The beautiful AALIYAH DANA HAUGHTON born (January 16, 1979) in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK was an American recording artist, actress and model. She was signed to Jive records at age 12 & mentored by the infamous R.KELLY. At age 14 her first album dropped "AGE A'INT NOTHING BUT A NUMBER" which sold 2 million copies. In 1996 she switched labels & went to ATLANTIC RECORDS and started to work with Timberland & Missy Elliot which resulted in her 2nd album "ONE IN A MILLION" which sold 8 million copies world wide. Although she was signed to a record label she was enrolled in a school... Detriot High School for the Performing Arts. She was a very smart girl who kept her grades up, she had a 4.0 avg. LATER on she starred in films such as ROMEO MUST DIE which i might add, was one of my favorite action movies. She costarred with DMX & Jet Li. She also starred in another film QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, but on August 25, 2001 this young healthy beauty died in a plane crash along with about 8 other people leaving the Bahamas. This was a sad time for alot of people, i remember watching tv back in the day,hearing about the crash, and all my friends crying about it. She seemed so full of life & energy & her movie QUEEN OF THE DAMNED was amazing & it's unfortunate she never even got the chance to see herself in it. But the old saying goes EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. So although to us it may seem as if it wasnt her time to go. God had something else in store for her....... REST IN PEACE AALIYAH