Transcript Slide 1 - Aaliyah Remembered 2

An look at one of my favorite actors/singers
Presented by Tia Ferrandino
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Beginnings
Age Ain’t Nothing but
a Number
Controversy
One in A Million
Becoming a movie
star
The crash
The Funeral
Legacy
Beginnings
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born
on January 16, 1979, to Michael
and Diane Haughton. She was the
second of two children and was
born in Brooklyn, New York but
moved to Detroit, Michigan at a
very young age. At 10, she was
noticed, appearing on Star Search,
singing “My Funny Valentine,”
whom she said was for her mother.
But unfortunately, she lost. Despite
the loss, she went into the
audience and enjoyed the rest of
the show. At 12, she sang in Las
Vegas with Gladys Knight, her aunt
by marriage. She also had
auditioned (but lost) for a role as
Laura Winslow in the hit show
Family Matters.
Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number
After losing the role,
Aaliyah decided to
concentrate on her school
work, attending the Detroit
High School for Fine and
Performing Arts. She was
introduced to RnB
crooner/producer/writer R.
Kelly and in 1994, her
debut Album, “Age Ain’t
Nothing but a Number”
debuted in May of that
year. Hit after hit followed,
from “Back and Forth” to
“At Your Best (You Are
Love).”
Controversy
The minute she had came onto the
scene, Aaliyah had a mysterious side
to her. Hiding behind sunglasses,
she even avoided to reveal her age,
because she wanted people to listen
to her voice, NOT to worry about
how old she is. But, wonders about
her and R.Kelly (real name: Robert),
surfaced. Rumors surfaced that 15
year old Aaliyah and 27 year old
R.Kelly were married. Both Aaliyah
and R.Kelly denied it, and it turned
out it was the truth, though a
marriage license surfaced that they
indeed got married, but it turned out
to be a fake. That is when Aaliyah
decided, then and there, NOT to go
the way she’s going, and to move
on.
One in A Million
1996, Aaliyah teamed up
with producers Missy Elliott
and Timbaland. She
released her second album
“One in A Million.” The
album is a new fresh start
for her, with still RnB
beats, but with a touch of
Missy and Timbaland’s
upbeat flavors, making her
sophomore album a worthy
successor to her debut
album. She also took
sometime to continue with
her education and
graduated in 1997 with a
4.0 grade average.
Becoming an Movie Star
At six years old, Aaliyah had a small part in her
Elementary School play “Annie” as a young
orphan. It was a small part, but it gave way to
her future. At 12, she auditioned but didn’t get,
the role of Laura Winslow. But at 20, she got the
role of Trish in the movie “Romeo Must Die”, a
hip-hop version of Romeo and Juliet. She played
with Isaac Washington and Jet Li (in his first
English spoken movie), plus with DMX whom she
had done some songs with as well as Timbaland
for the soundtrack, which, along with the movie,
became a hit when the song in 2000, “Try Again”
was released. She had done some soundtracks,
including “Doctor Doolittle”-the song “ARE YOU
SOMEBODY?”, and “Journey to the Past” for the
animated movie “ANASTASIA.” She snagged two
roles-one as Zee for the two Matrix sequels and
had the title role of Akasha in “Queen of the
Damned” which is based on Anne Rice’s books,
with Stuart Townsend as the vampire Lestat. It
seemed that Aaliyah is on the road to mega
stardom.
The Crash
During the filming of “Queen of
the Damned”, Aaliyah worked on
her 3rd Album, this time self-titling
it, as “Aaliyah.” The album was
released in July of 2001, with the
hit “We Need A Resolution” and
the smooth hit “Rock the Boat”.
After she was finished filming, she
flew down to the Bahamas for a
video shoot for “Rock the Boat”. A
few days later after filming the
video, Aaliyah was killed in a
plane crash on August 25, 2001,
with eight other people. She was
only 22. The cause of the plane
crash was that it was overloaded
with too many people on the
plane. An autopsy later showed
that the pilot had cocaine in his
blood, and wasn’t supposed to fly
the plane that day.
The Funeral
Aaliyah Dana Haughton died
instantly in the plane crash at
the age of 22. The crash killed
all nine people. On August 31,
2001, a horse drawn carriage,
with the singer/actress’ coffin
inside, rode through the
streets of New York, towards
the church where a whole load
of her fans waited to say
goodbye. Some sang her
songs while some just
watched or said goodbye. The
funeral was private and only
attended by her friends and
family, though a public
memorial service happened
just after for the fans to
attend. She was buried at
Ferncliff in Hartsdale, NY, right
nearby her late Grandmother,
who was from her mother’s
side.
Legacy
Aaliyah’s legacy still lives on
through music, her movies, and
also through her charity work. A
memorial fund were established
following her death, and so far,
thousands of dollars came pouring
in. She also had unreleased tracks
and in 2003, a album titled “I
Care 4 U” was released. The first
hit, “Miss You” was released soon
after and made the album
platinum. It also grabbed her
some Grammy nominations and
she has so far won a lot of
American Music Awards for both
AALIYAH and I CARE 4 U. Her
friends still remember her, and so
do her fans. She will now forever
live on.