Aaliyah
Born 1979 01 16
Location New York, NY [Brooklyn]
Genres Dance / Electronic: Contemporary R&B,  Dance-Pop
Biography:
A posthumous R&B legend before her 22nd birthday, Aaliyah had more musical experience than a half dozen young divas. As a child, her uncle helped groom the girl for success with a spot on "Star Search" and a stint as a Vegas backup singer. She soon teamed up in more ways than one with R&B star R. Kelly, who secretly married the 15-year-old as her debut album went platinum in the US. Before this statutorily questionable union could be made public, the two parted ways with an annulment. Aaliyah continued to make news with her double-platinum second album, Age Ain't...