Aaliyah Haughton was an iconic American R&B singer, model, actress and dancer. She is best known for the numerous hit albums she recorded, her modeling work with Tommy Hilfiger, and for her starring roles in the movies 'Romeo Must Die' (2000), and 'Queen of the Damned' (2001). She died in a tragic plane accident on August 25th of 2001.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born in Brooklyn on January 16th, 1979, to parents Michael and Diane Haughton. She spent most of her childhood growing up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended performing arts schools at a young age. In 1993, she signed on with her uncle, Barry Hankerson's label and released her first album, 'Age Ain't Nothing but a Number'. To date, her first album has sold two million copies in the United States, and five million worldwide.
In something of a tabloid scandal, it was leaked to the press in 1994 that Aaliyah and R. Kelly, who had co-produced her first album, had been married. Aaliyah was 15 at the time, and had apparently claimed to be 18 so that the marriage could commence legally. Neither Aaliyah or R. Kelly ever confirmed that they had indeed been married, and any marriage they did have was promptly annulled.
Aaliyah released a second album in 1996, 'One in a Million', which went double platinum in sales within its first year. The album was mostly written and produced by Missy Elliot and Tim Mosley.
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