AALIYAH PROFILE

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001),better known as Aaliyah (pronounced ), was an American recording artist and actress. Introduced to audiences by R&B singer R. Kelly, Aaliyah became famous during the mid-1990s with several hit records from the songwriting/production team of Missy Elliott and Timbaland. She found success with her first album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, while introducing a "street but sweet" look which would become her trademark throughout her career.

In addition to her commercial success, her collaborations with Timbaland helped shape the sound of R&B in the latter half of the 1990s.She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger and starred in two motion pictures, Romeo Must Die and Queen of the Damned, before her death in a plane crash in the Bahamas on August 25, 2001.Since then, Aaliyah has received much commercial success with hit singles like Miss You, and I Care 4 U. She also had 10 Top 25 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 including the #1 hit "Try Again" which became the first song in history to top the Billboard Hot 100 only on airplay.

Birth name: Aaliyah Dana Haughton
Born: January 16, 1979(1979-01-16)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Origin: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: August 25, 2001 (aged 22)
Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas
Genre(s): R&B
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actress, model
Years active: 1991–2001
Label(s): Blackground, Jive, Atlantic, Virgin, Universal
Website: http://www.aaliyah.com/, http://www.aaliyahicare4u.com/