Born: Aaliyah Dana Haughton,
January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York, USA,
Died: August 25, 2001 (age 22) in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas.
CAREER
After Hankerson signed a distribution deal with Jive Records, he signed Aaliyah to his Blackground Records label at the age of 12.[11][12] Hankerson later introduced her to recording artist and producerR. Kelly,[10] who became Aaliyah's mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of the album, which was recorded when she was 14.[2][12][13] Released in June 1994, the album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and sold over three million copies in the United States.[14][15] Aaliyah's debut single, "Back & Forth", topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for three weeks and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[1][16] The second single, a cover of The Isley Brothers' "At Your Best (You Are Love)", peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also certified Gold by the RIAA.[1][16] The title track, "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number", peaked at number 75 on the Hot 100.[1] Additionally, she released "The Thing I Like" as part of the soundtrack to the 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame.[17]PERSONAL LIFE
With the release of Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, rumors circulated of a relationship between Aaliyah and R. Kelly.[10][58] Shortly after, there was speculation about a secret marriage with the release of "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" and the adult content that Kelly had written for Aaliyah.[59] Vibe magazine later revealed a marriage certificate that listed the couple married on August 31, 1994, in Sheraton Gateway Suites in Rosemont, Illinois.[10][59] Aaliyah, who was 15 at the time, was listed as 18 on the certificate; the illegal marriage was annulled in February 1995 by her parents.[13][59][60] The pair continued to deny marriage allegations, stating that neither was married.[58] Aaliyah was engaged to co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records Damon Dash at the time of her death and had plans to marry him after the premiere of The Matrix.
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