Aaliyah, also known as “Babygirl,” or the “Princess of R&B,” was one of the biggest stars in music and entertainment at the time of her tragic, untimely death in 2001.
Aaliyah (January 16, 1979, New York – August 25, 2001, Marsh Harbor) rose to fame in 1994, when she released the album ‘Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number’ . The interpreter’s first album sold more than six million copies worldwide, thus establishing herself as an R&B star .
The artist completed her brief studio discography with ‘One In a Million’ (1996) and ‘Aaliyah’ (2001). In addition to standing out for her voice, our protagonist also made her first steps as an actress and participated in ‘Romeo must die’ (2000) and ‘The queen of the damned’ (2002).
A successful musical career, forays into the cinema, an original style … Aaliyah had many points in common with Beyoncé , with whom she had the opportunity to meet in 2001. However, the promising career of the New Yorker was prematurely truncated, already thatdied in a plane crash in the Bahamas when he was only 22 years old .