Aaliyah
Today would’ve been Aaliyah Dana Haughton’s 30th birthday.
She died August 25th, 2001.
She made three albums and appeared on nine film soundtracks.
She made two films, Romeo Must Die with Jet Li, and Queen of the Damned, in which she played Anne Rice’s supreme vampire, Akasha.
She received five Grammy nominations and two posthumous AMA awards.
And, every now and then, I think about her and how much potential was lost in a plane crash that should not have happened. The pilot did not have an FAA license to fly the plane he was piloting and an autopsy revealed that he had cocaine and alcohol in his system.
I remember the day I learned Aaliyah had died. I remember being dumbfounded. Distraught.
Her star was just beginning to truly shine.
This is the last video she ever made:
Rock the Boat:
But this is my favorite:
The One I Gave My Heart To
Happy Birthday, Aaliyah. You are missed.
She died August 25th, 2001.
She made three albums and appeared on nine film soundtracks.
She made two films, Romeo Must Die with Jet Li, and Queen of the Damned, in which she played Anne Rice’s supreme vampire, Akasha.
She received five Grammy nominations and two posthumous AMA awards.
And, every now and then, I think about her and how much potential was lost in a plane crash that should not have happened. The pilot did not have an FAA license to fly the plane he was piloting and an autopsy revealed that he had cocaine and alcohol in his system.
I remember the day I learned Aaliyah had died. I remember being dumbfounded. Distraught.
Her star was just beginning to truly shine.
This is the last video she ever made:
Rock the Boat:
But this is my favorite:
The One I Gave My Heart To
Happy Birthday, Aaliyah. You are missed.
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