Aaliyah

Summary

Aaliyah is a human^[1]. Born in Brooklyn^[2], she… she was born on January 16, 1979^[3]. She died in Marsh Harbour^[4]. She died on August 25, 2001^[5]. She worked as a dancer^[6], model^[7], pop singer^[8], musician^[9], and actor^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.097% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,544 views/month, #968 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn^[2].
• Aaliyah died in Marsh Harbour^[4].
• Aaliyah was born on January 16, 1979^[3].
• Aaliyah died on August 25, 2001^[5].
• Aaliyah is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery^[12].
• Aaliyah was married to R. Kelly^[13].
• Aaliyah held citizenship in United States^[14].
• English was Aaliyah's native language^[15].
• Aaliyah worked as a dancer^[6].
• Aaliyah's professions included model^[7].
• Aaliyah worked as a pop singer^[8].
• Aaliyah worked as a musician^[9].
• Aaliyah's professions included actor^[10].
• Aaliyah was educated at Detroit School of Arts^[16].
• Aaliyah received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video^[17].
• Aaliyah received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film^[18].
• Aaliyah received the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album^[19].
• Aaliyah received the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female^[20].
• Aaliyah received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist^[21].
• Aaliyah received the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist^[22].
• Aaliyah's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[23].
• Aaliyah is recorded as female^[24].
• Aaliyah's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Aaliyah's genre is pop music^[26].
• Aaliyah's genre is rock music^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1979-01-16^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2001-08-25^[31]

• Genre(s): contemporary r&b, dance-pop, disco, future bass, hip hop, house, neo soul, pop, pop soul, quiet storm, r&b, rock, soul, trap^[32]

• Community tags: 1990s, 2000s, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, disco, future bass, hip hop, house, neo soul, pop, pop soul, quiet storm, r&b, rock, soul, trap^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: bc85da58-52d9-457d-ae8d-5d8d4ec870a9^[34]

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Origins and Family

Aaliyah's place of birth was Brooklyn^[2]. She was born on January 16, 1979^[3]. English was her native language^[15].

Education

Aaliyah's education included a stint at Detroit School of Arts^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include dancer^[6], model^[7], pop singer^[8], musician^[9], and actor^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video^[17], a class of award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1984^[37]; MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film^[18], a class of award^[38]; American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album^[19], a class of award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1974^[41]; Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female^[20], a class of award^[42]; NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist^[21], a NAACP Image Awards^[43]; and American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist^[22], a class of award^[44], in United States^[45].

Personal Life

Aaliyah was married to R. Kelly^[13]. Her religion is recorded as Catholicism^[23].

Death and Burial

Aaliyah died on August 25, 2001^[5]. She passed away in Marsh Harbour^[4]. The cause of death was aviation accident^[46]. Burial took place at Ferncliff Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Aaliyah ranks in the top 0.097% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,544 views/month, #968 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] She is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

She has been cited as an influence by Rihanna^[49], a businessperson^[50], b. 1988^[51], of Barbados^[52], awarded the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance^[53] and Brent Faiyaz^[54], a singer^[55], b. 1995^[56], of United States^[57].

FAQs

Where was Aaliyah born?

Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn^[2].

Where did Aaliyah die?

Aaliyah died in Marsh Harbour^[4].

Who was Aaliyah married to?

Aaliyah's spouses include R. Kelly^[13].

What did Aaliyah do for work?

Aaliyah worked as dancer^[6], model^[7], pop singer^[8], musician^[9], and actor^[10].

Where did Aaliyah go to school?

Aaliyah was educated at Detroit School of Arts^[16].

What awards did Aaliyah receive?

Honors received include MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video^[17], MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film^[18], American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album^[19], and Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female^[20].

Who did Aaliyah influence?

Aaliyah has been cited as an influence by Rihanna^[49] and Brent Faiyaz^[54].