Who is Aaliyah | American Rhythm and Blues Singer, Dancer, Model and Actress
Ranked #706 in Music, #20,598 overall | Donates to Save the Children
Aaliyah
Aaliyah, R&B Professional Singer ~ In her precious 22 years, Aaliyah achieved more than many do in several lifetimes. An illuminating factor was her conviction to touch and help others. When considering Aaliyah's track record, it's befitting that her name means "The highest, most exalted one, the best." Aaliyah Memorial Fund
Email This Page! | Add to Favorites | Lensroll
Add to del.icio.us | digg this | Stumble It!
Quick, what do you think of Aaliyah?
A Glimpse of the Aaliyah Lifeline
Aaliyah biography, facts, and accomplishments.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001), best known as Aaliyah, was an American singer, dancer, model and actress. Introduced to audiences by R&B singer R. Kelly, Aaliyah became famous during the mid-1990s with several hit records from the songwriting/production team of Missy Elliott & Timbaland and their associate Steve "Static" Garrett. Aaliyah soon joined Timbaland's R&B and hip hop collective, the Superfriends Clique. She is notable for recording several 
hit records, including several number one R&B hits, a number one pop hit, and nine top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger and starred in two motion pictures before being killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
Aaliyah was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on January 16, 1979 to Michael and Diane Haughton, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. Her name means "Highest, Most Exalted, The Best" in Arabic language. Aaliyah was brought up as a Catholic with her older brother Rashad Haughton. Her grandmother, Mintis L. Hicks Hankerson, was of African American and Native American descent. Diane Haughton, Aaliyah's mother, also a vocalist, encouraged her daughter's career. Her uncle, Barry Hankerson, is a prominent individual in the music industry and Aaliyah's aunt by marriage is Gladys Knight, a legendary soul singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips). She appeared on the TV talent show Star Search at age ten, singing her mother's favorite song, "My Funny Valentine". Although she did not win, Aaliyah worked with an agent in New York and began to attend auditions for TV shows, including "Family Matters". Following her appearance on Star Search Aaliyah performed on stage in Las Vegas, Nevada with Gladys Knight. In her early teens, Aaliyah attended the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts, and graduated as a Dance major with a 4.0 GPA. For more, see Wikipedia Aaliyah, and the Haughton Family Website.
Aaliyah Twitter Search
P.S. If you buy something from this page...
... you'll automatically be making a donation to Save The Children, working to solve global poverty. As a matter of fact, all of our lenses donate to Save The Children or The Acumen Fund.
Doesn't that feel good?
We Squidoo for charity! One of the coolest things about Squidoo is the opportunity provided for lensmasters designate all or part of their proceeds to charity. Consider creating a lens today for a charitable cause.
Great Aaliyah stuff from Amazon
Aaliyah in Anastasia
Music from the 1997 motion picture.
Anastasia: Music From The Motion Picture (1997 Version)
Amazon Price: $6.51 (as of 02/17/2012)
While I must admit to being partial to Walt Disney when it comes to animation and the soundtracks that accompany their films, ANASTASIA caught me by surprise. A classic tale, told in an uncomplicated way that children can follow easily, it's score and songs are a perfect compliment. "Once Upon a December" is a touching and beautiful song, worthy of it's "music box" box stature,and sung wonderfully by Liz Callaway and, while I'm no fan of country music, Deana Carter also delivers a fine version. "Journey to the Past " is another great song , performed by Liz Calloway as Anastaisia's singing voice and also by Aaliyah. The score itself is a wonderful mix of flavorsand influences, acknowledging the settings of both Russia and Paris . All in all, it's a wonderful CD, pleasing enough for children of all ages. Highly recommendable.
One In A Million CD
Performed by Aliyah.
