Aaliyah

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1979-01-16 (22 years old)

Deathday

2001-08-25

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Aaliyah

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The album sold t...

Acting

2000

Romeo Must Die

as Trish O'Day

2002

2001

2021

You're Watching Video Music Box

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Aaliyah: So Much More Than a Woman

as Herself (archive footage)

2004

Maxim: Hot Clips 2

as Self (archive footage)

2018

The A-Z of Aaliyah

as Self (archive footage)

Production

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