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Aaliyah Dana Haughton (/ ɑː ˈ l iː ə / ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known as Aaliyah, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. She has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B , pop , and hip hop , [ 2 ] earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop".
R&B singer Aaliyah was cast and sang the soundtrack's lead single "Try Again" which topped the US Billboard Hot 100. Romeo Must Die was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on March 24, 2000, where it received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $91 million against a production budget of $25 million.
Aaliyah died on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at around 6:45 p.m. After wrapping filming for Aaliyah’s “Rock the Boat” music video in the Bahamas, the singer and her crew planned to return to the ...
Aaliyah and seven of the eight others on board were killed instantly. [17] Scott Gallin, Aaliyah's security guard, survived the crash, but died shortly afterwards. According to the paramedics on scene, he spent his last moments asking about Aaliyah's condition. [10] [18] One witness recalled the condition of the bodies: "It was an awful sight.
Much like Paul Walker’s siblings did after the actor died in the middle of filming Furious 7, Aaliyah’s brother, Rashad, aided the production by helping fill in the gaps. Rashad recorded his ...
The first actor cast was R&B singer Aaliyah (who had made her film and acting debut in Romeo Must Die) as Akasha, the eponymous Queen of the Damned. The search for an actor to play Lestat took much longer — the idea of Tom Cruise reprising the role was considered but dismissed (ultimately Cruise declined to reprise the role) —although front ...
It starred Aaliyah as Melissa. [8] In February 2002, Queen of the Damned, a film which starred Aaliyah as Queen Akasha, was released. The film debuted at number one and was dedicated to Aaliyah. Before its release, Haughton was called in to re-dub several of his sister's lines during the post-production ADR process. [9] [10] [11]
Alexandra Shipp (born July 16, 1991 [1]) is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the film Straight Outta Compton (2015).