Aaliyah Dana Haughton^[1] (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), better known as Aaliyah, was an American singer, dancer, actress and model. 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 and Timbaland and their associate Steve "Static" Garrett. Aaliyah soon joined Timbaland's R&B and hip hop collective, the Superfriends Clique. She, Brandy and Monica were considered as "the holy trinity of young R&B starlets". ^[3]

She is notable for recording several hit records, including several number one R&B hits, a number one pop hit and five top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite her short career, she sold 40 million records in the U.S. and over 20 million worldwide. In addition to commercial success, her collaborations with Timbaland helped shape the sound of R&B in the latter half of the 1990s.^[4] She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger and starred in two motion pictures before her death in a plane crash in the Bahamas.^[5]

Early years

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, New York to Michael and Diane Haughton, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. Her name means "Highest, Most Exalted, The Best" in both Arabic^[6][7] and Hebrew.^[8] Her maternal grandmother, Mintis L. Hicks Hankerson, gave her the middle name Dana. Aaliyah was brought up as a Catholic with her older brother Rashad Haughton. Her maternal grandmother was of African American and Native American descent. Diane Haughton, Aaliyah's mother, also a vocalist, encouraged her daughter's career.

In 1991, 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, she remained a good sport and continued to perfect her skills. Aaliyah worked with an agent in New York and auditioned for TV shows, including Family Matters.

Following her appearance on Star Search, Aaliyah performed on stage in Las Vegas, Nevada with Gladys Knight, her aunt by way of Knight's marriage to her uncle, Barry Hankerson. Knight recalled, ""She was still quite young, but she already had it--that spark the world would later see and fall in love with."^[9] 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.

Music Career

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number

At age 14 Aaliyah signed with her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records label in 1993. She released her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, in 1994. R. Kelly was a leading songwriter and producer on her debut album, as well as an artist that her uncle was managing. The album went platinum within months and featured the singles "Back and Forth" which hit number one ^[10] for 8 weeks, "At Your Best" hit number 2 for 10 weeks," "Down with the Clique," and the album-title single "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number." By 1995, the album had gone double platinum in the US, having sold over 2 million units.

That year, rumors surfaced that the 15-year old Aaliyah and 27-year old R. Kelly had secretly married. R.Kelly and Aaliyah camps initially denied the rumor, but Vibe magazine published a copy of their Illinois marriage license dated August 31st, 1994, which showed that Aaliyah's age had been falsely listed as eighteen ^[11][12]. The rumors, combined with the name of the third single, propelled "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number", to number seventy-five on the Billboard Hot 100. The marriage was annulled by February 7, 1995^[13]. In addition to the mystery or her personal life, fans were drawn to Aaliyah's image as a cool, aloof songstress. Her trademark looks during this era were wearing baggy Tommy Hilfiger men's clothing and concealing her left eye behind her hair.

One in a Million

One in a Million was released on August 27, 1996 when Aaliyah was 17 years of age. The album became a landmark in Aaliyah's career, garnering her mass critical acclaim.

The album was certified double-platinum within a year, making Aaliyah a major R&B star and igniting the successful careers of then-unknowns Missy Elliott and Timbaland. One in a Million featured the international smash hits "If Your Girl Only Knew", "One in a Million", "Got to Give It Up", "4 Page Letter", "Hot Like Fire", and "The One I Gave My Heart To"^[14].

To date, One in a Million has sold over 7 million copies in the U.S. and over 11 million worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

Aaliyah

The self-titled album represented a mature artist, embracing her identity as an adult woman. The lead single released in April 2001 "We Need a Resolution," featured signature production from Timbaland, an eerie electro-goth skittering rhythm over which Aaliyah breathily sang about needing an end to a confusing relationship. The video showed a grown-up and sexually confident Aaliyah, writhing with a snake in slick modern backdrops. During an April 2001 interview with MTV^[15], she explained:

"I first dealt with snakes when I was in Australia and I did the photo shoot for the album. We used five pythons in the shoot. At first, I was a little nervous, but once I started to handle them, I totally fell in love and felt an affinity toward them. They're very mysterious creatures. They live in solitude, [and] there are times in my life [when] I just want to be by myself. There are times I can't even figure myself out. I feel they are very complex creatures, [but] at the same time, they're sexy, too. That's why they represent Aaliyah pretty well. They're dangerous, but quite beautiful. I thought that it would be an animal that could represent me on this album, so I wanted to take it from the photo shoot to the video and probably throughout the whole project."