One in a Million
Amazon Price: $17.90 (as of 02/17/2012)
She has already jammed with Gladys Knight in Las Vegas, eloped with influential R&B mogul R. Kelly, and scored two platinum albums--and she's just barely graduated from high school. No, she is not your average teenager, nor is she just another pretty soul singer. On One in a Million, Aaliyah expands on the smooth grooves of her massively successful debut album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, and shows that all the life experiences have not gone to waste. The production and songwriting talents of Tim 'Timbaland' Mosley and rapper Missy Elliot give the songs on One In A Million a seductive edge with laidback grooves and cool hip-hop licks; but what really makes this album rise above is the full-grown singer at the controls. On the title track, a magical ballad, Aaliyah casts a cool spell with layered voices and a smoky delivery. With the assistance of Slick Rick, she turns Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" into a funky hip-hop jam for the end of the millennium. While with "4 Page Letter," one of the album's high points, she intricately details the end of love affair. Artists twice her age could only hope to create a work of such clarity and resonance. --Aidin Vaziri
I Care For You With Bonus CD
Aaliyeh on stage singing performance. | I Care 4 U
I Care 4 U (with Bonus DVD)
Amazon Price: $49.98 (as of 02/17/2012)
Pop history teaches that posthumous releases generally fall into one of two categories. There's the creep-out, with eerie lyrics that appear to foreshadow the artist's demise (see Michael Hutchence's solo disc). And there's the cash-in: the label or management scrapes the barrel to turn a buck. Luckily, Aaliyah's I Care 4 U is neither. Serving as both a greatest hits collection and a summary of stuff she'd been working on before her death in August 2001, the disc is a keen reminder of just how talented the 22-year-old was as a singer and song stylist. Sure, it's easy to have rhythm aplenty when R. Kelly and Timbaland are guiding you, but Aaliyah's silken phrasings are her own, and her ability to unearth tenderness in even the funkiest jam is a testament to her vision of R&B as musical comfort food. Songs from her three studio albums are well represented. Among them are "I Care 4 U" and "More Than a Woman" from Aaliyah; the title track and "Got to Give It Up" from One in a Million; and "Back and Forth" and "At Your Best" from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. Of course, the universally praiseworthy brand-new tracks--"Come Over," "All I Need," "Miss You," and "Don't Worry"--are the real goods. An accompanying DVD featuring a handful of videos and behind-the-scenes footage makes I Care 4 U crucial for fans. --Kim Hughes
The Latest Google News on Aaliyah
Aaliyah news and headlines.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand by
Sound Out About Aaliyah
What say you about this lens or Aaliyah?
.jpg)
You do not need a Squidoo account to leave feedback, however, consider signing up today and creating your first lens! It's a hoot!
-
Reply
-
cffutah
Feb 15, 2012 @ 8:11 pm | delete
- enjoyed reading about this, I still remember her music.
-
-
Reply
-
jadehorseshoe
Dec 24, 2011 @ 2:43 am | delete
- Very Nice Lens!
-
-
Reply
-
lbos114
May 2, 2011 @ 4:44 pm | delete
- "Who is the l i y a h" Yes the meaning behind the name is SO behooving! She was an angel, another example of the good die young.... Sadly
-
-
Reply
-
imolaK
Dec 7, 2010 @ 3:43 am | delete
- What a tragedy! A Young and talented artist and she died so young.
-
-
Reply
-
Pukeko
Sep 11, 2010 @ 12:02 am | delete
- Sometimes I think I live in a bubble, but I hadn't heard of Aaliyah before. Thanks for the interesting introduction.
-
-
Reply
-
Catharina
Jul 25, 2010 @ 9:31 am | delete
- i'm pregnant, and im gonna call my baby girl aaliyah!
she's just everything.. rip aaliyah..
-
-
Reply
-
lasertek
Jan 7, 2010 @ 6:22 pm | delete
- Aaliyah. A great person and a great singer. I like her songs and her moves that's why I continuously play her albums. So sad she died early. I was pretty shocked when I heard her death on the news. She was still too young and just starting out with her career. 5*
Hope you could visit my lenses and this fb page. Thanks
-
-
Reply
-
Todd_Tashana@hotmail.com
Jun 2, 2009 @ 10:37 am | delete
- i like aaliyah she a great person if i was older and now were she go i act like she my sister i help her alot..........................................................................................
-
-
Reply
-
papawu
May 20, 2009 @ 7:16 pm | delete
- What an absolutd tragedy it was to lose her. She was just so beautiful and talented with a soul to match. It was doubly tragic because the cause of her plane going down was so preventable.
