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R.Kelly and
Aaliyah married when the singer lied her age, but both soon separated
when the press found out about the union and R.Kelly would no longer
work on Aaliyah’s future records. Aaliyah’s second dream came true
when she starred in the Fox Animation Studios animated
feature ‘Anastasia’; here she sung the pop version of “Journey to the
Past”. The song was nominated for an Academy Award and Aaliyah
performed it at the 97 Academy Awards Ceremony, making history. Her
future success continues as an actress starring in many Sound tracks
and Movies, Doctor Doolittle, Romeo Must Die, and Queen of the Damned.
While recording her recent Movie she was also in the studio recording
her latest album ‘Aaliyah’. This was her most established sounding
album (in my opinion) and featured great tracks on it such as ‘We Need
a Resolution’ and ‘Rock the Boat’. Sadly the worst was to come. When
Aaliyah travelled to the Bahamas in August 2001 to film the video
for ‘Rock the Boat’ with director Hype Williams the plane crashed on
the return home. R.Kelly and Aaliyah married when the singer lied her
age, but both soon separated when the press found out about the union
and R.Kelly would no longer work on Aaliyah’s future records.
Aaliyah’s second dream came true when she starred in the Fox Animation
Studios animated feature ‘Anastasia’; here she sung the pop version
of “Journey to the Past”. The song was nominated for an Academy Award
and Aaliyah performed it at the 97 Academy Awards Ceremony, making
history. Her future success continues as an actress starring in many
Sound tracks and Movies, Doctor Doolittle, Romeo Must Die, and Queen
of the Damned. While recording her recent Movie she was also in the
studio recording her latest album ‘Aaliyah’. This was her most
established sounding album (in my opinion) and featured great tracks
on it such as ‘We Need a Resolution’ and ‘Rock the Boat’. Sadly the
worst was to come. When Aaliyah travelled to the Bahamas in August
2001 to film the video for ‘Rock the Boat’ with director Hype Williams
the plane crashed on the return home. Everyone was excited about the
new anticipated single, and Aaliyah was looking forward to spending
proper time with her friends and family. When she boarded the Cessna
402 it was a small aircraft, which was taking them to Miami, Florida.
It took off quickly but descended and crash in the forest beneath. All
nine people aboard, including Aaliyah, the pilot and other seven
passengers were killed in the crash. Some died immediately and some
died later in the hospital. The reasons for this incident were for
over luggage and they had found cocaine and alcohol in the pilot’s
blood. The pilot had also falsely obtained his licence from the
Airways Company, suggesting he was never qualified to begin with. But
Aaliyah still remains in many people’s hearts and has a firm position
in many music lovers CD collections. Aaliyah tragic story continues to
touch the lives of many. Aaliyah had a charismatic presence about her,
her smile would light up a room some would say, she would apparently
be a delight to be in company of, and with beauty that she rank’s in,
I’m sure it would be special. Her African-American roots with her
family lay heavy in her heart, but the modern culture of America took
over her mind, getting her into fashion and hip-hop. The first record
Aaliyah released was called ‘Age ain’t nothing but a Number’ in 1994
on Blackground Records; we sore a much hidden Aaliyah. With baggy
trousers, leather jackets, shades, hats, straight hair, and a frown,
this wasn’t the Aaliyah we all now watch on the ‘Rock the Boat’
videos. It was when she released ‘One In A Million’, that the
sophisticated female side of Aaliyah came out to the world, after that
release in 1996, it just kept getting better and better, the real
Aaliyah revealing itself. The self-titled album was a mind blowing R&B
classic, she looked like a fashion model, with a beautiful pose and
striking face, Aaliyah was ready to take on the world of
entertainment. It is such a lose that Aaliyah went the way she did,
she was right in the chaos of her successful music career, heading off
from the sunny island of the Bahamas, and it happened just out of know
where. I think that the pilot had taken a drug quantity before he took
flight or he wasn’t a qualified pilot in the airways, which was a
tragidy to loose such a beautiful star. It’s a reassuring to know that
a star named Aaliyah Dana Houghton is up in the sky for us to see
somewhere, somehow.
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