Aaliyah was released three months later on July 17, 2001 to excellent reviews. The All Music guide gave the album high praise, "Urban albums rarely come any better than this, and there haven't been many records better than this in 2001, period."^[16] Aaliyah introduced a darker and edgier side to Aaliyah's music and was noted as showcasing her growth as an artist and as a person. She recorded much of the album while working on her second film, The Queen of the Damned. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 2 million copies in its first week. In the week following her death, the album sold 300,000 units and went double platinum in the US by October.^[17]

Promoting Aaliyah Posthumously

There was no shortage of confusion at the label regarding the next single from the Aaliyah album. Aaliyah had been promoting and performing "More Than a Woman", and she had shot a futuristic motorcycle video with director Dave Meyers during the summer of 2001.

The video for the uptempo "More Than a Woman" was ready to be released but the sleek, sexy come-on "Rock the Boat" began receiving huge amounts of radio-play, creating the need for a video to accompany its release. Aaliyah first went to Miami to film the underwater sequences for the tropical video and then flew on to the Bahamas to shoot with acclaimed director Hype Williams^[18]. The video included dance sequences shot aboard a catamaran and color-splashed beach scenes. "It's very ethereal and heavenly," said BET producer Kevin Taylor said, "There are lots of shots of water and clouds, and the video ends with Aaliyah swimming up from the bottom of a pool, almost looking like she's going into the clouds. It's really beautiful."^[19] The "Rock the Boat" music video landed in the 106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live's Hall of Fame, for making the countdown over 75 times and it ultimately ranked #2 on BET's Notarized: Year End Video Countdown in 2001. The romantic ballad "I Care 4 U" was the fourth and final single from the album.

I Care 4 U

A posthumous greatest hits and rarities package, I Care 4 U was released on December 10, 2002. Along with her hit singles and a DVD of videos, a number of previously unreleased tracks were included, including "Erica Kane", "Don't Worry" and "All I Need" and the new singles "Miss You", "Don't Know What to Tell Ya", and "Come Over." I Care 4 U debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the R&B album charts (where it remained for 7 weeks)^[20]. The album went on to sell over 2.6 million in the U.S. and 5 million worldwide. A portion of the proceeds from the sales went to the Aaliyah Memorial Foundation.^[21]

The video for "Miss You" took the form of a tribute, featuring Missy Elliott, Toni Braxton, Lil' Kim, Dallas Austin, MTV presenter and close friend Ananda Lewis, actor/singer Jamie Foxx, AJ Calloway, Free, Quddus, Tweet, U-God (of the Wu-Tang Clan), DMX, and actress Rosario Dawson, among many others. Following her death, her single "Miss You" made it to #1 on the US R&B Charts. The album earned Aaliyah a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s).

A Blossoming Acting Career: Guest appearances, movie roles and soundtracks

With an ethereal beauty, an angelic voice and agile dance moves, Aaliyah was able to parlay her skills into roles in movies and television. Early in her career, she appeared on the Nickelodeon series All That performing "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number". She returned again in 1996 to perform her hit "One in a Million". She also appeared as herself on a 1994 episode of the gritty cop drama New York Undercover.

She also garnered much success from her songs being featured on movie soundtracks. In 1997, Aaliyah appeared on the soundtrack album for the Fox Animation Studios animated feature Anastasia, singing the pop version of "Journey to the Past". The song was nominated for an Academy Award, and Aaliyah performed the song at the 1998 Academy Awards ceremony^[22].

