Story added by tonysapien on June 1, 2020
Aaliyah Haughton was born January 16, 1979, in New York City and her family moved to Detroit when she was five years old. She was a straight A student at the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts. At the age of eleven, she performed with Gladys Knight during a five-night stand in Las Vegas. Signed to a Recording contract at the age of 12. Aaliyah became an overnight R&B sensation at the height of a stardom and in turmoil with her relationships a fatal plane crash ended her life but her legacy lives on.
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