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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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Competes on Star Search

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At 10 years old, Aaliyah sings My Funny Valentine on Star Search. She loses to another child and finishes with a cumulative score of 3.25 out of 4.  Aaliyah:

It was an incredible experience—me and [Ed] McMahon and just being on the Star Search stage because it was a show that I really looked up to.

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

2001

MTV Icons show

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Aaliyah

target="_blank">introduces and honors some of the hottest movers and dancers at the Janet Jackson MTV Icons Award Show.

My personal favorite Janet video is Alright which features Cab Calloway and has this really cool, retro vibe and amazing dance moves.

Aaliyah introducing Mya, Pink, and Usher on Janet Jackson mtv icon show