age 11, she sang with Gladys Knight in a five-night stint in Las Vegas. She got her first major exposure appearing on the syndicated television series Star Search (1983), where she awed the audience with her amazing voice and talent, singing "My Funny Valentine", a song which her mother had sung years earlier. Her uncle was music manager Barry Hankerson and her brother is director Rashad Haughton.
These three words described R&B singer-turned-actress Aaliyah perfectly.Īaliyah Dana Haughton was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Diane (Hankerson) and Michael Haughton.
The pilot had reportedly explained the aircraft would be too cumbersome with eight passengers, including Aaliyah’s 136kg bodyguard, as well as their bags and cameras, the Daily Beast reported.Talented. However, Aaliyah – who was an anxious flyer – allegedly had reservations about boarding the aircraft after learning that it was overweight. The 22-year-old Aaliyah had just wrapped shooting the music video for her hit single Rock the Boat, and her team was eager to get back to the US.
The then 13-year-old Russell, whose family ran a taxi company in the Abaco Islands, was in the cab as his mother drove the five-time Grammy winner and her team to the airport for their return flight to Miami. “They took her out of the van she didn’t even know she was getting boarded on a plane,” stated Kingsley Russell, 33, who was with Aaliyah – full name Aaliyah Dana Haughton – just before the fateful flight, the Daily Mail reported. Aaliyah was on her way to superstar status when she died aged just 22.
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