I have been a fan of Aaliyah since she came out with her second album--One In A Million. From her styles, lyrics, and sultry voice really made her a unique person.
Birth Name: Aaliyah Dana Haughton
Date Of Birth: January 16, 1979
Place Of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Height: 5' 7 1/2
Body Measurement: 32-24-34
Nicknames: Liah, BabyGirl, Wonder Woman, Lee, Li Li
Parents: Diane and Michael Haughton
Sibling: Rashad (brother-born August 6, 1977)
Movies: The Queen of the Damned (2002)as Akasha, Romeo Must Die (2000)as Trish O'Day, New York Under Cover (t.v. sitcom guest appearance 1994 in episode: Fade Out)as Herself
Relationships: Spouse R. Kelly (Aug.31,1994)(annulled), At time of her death, Aaliyah and her boyfriend Roc-A-Fella co-CEO Damon Dash, had plans to wed.
Death: August 25, 2001-Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas
Trivias:
-Her uncle, Barry Hankerson, was formaly married to singer Gladys Knight
-Auditioned for the Elton John Broadway Show AIDA
-Auditioned for the t.v. sitcom "Family Matters"(1989)
-Graduated from Detroit High School Performing Arts with a 4.0 GPA
-Has 3 tatoos: her initial and star on hand, a music symbol on her ankle, and a dove on her lower back(as a tribute to her grandmother)
-In 1999 chosen as one of Teen Peopl Magazine's "21 Hottest Star Under 21"
-Aaliyah means "highest, most exalted one" in Arabic
-Died in a (plane crash)small Cessna 404 en route to Opa-Locka, Florida. At 6:50pm, few minutes after take off, the plane crashed about 200 feet from the runway killing Aaliyah and 8 others. That happened after she'd finished her video shoot for "Rock the Boat".