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| 1 | Passed away on the same day as John L. Nelson, father of superstar singer Prince. |
| 2 | The reason why her final album "Aaliyah" took so long was for several reasons. First, after "Are You That Somebody" became her biggest hit of her career, she wanted to prevent overexposure. Second, she wanted to develop her acting career in which why she starred in two films Romeo Must Die and Queen Of Damned. When production of the Queen Of Damned wrapped up in early 2001, in Australia, she was able to dedicate full time to finishing recording "Aaliyah". Production of the album took a full two years from 1999-2001. Recordings mainly were produced in both New York City and Australia. |
| 3 | Recognized for her artistically well choreographed music videos. |
| 4 | Her most famous mega-hit songs were "Back and Forth," "One in a Million," "Try Again," "More Than a Woman," and "Are You That Somebody". |
| 5 | Originally cast as "Zee" in the two Matrix sequels, The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). Aaliyah had filmed many of her scenes but had not completed them all before her unexpected death. The role of Zee was re-cast and re-shot with Nona Gaye in the role, and this was part of the reasons why "Reloaded" was released for summer 2003, instead of either summer or Christmas 2002. [2001] |
| 6 | Her most famous screen role was Queen of the Damned (2002). |
| 7 | At the time of her death, she had planned concerts in more than 22 countries around the world to promote her last album. |
| 8 | Married R. Kelly when she was only 15 years old. He was 27. |
| 9 | Ranked #12 On Hollywoods Hottest of 2000. |
| 10 | She had fifteen #1 Singles from three albums. |
| 11 | Her song "Rock the Boat," was the most viewed music video of 2002, averaging over 56,000 views daily over that period. |
| 12 | Was #7 On "America's Hottest 30 Song Birds" of 2001. |
| 13 | Her song, "Try Again," was the most viewed music video of 2000-2001, averaging over 85,000 views daily over that period. |
| 14 | Had a 4.0 voice - she was a "soubrette soprano". |
| 15 | Her planned appearance in State Property 2 (2005) was recast with Mariah Carey after her death. |
| 16 | In Arabic, the name Aaliyah means "highest, most exalted one.". |
| 17 | Ranked #36 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. |
| 18 | Best friend was Kidada Jones. |
| 19 | Was originally cast in the title role in Honey (2003) but died before production began. Jessica Alba won the part after her death. |
| 20 | She was close friends with Nicole Richie and Beyoncé Knowles. |
| 21 | Her parents are African-American, and she was also said to have some Native American ancestry. |
| 22 | Was almost the voice of Leah in Osmosis Jones (2001), but could not accept due to schedule conflicts. The part was eventually voiced by Brandy Norwood. |
| 23 | Was the first choice to play Valerie in Josie and the Pussycats (2001), but had already signed on for the lead role in Queen of the Damned (2002). Rosario Dawson eventually got the part. |
| 24 | Was considered for the part of Maggie in Get Over It (2001), but was already committed to Romeo Must Die (2000). Zoe Saldana was eventually cast in the role. |
| 25 | Was considered for the role of Alex in Charlie's Angels (2000), but casting directors deemed her too young and the part went to Lucy Liu. |
| 26 | It was announced in November 2002 that good friend Missy Elliott is to produce a tribute album to Aaliyah which will include stars finishing off songs Aaliyah was working on before her death in August 2001. In the same month, it was announced that a posthumous Aaliyah album, entitled "I care 4 u", will be released. |
| 27 | She had a close friendship with producer/musical artist Missy Elliott. |
| 28 | Her mother Diane was once a promising solo singer but gave it up to raise her children Aaliyah and Rashad Haughton. |
| 29 | Her uncle, Barry Hankerson, was formerly married to singer Gladys Knight. |
| 30 | Auditioned for the Elton John produced Broadway show, "Aida". |
| 31 | Younger sister of Rashad Haughton. |
| 32 | At her funeral, 22 white doves were released from the steps of the church. One dove for each year of her life. |
| 33 | In January 2002 she reached No. 1 in the UK with her single "More Than A Woman". She was knocked off the top spot a week later by another deceased artist - George Harrison. |
| 34 | The first female artist to have a posthumous number one single in the UK record charts. [January 2002] |
| 35 | Posthumous single "More Than A Woman" reaches #1 in the UK. [January 2002] |
| 36 | At the time of her death, she was scheduled to reloop her dialogue in Queen of the Damned (2002) and to film the majority of her role for The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). |
| 37 | At the age of 5, she moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she grew up. |
| 38 | Her parents are Micheal and Diane Haughton. She has one older brother, Rashad Haughton, who was born August 6, 1977. |
| 39 | At the time of her death, Aaliyah and her boyfriend, Roc-A-Fella co-CEO Damon Dash, had plans to wed. |
| 40 | She got her middle name Dana from her grandmother. |
| 41 | (August 25, 2001) Aaliyah and eight other people died in a plane crash on the return trip from shooting a music video in the Bahamas. The crash, which happened about 200 yards from Marsh Harbour Airport on Abaco Island in the Bahamas, was determined to have been caused by the plane being overweight by more than 700 pounds, and with one more person than the plane was rated for. |
| 42 | Got her big break on the television show Star Search (1983). |
| 43 | Graduated from the Detroit High School of the Performing Arts with a 4.0 GPA. |
| 44 | Got her dove tattoo as a tribute to her grandmother. |
| 45 | (July 17, 2001) Aaliyah's self-titled long awaited third album is released. |
| 46 | Performed with Gladys Knight at age eleven in Las Vegas. |
| 47 | Voted First Place by the readers of Black Men Magazine for "The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year." [2000] |
| 48 | 4 tattoos: The letter "A" on the side of her wrist, an Egyptian Ankh in her inner wrist, a music symbol on her ankle and a dove on her lower back. |
| 49 | Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21." [1999] |
| 50 | Auditioned for a role on the television sitcom Family Matters (1989). |
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