Aaliyah Biography

Biography

On January 16 1979, the world was blessed with the birth of Aaliyah Dana Haughton in Brooklyn, New York. Aaliyah was raised by his father, his mother and his brother Rashad Haughton in Detroit. At 9 years has appeared on "Star Search" (1983), the TV program and sang "My Funny Valentine", a song that his mother had sung years earlier. In 11 years, he sang with Gladys Knight in a five-night stint in Las Vegas. In 1992, he started working for his debut album with the help of singer R. Kelly. The album, "Age Is not Nothing But A Number" was released in 1994 and received heavy praise. Aaliyah came under attack shortly after, when she was married suggested relations with R. Kelly. At that time, he was 15, he was 27. The marriage was apparently canceled. In 1995, he started working for his 2nd album, alongside Jermaine Dupri, Tim Mosley, Slick Rick and Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott '. The album, entitled 'One In A Million' was released on August 27 1996. In 1998 he released the single, 'Are you that someone?' From Doctor Dolittle (1998) soundtrack, which was produced by Tim Mosley his friends. Later that same year, he released the single 'Journey to the past', Anastasia (1997) soundtrack. In 2000, she made her debut film star and act as Trish O'Day struck in pieces, hip-hop, kung fu movies, Romeo Must Die (2000) next to Jet Li. The producer was so impressed by her performance had shares in The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). He has made numerous recordings for the soundtrack and released 'Try Again', for which she was nominated with 'Best Female Video' and 'Best Video in a movie' with MTV. In 2001 she was appointed with 2 for MTV awards, the 'Breakthrough female' and 'female best performing'. In July 2001, he released his third album, self-titled, 'Aaliyah'. In early August the same year, he shot the video for the single 'more of a woman', the album off on August 23 and began filming of 'Rock The Boat', on Abaco Island, Bahamas. On 25 August, the recovery was completed and his and his crew of eight members, including his bodyguard and hairdresser board a small plane. Shortly after takeoff, the plane crashed and exploded, Aaliyah and all on board perished. Aaliyah's funeral was held Friday August 31 in New York, and 22 white doves were flown to celebrate each year of his life. Shortly after his death, the hit single 'more of a woman' and 'Rock The Boat' were released from his third album. In 2002, the film Queen of the Damned (2002) by Anne Rice, which was released in Aaliyah played a leading role, Queen Akasha. She has been nominated for Best Villain at the MTV movie awards 2002. Looking back to his biography, no wonder his name means' high, a higher, the better ', which had achieved so much in his short life of 22 years.