It's been 18 years since the world lost Aaliyah [1] at the age of 22 in a plane crash that claimed the lives of all nine people on board. While Aaliyah [2] may be gone, her music, films, and iconic fashion statements have continued to inspire her fans to this day. Aaliyah's talent, beauty, and style were one in a million. Though her time was cut short just as her star was on the rise, these facts about her life and career are just a few of the reasons she will never be forgotten.
- 01/16/1979: Her date of birth. [3]
- 1: The number of tattoos Drake [4] has of her. There's an image of her face on his back.
- 2: The number of MTV Video Music Awards [5] she won in 2000 for "Try Again," beating out Toni Braxton, Britney Spears [6], Macy Gray, and Christina Aguilera [7] for best female video.
- 2: The number of Harry Potter books [8] she read. She told MTV she was "obsessed" with the series.
- 2: The number of movies she starred in: Romeo Must Die and Queen of the Damned.
- 2: The number of years between Aaliyah [9] and her older brother, Rashad. Aaliyah [10] and Rashad were extremely close, and she even brought him on stage when she accepted her VMA.
- 3: The number of nicknames [11] she received from friends and family: Baby Girl, Li-Li, and La-La.
- 4: The number of known [12] tattoos she had.
- 4.0: Her GPA [13] when she graduated from Detroit High School For the Performing Arts.
- 5: How old she was when her family moved [14] from her birthplace, Brooklyn, to Detroit.
- 5: The number of Grammy [15] nominations she received.
- 10: Her age when she performed "My Funny Valentine" [16] on Star Search.
- 11: Her age when she opened up for her aunt, the legendary Gladys Knight [17], in Las Vegas.
- 12: Her age when she signed her first record deal [18] with Blackground Music.
- 14: Her age when she released her first album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number [19].
- 22: The number of white doves released at her funeral [20], to symbolize her 22 years of life.
- 70: She performed "Journey to the Past," off the Anastasia soundtrack, at the 70th Annual Academy Awards [21] in 1998.
- 1985: The year her favorite Sade song, [22] "Is It a Crime," was released.
- 1991: The year her favorite movie [23], The Silence of the Lambs, was released.
- 1996: The year her iconic Tommy Hilfiger campaign [24] debuted.
- 2000: The year she got her first and only No. 1 song [25] with "Try Again."
- $91,036,760: Worldwide box office [26] for her first film, Romeo Must Die.
Links:
[1] https://www.popsugar.com/latest/Aaliyah
[2] https://www.popsugar.com/latest/Aaliyah
[3] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aaliyah-1979-2001-20011011
[4] https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7966021/drake-tattoos-denzel-washington-sade-aaliyah
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yORou2TV7v0
[6] https://www.popsugar.com/Britney-Spears
[7] https://www.popsugar.com/Christina-Aguilera
[8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JegTfFFPFpA
[9] https://www.popsugar.com/latest/Aaliyah
[10] https://www.popsugar.com/latest/Aaliyah
[11] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JegTfFFPFpA
[12] https://aaliyahalways.com/post/35663179629/how-many-tattoos-did-she-have-and-what-do-they
[13] http://www.complex.com/music/2011/08/10-facts-about-aaliyah-you-might-not-know/gpa
[14] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aaliyah-1979-2001-20011011
[15] http://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/aaliyah
[16] http://youtu.be/2ieWbaD4jl8
[17] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aaliyah-1979-2001-20011011
[18] http://www.thefader.com/2014/11/15/aaliyah-the-princess-of-rb-fact-check
[19] http://www.vibe.com/2016/08/age-aint-nothing-but-a-number-aaliyah-week/
[20] http://people.com/celebrity/friday-funeral-memorial-for-aaliyah/
[21] http://www.thefader.com/2014/11/15/aaliyah-the-princess-of-rb-fact-check
[22] https://youtu.be/JegTfFFPFpA
[23] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XynzyQPiLnE
[24] https://www.vibe.com/2015/01/9-times-we-wanted-be-aaliyah/aaliyah-tommy-hilfiger/
[25] http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2000-06-17
[26] http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=romeomustdie.htm