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Aaliyah Haughton

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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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1998

Are You That Somebody?

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Aaliyah releases Are You That Somebody, a song for the movie, Dr. Doolittle.  The track establishes Aaliyah and she quickly enters superstar status. The song goes to number one on the R&B charts and earns Aaliyah her first Grammy Award nomination. Static Major:

When I first presented the song to Aaliyah, she initially showed disdain for it. However, she eventually agreed to record it.

Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (Official) HD

7 Jul, 2001

Aaliyah

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aaliyah albumAaliyah links up with A-list producers to create a futuristic style album. The self-titled Aaliyah is her third album and reaches number 2 on the Billboard album chart. Aaliyah:

The songs on this album talks about relationships in every aspect.