After completing the film, Aaliyah subsequently filmed her starring role in Queen of the Damned (which was released posthumously), and in July 2001, released her eponymous third album, which topped the Billboard 200. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely through airplay, becoming the first in the chart's history to do so. She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which was supported by her single ' Try Again'. In 2000, Aaliyah made her acting debut in the film Romeo Must Die. After allegations of an illegal marriage with Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records.Īaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million (1996), which sold three million copies in the United States and more than eight million copies worldwide. The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994). At the age of 12, Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. She has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the 'Princess of R&B' and 'Queen of Urban Pop'.īorn in Brooklyn and raised in Detroit, she first gained recognition at the age of 10, when she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight.

Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( / ɑː ˈ l iː ə/ ah- LEE-ə January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress.

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