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Born: Aaliyah Dana Haughton,
January 16, 1979,
Brooklyn, New York,
USA
Died: August 25, 2001
"Aaliyah" means "exalted one" in Swahili.
Grew up in Detroit, Michigan.
Nicknames: Liyah, BabyGirl, Wonder Woman
Height: 5' 7 1/2"
Mother: Diane
Father: Michael
Brother: Rashad
Dating: Damon Dash, Roc-a-Fella CEO
Education: Graduated from Detroit Performing Arts High School, 1997,
with a 4.0 GPA.
Pet: a pug named Tour
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In a recent interview, the singer
reflected on her career. "What
do I want people to say when I'm long gone? I want people to look
at me as a full-on entertainer and a good person."
Filmography
The Matrix 3 (2004) (planned/not filmed)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) (planned/not filmed)
The Queen of the Damned (2001) .... Queen Akasha
Romeo Must Die (2000) .... Trish O'Day |
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R&B
singer and actress Aaliyah was killed along with eight other people
on August 25, 2001. Their small Cessna plane crashed shortly after
take off from the airport in Marsh Harbour, the main town of the
Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. The 22-year-old singer and the others
onboard were on their way to Florida, after finishing a shoot for
her latest music video, "Rock the Boat." The plane exploded
into flames and crashed just 200 feet from the runway.
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