Aaliyah had a massive hit in 1998 with "Are You that Somebody" (#4 airplay U.S. and #1 R&B airplay for eight weeks), from the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack. Its video was the third most-played on MTV that year, and the song's success helped make Aaliyah a household name and crowned her as "Queen of Urban Pop".^{[citation needed]}

In 2000, Aaliyah landed her first major movie role in Romeo Must Die, which debuted at number one at the box office. A loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Aaliyah stars opposite martial artist Jet Li as a couple who fall in love amid their warring families. In addition to acting, Aaliyah and Timbaland executive produced the film's soundtrack album and she contributed four songs: "Are You Feelin' Me?", "I Don't Wanna", "Come Back in One Piece," a duet with DMX which landed at #2 on BET's "Notarized" Top 100 videos of 2000, and the international number one hit "Try Again."

Aaliyah made history when "Try Again" became the first song to ever reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 based solely on the strength of its radio airplay, without any single sales factored in^[23]. After the huge success of "Try Again" on radio, a 12" maxi single was released for consumer purchase. "Try Again" landed at #1 on BET's "Notarized" Top 100 Videos of 2000. The radio-only single, "I Don't Wanna", (which was also featured on the soundtrack for the film Next Friday) peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

In 2001, Aaliyah went to Australia to co-star with Stuart Townsend in the vampire film The Queen of the Damned, an adaptation of the Anne Rice novel of the same name. Released after her death, the Washington Post review encapsulated what many felt: “Aaliyah takes to the role with enough presence to make you think about what might have been.”^[24]

Looking ahead, Aaliyah had a supporting role in the two sequels to The Matrix as Zee, the wife of Harold Perrineau Jr.'s character, Link. . The directors initially tried to find a way to incorporate her footage into the movies but decided against it due to lack of material available. The role was recast with Nona Gaye playing the role. In 2004, The Matrix was released to DVD, tributes and footage of Aaliyah were found inside the special features.

Other films in which Aaliyah was signed to star in were Honey (Jessica Alba was eventually cast as the main character), and a role in the movie State Property 2 (which was recast with Mariah Carey), and a Whitney Houston-produced remake of the 1976 film Sparkle (since in the works with Raven-Symoné, now cancelled).

Death

On August 25, 2001, at 6:50 pm (EST), just after wrapping up filming of the "Rock the Boat" video, Aaliyah and various members of her record company boarded a twin engine Cessna 402B (N8097W) at Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas to travel to Opa-locka Airport near Miami, Florida. The crew had a flight scheduled the next day, but the video wrapped early. Aaliyah and her entourage were eager to return to the US and took their heavy equipment from the shoot on the plane rather than leave it behind^[25].

The plane crashed shortly after takeoff about 200 feet (70 m) from the runway. Pilot Luis Morales III and all eight passengers were killed in the aviation accident. Along with Aaliyah were her make-up artist Eric Foreman, Anthony Dodd, her security guard Scott Gallin, Douglas Kratz (a director of video production for Virgin Records), stylist Christopher Maldonado, Keith Wallace and Gina Smith (both employees of the Blackground label).^[26]

According to findings from an inquest conducted by the coroners office in the Bahamas, Aaliyah suffered from "severe burns and a blow to the head," in addition to severe shock. The coroner theorized that, even if Aaliyah had survived the crash, her recovery would have been virtually impossible given the severity of her injuries.^[27] She died at 6:50 PM. Coincidentally, this was the exact time of day that Aaliyah had been born.

Aaliyah's funeral was held on August 31 at Saint Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan, New York City. She was interred at the Rosewood Mausoleum in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York.^[28]

Investigation

The NTSB report states "The airplane was seen lifting off the runway, and then nose down, impacting in a marsh on the south side of the departure end of runway 27."^[29]

It also indicates that the pilot, Luis Morales III, was not approved to pilot the plane he was attempting to fly. Morales falsely obtained his FAA license by showing hundreds of hours never flown, and he may also have falsified how many hours he had flown in order to get a job with his employer, Blackhawk International Airways. Additionally, an autopsy performed on Morales revealed traces of cocaine and alcohol in his blood.^[30].

