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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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Jul 2001

Skyrock radio interview

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Aaliyah talks about her third album, Aaliyah, her upcoming movie role on Queen of the Damned and speaks to phone guests. Aaliyah:

I like to have fun and be silly.

Aaliyah Interview ~ Skyrock 24min ~ Original & uncut

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.

Jul 2001

MTV diary

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Aaliyah displays her daily routine while she is on tour in Paris and New York City. She prepares for interviews and has fun at a carnival. Aaliyah:

I want to please my fans because it’s all about them. In the end it is all worth it because it really makes me happy and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the World.

13 Apr, 2001

We Need a Resolution

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We Need a Resolution, directed by Paul Hunter is released as the lead single from Aaliyah’s third self titled album Aaliyah.

I first dealt with snakes when I was in Australia and I did the photo shoot for the album. We used five pythons in the shoot. At first, I was a little nervous, but once I started to handle them, I totally fell in love and felt an affinity toward them.

Aaliyah - We Need A Resolution [1080p HD Widescreen Music Video]

Feb 2001

Haughton, Dash date

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aaliyah-damonAaliyah begins dating entrepreneur, Damon Dash. The pair meet through Dash’s accountant. Their relationship is filled with individual work projects and they spend months at a time away from each other. Dash:

She was intelligent and she caught me. I’m the kind of guy who says things sometimes just to make myself laugh, but she would just catch me making jokes for me. I couldn’t get anything past her. She had a very quick mind and a very kind heart.

Queen of the Damned

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Aaliyah plays evil queen vampire Akasha in this horror directed by Michael Rymer. Akasha is awakened by Lestsat (Stuart Townsend) when he becomes a rock star.

It’s fun to be that mean, evil person. I myself have always loved the dark side as well.

⊹⊱⋛⋋♡ Aaliyah ♡⋌⋚⊰⊹ Queen of the Damned (Fav Scene 2 of 2)

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