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Aaliyah Dana Haughton, a singer and actress, was born in 1979 in Brooklyn, New York. Raised in Detroit, Michigan, she competed on Star Search at age 11 and performed with Gladys Knight, the former wife of her uncle and manager, Barry Hankerson, at a five-night stand in Las Vegas. She signed a contract with Jive Records at the age of 12 and came to popular acclaim in 1994. On her way home from a music video shoot in 2001, a plane crash killed Aaliyah and eight members of her film crew. She was 22 years old.

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May 1995

Live in Amsterdam

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Aaliyah visits Amsterdam and performs her hit singles Age Ain’t Nothin But A Number and Back & Forth.

I always knew I wanted to sing when I was younger. I lot of people think being in this business that you’re going to be stuck up or snobby and that is not me at all.

Aaliyah Live In Amsterdam 1995

Visits Japan

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Aaliyah visits Japan, meets Japanese fans, shops for souvenirs and rehearses in a dance studio.

I’ve learned a lot visiting different countries, learning about different cultures and that was the best part about the traveling.

Aaliyah In Japan (ReMastered)

1997

Christmas in Washington performance

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Aaliyah is invited to perform for the annual Christmas in Washington at the National Building Museum. President Bill Clinton delights in the singer’s performance. 

It was really great to perform for President Clinton because he really loves music and you can see the passion in his eyes as he’s watching you.

christmas at the white house performance