My Take
I'll always have a soft spot for Aaliyah, because nobody else made cool sound so effortless. That low, breathy voice gliding over those skittering Timbaland beats on songs like "Are You That Somebody?" and "Try Again" basically drew the blueprint for the futuristic R&B everyone chased afterward. She had this quiet confidence, baggy-meets-elegant style, and a calm that felt years ahead of her age, and she carried it into acting too. What gets me is how much she did before she was even 22, and how she still feels modern decades on. Losing her in that 2001 crash was a gut-punch the music world never fully recovered from. Princess of R&B for real, and I think her influence only keeps growing.
Overview
Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop. Aaliyah's accolades include three American Music Awards and two MTV VMAs, along with five Grammy Award nominations.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Aaliyah
- Name (Japanese)
- アリーヤ
- Reading
- ありーや
- Born
- January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / dancer / model / pop singer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2000 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
- 2000 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film
- 2002 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
- 2002 Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female
- 2002 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
- 2002 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- 2003 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://aaliyah.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/aaliyah/
- Xhttps://x.com/AaliyahHaughton
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A4
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.