-
-
Reply
-
_copy.jpg)
Rheanun
Apr 10, 2009 @ 3:26 am | delete
- Aaliyah was one of the great ones. She wasn't vulgar, she always had a smile. She just seemed like an all around great person, or at least that is what everyone that knew her seemed to say. She as well as many other artists was taken from us way too soon. R.I.P. Aaliyah
-
- Load More
Just Another Quality Lens by Team Lane!
...Joe and Colleen Lane ~ SemperFidelis
Tri City Wa Real Estate | Washington Real Estate News
Kennewick Wa Country Homes | Colleen Lane Blogging
Some of this work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. All original work, design, and imagery is Copyright© 2007-2011 The Lane Real Estate Team.
Consider visiting our Greatest Real Estate Agent In The World lens.
Joe has entered his wife Colleen in a contest to be the Best Realtor®.
Colleen is a big Aaliyah fan!
Here's the latest and/or the greatest Squidoo lenses created by the SemperFidelis team:
Recycling | World Vision | Flipping Real Estate | Jesus Christ Images | Carrie Underwood | Lizzie Stanton | Olevia 747i LCD HDTV | Muhammad Ali | Best Real Estate Websites | Greatest Real Estate Agent In The World | Real Estate Closing | Hillary Duff | Shih Huang Ti | Ford Mustang | Herbert Hoover | Bible Study Fellowship | Aaliyah | How To Hire A Woman | Save The Children | Christmas Forums | Mike Huckabee | Buy Wii Online | Maria Sharapova | Weirdest Photo Ever | Acumen Fund | Evel Knievel | Mother Teresa | Squid Angel | Michael Jordan | Traffic From Image Searches | Free Squidoo Images | Squidoo How-To Reference | Squidoo Lens Candy | How To Prt Scr | Michael Jordan | Maria Sharapova PowerShot Videos
Consider Joining One (or all) Of Our Groups Today:
- Totally Awesome Tee-Shirts ~ Tee Shirts, Cafe Press, etc.
- Everything Photography ~ Anything Photo & Image Related
- Freebies ~ Yup, All Those Freebie & Savings Lenses
- For The Good Of Squidoo ~ Charities, Lenses Supporting Good Things, & Involved Lensmasters
- Dance Group ~ Anything Dance Related
- TV Game Shows & Competitions ~ Self Explanatory
- Squidoo Everything How To ~ How-To & Educating Lenses
- About Anyone Group ~ SquidWho, Biographies, Lensographies, etc.
- Books, Magazines, & Anything Else Read ~ Anything Read!
- Duels, Dueling, Debates, & MonkeyBrain Arguments ~ Self Explanatory!
- Everything Green & Environment ~ Recycling, Going Green, Saving Stuff, etc.
- Home, Garden, & Anything Housing ~ Self Explanatory!
- Humor, Jokes, Comics, Fun, & Goofyness! ~ The Funny Stuff!
- Pop Culture & Celebrities ~ Current Events, People, and Places
- Everything Religious & Spiritual ~ Anything Spiritually Related
- Squidoo Lens Tips & Tricks ~ Squidoo Lensmastering
- Work At Home Group ~ Working From Home, The Self Employed, and Affiliates
- Everything Christian ~ The God Of The Bible Group
by SemperFidelis
Colleen Lane on Twitter | Colleen Lane on Facebook | Colleen Lane LinkedIn"A Dad, Mom, 5 kids, and we're haven' fun!" Squidoo's fantastico! We are able... more »
- 302 featured lenses
- Winner of 24 trophies!
- Top lens » Al Capone
Explore related pages
- Hilary Duff Hilary Duff
- Maria Sharapova Powershot Video Maria Sharapova Powershot Video
- Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood
- Diana Ross: Ultimate Love Songs Diana Ross: Ultimate Love Songs
- The Best Foo Fighters Songs The Best Foo Fighters Songs
- Sensational Taeyang member of BigBang Sensational Taeyang member of BigBang
Aaliyah
Amazon Price: $19.98 (as of 02/17/2012)
Name Aaliyah Italian Charm
Amazon Price: $7.49 (as of 02/17/2012)
