Always remember our Queen Aaliyah
A talented R&B singer and actress, Aaliyah
(pronounced ah-lee-yah) may wind up being best
remembered as rising talent whose life ended
before she hit her artistic peak.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born in New York
on Jan. 16, 1979,and died in a plane crash
on Aug. 25, 2001,after taping the video for
her song "Rock The Boat" in the Bahamas.
Raised in Detroit, Aaliyah's distinctive
first name is Arabic for "the highest"
or "most exalted". She started
performing early on as a peripheral
member of Gladys Knight's
troupe.
But her uncle managed R. Kelly,
and it was Kelly who produced
Aaliyah's coyly titled debut
album.