Further investigations determined the plane was over its total gross weight by several hundred pounds. Eddie Golson, president of Pro Freight Cargo Services at Opa-locka Airport, said workers carted "a pickup truck of freight" from the crash site. "That's absurd to think that this pilot got in this airplane with NINE other people and a truck full of freight and expected this thing to fly," Golson said. Two of the passengers, weighed in the region of 300 pounds and sat in the rear of the plane, where the baggage was also stored.^[31]

The NTSB report states that "the total gross weight of the airplane was substantially exceeded". In addition, with heavy passengers and cargo in the back, the center of gravity was pushed too far aft^[32]. This caused an uncontrollable nose-up attitude, leading to a stall.

The day of the crash was Morales' first official day with Blackhawk International Airways, a FAA Part 135 single-pilot operation. In addition, Luis Morales III was not registered with the FAA to fly for Blackhawk. As a result of the accident, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by Aaliyah’s parents and was later settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.

Barry & Sons, Inc., a corporation formed in 1992 to develop, promote and capitalize on the musical talents of Aaliyah and to oversee the production and distribution of her records, tapes and music videos, brought an unsuccessful lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against Instinct Productions LLC, (a company hired by Barry & Sons, Inc. in August 2001 to produce the "Rock the Boat" music video). The case was dismissed since New York State's wrongful death statute only permits certain people to recover damages for wrongful death.^[33]

Legacy

"Rock the Boat" went on to become a posthumous hit on radio (reaching number two on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles charts, number 14 on the Hot 100, and number 12 in the UK) and video channels, and the news of Aaliyah's death gave her album a notable sales boost, pushing it to number one on the Billboard 200. The album produced two other singles: "More Than a Woman" reached number seven on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart, number 25 on Hot 100, and number 1 in the UK, and at number 11 on BET's "Notarized" Top 100 videos of 2002. "I Care 4 U" reached number three on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart and number three on the Hot 100, the latter attaining success even without the promotional push of a music video. The Aaliyah album has gone on to sell over three million copies in the U.S.

Her last film Queen of the Damned was released in early 2002. Before its release, Aaliyah's brother Rashad Haughton was called upon to re-dub several of his sister's lines during the post-production ADR process^[34]. Upon its release, the film debuted at number one. The film was also dedicated to her memory.

Aaliyah and former Beatle George Harrison made UK Chart history in January 2002 when they scored the first, and to date, only back-to-back posthumous number one hits (aside from the Elvis Presley re-releases in 2005). Aaliyah's "More than a Woman", released on January 7 and topped the chart on January 13, was followed by Harrison's "My Sweet Lord", re-released on January 14 and topped the chart on January 20.

Aaliyah was voted one of "The Top 40 Woman of the Video Era" in VH1's The Greatest, also ranked number 36 on their list of the 100 Sexiest Artists. Aaliyah also made E!'s list on the 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment, Juiciest Hollywood Hookups, and Best Kept Hollywood Secrets. Aaliyah recently ranked at number 18 on BET's "Top 25 Dancers of All Time" and ranked at number four on BET's "Top 25 Sexiest Women of all Time".

Aaliyah has been the topic of five books: Aaliyah: More than a Woman (2001) by Christopher John Farley, Aaliyah: An R&B Princess in Words and Pictures (2002) by Kelly Kenyatta, Aaliyah by Tim Footman (2003), and Aaliyah Remembered: Her Life & The Person behind the Mystique (2005) by William Sutherland.

Another way Aaliyah's legacy will live on is through her family's creation of The Aaliyah Memorial Fund^[35] The money donated goes to charities Aaliyah supported. Aaliyah's Cancer Awareness Angels participate in a Revlon Run Walk in which Aaliyah herself once participated.

Lyrical dedications

The hip-hop community has shown its love for Aaliyah and kept her memory alive by mentioning her name and references her songs in their lyrics.

• Boyz II Men: "Think Of Aaliyah" a.k.a. "The Aaliyah Song" - "When you think of Aaliyah, laugh, don't cry, cause I know she want it that way".

• Brandy: "Turn It Up" - "Get baby girl's attention, she's more than a woman and we sure do miss her. I wanna represent her, Timbaland, Missy, you get the picture.",
  • "Should I Go" - "This industry was more like a different world, when it was just me, Monica, and Baby Girl [Aaliyah], I never got to tell you how much you meant / I wish you and me both was sittin' here workin with Tim / Just to be in the presence of people that you affected on a personal level just makes me stop for a second. [inhales and exhales] You were such a blessing, you helped me answer all of my questions."

