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Her funeral was held on Friday August 31st in New York, and 22 white doves were flown to celebrate each year of her life. Four passengers were pulled alive from the wreckage, and one later died at a hospital in Nassau. A few minutes after take-off, the plane crashed about 200 feet from the runaway, killing Aaliyah and many others instantly. On August 25, 2001, after filming the video, Aaliyah and about 9-11 of her entourage took off from Marsh Harbour airport at 6:50pm EDT in a small Cessna 404 en route to Opa-Locka, Florida. The video, filmed on Abaco Island, was directed by Hype Williams, a major music video director known for his style and wit. In August 2001, Aaliyah took time off from her busy album promotional tour to fly to the Bahamas to film a video for the song 'Rock the Boat'. Debuting at number two on the Billboard charts, 'Aaliyah' was a sales success, despite some lackluster reviews. After the success of her song 'Try Again', for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award and won several MTV Video Awards, Aaliyah finally released her 'Aaliyah' album. This film led to her being cast as one of the stars of the film based on Anne Rice's РљРѕСЂРѕР»РµРІР° РїСЂРѕРєР»СЏС‚РёС… (2002), and in the two sequels to the major box office hit, РњР°С‚СЂРёС†СЏ (1999), РњР°С‚СЂРёС†СЏ: РџРµСЂРµР·Р°РІР°РЅС‚Р°Р¶РµРЅРЅСЏ (2003) and РњР°С‚СЂРёС†СЏ: Р РµРІРѕР»СЋС†С–СЏ (2003).Дuring the busy schedule of her film career, Aaliyah took time to record her third album, the self-titled 'Aaliyah'. Romeo Must Die (2000) was a hit at the box office. With her determination and sex appeal, Aaliyah won Silver over and was cast in her first major film role. After seeing her at an awards show and in the video for her hit song 'Are You that Somebody?' (from the Eddie Murphy film Р”РѕРєС‚РѕСЂ Р”СѓР»С–С‚С‚Р» (1998)), film producer Joel Silver (producer of РњР°С‚СЂРёС†СЏ (1999) and other major actor films) asked Aaliyah to audition for a role in an romance/action film, Romeo Must Die (2000). The album was a major success and sealed Aaliyah's fame forever.ДЄaliyah recorded the single 'Journey to the past' for the РђРЅР°СЃС‚Р°СЃС–СЏ (1997) soundtrack.

Thir marriage was annulled due to her status as a minor.Дuring her senior year, Aaliyah went on to record 'One In A Million', which featured the songwriting talents of major R&B producers/writers Missy Elliott and Timbaland. Kelly (she was 15 years of age at the time, and he was in his 20s). Kelly assisted Aaliyah with the production of her debut album 'Age Ain't Nothing But A number', which scored several number hits, specifically 'Back and Forth.' The album's title was a brief reference to her short-lived marriage to R. It was around this same time that Aaliyah met singer/composer R. Withdrawing from the celebrity scene for a few years, Aaliyah lived the life of a normal teenage girl, attending Detroit's Performing Arts High School, where she majored in dance. At age 11, she sang with Gladys Knight in a five-night stint in Las Vegas.

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She got her first major exposure appearing on the syndicated television series Star Search (1983), where she awed the audience with her amazing voice and talent, singing 'My Funny Valentine', a song which her mother had sung years earlier. Her uncle was music manager Barry Hankerson and her brother is director Rashad Haughton. These three words described R&B singer-turned-actress Aaliyah perfectly.ДЄaliyah Dana Haughton was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Diane (Hankerson) and Michael Haughton.