#aaliyah's b-day 💘💘

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂 TO YOU

IN HEAVEN

A SHINING & BRIGHT YOUNG STAR 🌟 WHO WAS GONE TOO SOON

SHE WAS A BRIGHT LIGHT & A MUSICAL GENUIS OF R&B

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Detroit

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, the younger child of Diane and Michael "Miguel" Haughton, a warehouse worker. She was of African-American descent. Her name is the feminine form of the Arabic "Ali", meaning "highest, most exalted one, the best." Aaliyah was fond of her name, calling it "beautiful" and saying she was "very proud of it" and strove to live up to her name every day.

She first gained recognition at the age of 10, when she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At the age of 12, She 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 (1994). The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After allegations of an illegal marriage with Kelly, She ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records.

She was an American singer and actress. She has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop".

She worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million (1996), which sold three million copies in the United States and more than eight million copies worldwide. In 2000, She made her acting debut in the film Romeo Must Die. She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which was supported by her single "Try Again". The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely through airplay, becoming the first in the chart's history to do so. After completing the film, She subsequently filmed her starring role in Queen of the Damned (which was released posthumously), and in July 2001, released her eponymous third album, which topped the Billboard 200. The album spawned the singles "Rock the Boat", "More Than Woman", and "We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland).

On August 25, 2001, at the age of 22, She was killed in an airplane accident in the Bahamas along with eight other people on board, when the overloaded aircraft she was traveling in crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot was later found to have traces of cocaine and alcohol in his body and was not qualified to fly the aircraft designated for the flight. Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the aircraft's operator, which was settled out of court. In the decades following her death, Her music has continued to achieve commercial success, aided by several posthumous releases. She has sold 8.1 million albums in the US and an estimated 24 to 32 million albums worldwide. Billboard lists her as the tenth most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years, and the 27th most successful in history. Her accolades include three American Music Awards and two MTV VMAs, along with five Grammy Award nominations.

PLEASE WISH THIS RISING YOUNG BRIGHT STAR 🌟 OF A MUSIC 🎶 ARTIST 🎨 & ACTRESS

WHO WAS GONE TOO SOON

A HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY 🎂 ✨

YOU ALL SHOULD  KNOW HER

YOU ALL BETTER LOVE HER 💘

& 1 THING IS FOR CERTAIN.  

WE WILL ALWAYS MISS HER 😢 ❤ 💔

THE 1 & ALWAYS

AALIYAH DANA HAUGHTON 

AKA

AALIYAH 🤎🖤👸🏾👑

HAPPY 45TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 IN HEAVEN 😇☁️🥺😭🤎  BABY GIRL

WE MISS YOU NOW & FOREVER

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