When was aaliyah killed

Aaliyah, who grew up in Detroit, left a lasting impact on those who worked with her, and those who supported her. Watch the extended cut of our special on Aaliyah in the video player above.

At the time of her death in , Aaliyah was just 22 years old. But she had already made a huge impact on the music industry, film industry, and even in business. She was five years old when her family packed up and moved to Detroit.

Aaliyah started in music early on, performing in choirs and churches, and taking voice lessons. Aaliyah often credited the support of her family with helping her find success, supporting her desire to pursue a music career. What could be more important? When it went gold, I had my answer, and it was just such an incredibly satisfying feeling. During the success of her first album, controversy surrounding her relationship with R. Kelly started to surface, including the allegation of a secret marriage between Aaliyah and Kelly.

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By Colin Bertram. And more than just parents and extended family showed up for the shows. The audiences were so large, the performances had to be moved to Marygrove College. Aaliyah, who also acted in "Hello Dolly," was a big attraction. The show led to other gigs: In , she sang in Las Vegas for five nights with Gladys Knight, who was then married to her uncle, Barry Hankerson, chief executive officer of Blackground Entertainment. Before Aaliyah was even old enough for driver's ed, Hankerson introduced her to R.

She was compared to Mary J. The business relationship with R. Kelly led to rumors of a marriage, which Aaliyah denied; R. Kelly has refused to comment. In , she brought fame to underground hit-making producers Missy Elliott and Timbaland. Together, they created the freeze-and-stop style of singing on top of bass-heavy instrumentals that Aaliyah adopted as her signature.

Aaliyah still considered Detroit home, but didn't make it back very often — once a year if she was lucky. But Detroiters still considered her family.

And she was in her principal's office crying over getting a B instead of an A, which would have made her a perfect 4-point student. That just blew me away. She laughed about it when we did the interview. And I asked her about it and she said that she really loved her school and that was important to her. She didn't want the career to take away from what she was supposed to do. She was tasting success, but still wanted to maintain some normalcy, she told the Free Press.

She studied at Detroit's Performing Arts High School, doing independent study work in a small room near her principal, Denise Davis-Cotton, while her classmates worked down the hall.