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Aaliyah Dana Haughton<ref name="Aaliyah NNDB Profile"/> (January 16, 1979 â€“ August 25, 2001), better known as Aaliyah ({{pronEng|É™ËˆliËÉ™), or Ah-LEE-Yah, was an United States|American singer, dancer, actor|actress, model (person)|model, and teen idol. Introduced to audiences by contemporary R&B|R&B/pop music|pop singer R. Kelly, Aaliyah became famous during the mid-1990s with several hit records from the songwriting/production team of Missy Elliott and Timbaland.

Despite her short career, she sold approximately over 32 million worldwide.<ref name="surge">{{cite web |url=http://www.surgeradio.co.uk/music/artists/bc85da58-52d9-457d-ae8d-5d8d4ec870a9.html|title=Artist Biography |author= |accessdate=2008-01-21 |date=2008 |publisher=Surge</ref> In addition to commercial success, her collaborations with Timbaland helped shape the sound of R&B in the latter half of the 1990s.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfwxqe5ldde~T1 |title=Aaliyah |author=Steve Huey |accessdate=2008-07-25 |publisher=All Music Guide</ref> She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger and starred in two motion pictures before being killed<ref>http://www.reuters.com/news/a/29930/9959ne.htm</ref> in a plane crash in the Bahamas.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448402/20010826/aaliyah.... read all