Aaliyah: Fans Tweet ‘RIP,’ Wish Aaliyah Happy Birthday on 35th Birthday

Aaliyah: Fans Tweet ‘RIP,’ Wish Aaliyah Happy Birthday on 35th Birthday
Aaliyah at 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' at the NBC Studios in Burbank, Ca. 7/25/01. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
1/16/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Aaliyah, the R&B singer who died in 2001, had her birthday on Jan. 16.

She would have been 35.

At the age of 22, Aaliyah--born Aaliyah Dana Haughton in Brooklyn--and eight others were killed in a plane crash over the Bahamas after she filmed the music video “Rock the Boat.”

Aaliyah was identified as a rare talent from an early age, and when she was 12, she signed a record deal with Jive in the early 1990s. She also appeared on “Star Search” and sang with Gladys Knight.

When she was 15, she released “Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number,” which topped the charts. Later, she released “One in a Million” in 1996, which sold 2 million copies.

In 2000, she appeared in the film “Romeo Must Die” alongside rapper DMX.

On Wednesday, fans tweeted “RIP” in her memory.

“Happy Birthday to the beautiful and talented, Aaliyah! #RIP,” wrote one. 

Added another, “Till this day im still in love with Aaliyah.” 

“HBD Aaliyah! You’ve inspired my voice, my music, and millions around the world. You were taken too soon but will never be forgotten...#RIP,” tweeted another user

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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