Aaliyah was born on 16 Jan 1979 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. Her birth name was Aaliyah Dana Haughton. Her is also called Aaliyah.

She was a recording artist, actress and model. Aaliyah has achieved commercial success with several posthumous releases. Selling over 24 million records worldwide, she has been credited for helping redefine R&B and hip hop and has been named the "Queen of Urban Pop".

Aaliyah released the following albums including Ultimate Aaliyah (2005), Special Fan Box (Bonus Dvd) (2004), Aaliyah (2004), I Care 4 U (with Bonus DVD) (2003), One in a Million (1996), If Your Girl Only Knew (1996) and Age Ain't Nothing But a Number (1994).