• D12: "9-11" - "We lost Aaliyah, lost our families, it takes no tenges. You don't need us to see the world is (messed) up, God can see it."

• Jadakiss: "Why" - "Why Aaliyah had to take that flight?"

• Jay-Z: "Miss You Remix" - Names certain people who missed her after her death, including her boyfriend Damon Dash^[36].

• Juelz Santana: "One Day I Smile" - "Once again a deep thought of Aaliyah crosses my mind"

• Kanye West: "Never Let Me Down" - "But I can't complain what the accident did to my Left Eye / Cuz look what an accident did to Left Eye / First Aaliyah and now Romeo must die / I know I got angels watching me from the other side"

• Layzie Bone: "For the Thugs That's Gone" - "Too many celebrities perish, these people we love and cherish, and I had a chance to meet Aaliyah, but I was to embarrassed and I should of took a chance, I heard that from a man, Jam Master J was so real, you niggas don't understand, he told me to handle my business, make sure I pay my taxes, a little advice from a legend to keep my paper stacking, and I gotta give props to Eazy, that nigga put me on, if he didn't believe in the thugs you all wouldn't of heard of Bone."

• Lil' Flip: "Hall of Fame Graveyard" - "From Eazy E to Aaliyah, we even lost Left Eye / How come the wack rappers live but the best die"

• Mary J. Blige: "MJB Da MVP" - "It was when Aaliyah died / I could hardly sleep / Thought about it every day / and it made Me change my ways"

• Missy Elliott: "Can You Hear Me?" - "I been checkin' on your moms and dad / And your brother since the day you left / Passed on and went away with God / But for your mama it's been / So damn hard / I hate to even hear her cry / Aaliyah she asked me why / Would her baby girl go this way / Can you give me better words to say / Cause One day she'll see you again / With the same old beautiful smile / Long hair and the voice of a hummingbird / You'll be singing them same old songs / Aaliyah can you hear me? / I hope that you're proud of me / Me and Tim we been doing our thing / But it's never been the same / Since you had to go / I ain't never met a friend / More incredible"

• In 2001, Missy Elliott released her video for "Take Away". The video contained words and images about Aaliyah. The single also featured Ginuwine and was the debut of Elliott's recent protégé, Tweet.

• Monica: "Go to Bed Mad" - "Argue about things so critical / And you heated over nothing / And just hang up the phone / I want / I wanna talk in the mood / See we need a resolution / Like that Aaliyah song"

• Mýa: "After the Rain" - "No one could ever fill your shoes, you're one in a million"

• Nas featuring Quan: "Just a Moment" - "And can we please have a moment to mourn? / For Pac, Biggie and Pun 'cause through us they live on / Jam Master Jay, Freaky Ty and Aaliyah / Big L and Left Eye, when we die we hope to see ya"

• Ray J: "War Is Over" - "One day one day one day / I hope to see my girl Aaliyah"

• Rahzel - "If Your Mother Only Knew" - The notorious beatbox while singing routine was actually lifted from Aaliyah's "If Your Girl Only Knew."
  • Rahzel beatboxed another tribute song called, "One in a Million" a cover of an Aaliyah song by the same name.

• The Game: "Dreams" - "Martin Luther King had a dream, Aaliyah had a dream, Left Eye had a dream", "Runnin" - "God let me in, give me a room by Aaliyah with ESPN"

• T.I.: "Rubberband Man" - "Throw your lighters up for my cousin Toot, Aaliyah, Left Eye, and Jam Master Jay"

• TQ: "Gone But Not Forgotten" - "Aaliyah, I wish we could've did a song, but baby girl when I get my wings, I'm gonna send your precious love"

• Wyclef Jean: "Industry" - "Back and forth and forth and back / Like Miss Aaliyah man do I miss her"

• Outkast featuring Killer Mike: "The Whole World" - "Mami, I'm coming, I hope u get off / Or rock your own boat like Aaliyah don taught / Back, back and forth, forth / Get that sailor on course course"

• Twista "Hope" "Man, I know we had a lot of tragedies lately. I just wanna say rest in peace to Aaliyah, Rest in peace to Left Eye, Rest in peace to Jam Master Jay, And everybody lost in the Twin Towers, And everybody lost period. All we got is hope!!"

• Cooper C.: "Why...?" - "Imma rock da boat, Aaliyah, and be wit you. One day, hopefully I will see you too."

Cover tributes

• French R&B singer Assia covered "Don't Know What To Tell Ya" with French and Arabic lyrics and entitled it "Le prix pour t' aimer (Habibi Maareft Ach'n Oullek)" in her latest album Encore et Encore.

• The Gossip covered "Are You That Somebody" as a tribute to Aaliyah

• Others include tracks by DMX, Yolanda Adams, Tyrese, R. Kelly, TLC, Timbaland & Outsiderz 4 Life.

Discography

Albums

• Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994)
• One in a Million (1996)
• Aaliyah (2001)

Compilation Albums

• I Care 4 U (2002)
• Ultimate Aaliyah (2005) (UK release)

Number-one singles

The following singles reached number one in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Awards/Nominations

• Grammy Award
  • 1999, Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female: "Are You That Somebody?" (Nominee)
  • 2001, Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female: "Try Again" (Nominee)
  • 2002, Best R&B Album: Aaliyah (Nominee)
  • 2002, Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female: "Rock The Boat" (Nominee)
  • 2003, Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female: "More Than A Woman" (Nominee)

• MTV Video Music Awards
  • 1999, Best R&B Video: "Are You That Somebody?" (Nominee)
  • 1999, Best Video from a Film: "Are You That Somebody?" (Nominee)
  • 2000, Best Female Video: "Try Again" (Winner)
  • 2000, Best Video From Film: "Try Again" (Winner)
  • 2002, Best R&B Video: "Rock The Boat" (Nominee)
  • 2003, Best R&B Video: "Miss You" (Nominee)

• MOBO Awards
  • 2002, Best Video: "More Than a Woman" (Winner)

• BET Awards
  • 2002, Best Actress: "Queen of The Damned" (Winner)
  • 2002, Best Female R&B Artist (Winner)
  • 2002, Video of The Year : " Rock The Boat" (nominee)
  • 2002, Viewer Choice Awards (nominee)
  • 2000, Best selling female artist in "pop" (Winner)

• Image Awards
  • 2002, Outstanding Female Artist (Winner)
  • 2003, Best female video: "Miss You" (Winner)

• Soul Train Awards
• 1998, Female R&B/Soul Single: "One In A Million" (Nominee)
  • 2002 Female R&B/Soul Single: "Rock The Boat" (Winner)

• Lady of Soul Awards
  • 1999, Best R&B/Soul Song: "Are You That Somebody?" (Nominee)
  • 1999, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video: "Are You That Somebody?" (Nominee)
  • 2000, Best R&B/Soul Single - Solo: "Try Again" (Nominee)
  • 2000, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video : "Try Again" (Winner)
  • 2001, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year: "Try Again" (Winner)
  • 2002, Best R&B/Soul Solo Single: "Rock the Boat" (Winner)
  • 2002, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year: "Rock the Boat" (Winner)

• American Music Awards
  • 1999, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist (Nominee)
  • 2002, Favorite Female R&B Artist (Winner)
  • 2002, Favorite R&B/Soul Album: Aaliyah (Winner)
  • 2003, Favorite Female R&B Artist (Winner)

• Source Awards
  • 2000, R&B Artist of the Year, Female: Aaliyah (Winner)

Filmography

• All That (TV series) (1995 & 1997) - Musical guest
• New York Undercover (TV series) (1997) - Musical guest
• Romeo Must Die (2000) - Trish O'Day
• Queen of the Damned (2002) - Akasha

References

External links

• Official site
• Aaliyah discography at Discogs
• Aaliyah at IMDb
• Aaliyah bio on Billboard
• MP3 of CBS News, Radio reports on crash from Abaco Island
• Aaliyah at RollingStone.com
• MTV Archive
• An MTV interview with Aaliyah from April 2001

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