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On the first anniversary of Aaliyah's death, a candlelight vigil was held in Times Square; millions of fans observed a moment of silence; and throughout the United States, radio stations played her music in remembrance.
On August 27, Star, a shock jock at New York radio station Hot 97, mocked Aaliyah's death by playing a tape of a woman screaming while a crash was heard in the background. Rumors circulated that he was attacked by friends of Aaliyah, which he denied.
A little over a month after her album's release, Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas after filming the music video for her single "Rock the Boat". In the wake of her death, Aaliyah has achieved commercial success with several posthumous releases.
In celebration of Aaliyah's life on the anniversary of her death, ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Damon Dash, who dated the late singer from late 2000 until she died in 2001. Dash shares that...
I still remember getting that call in 2001 telling me that actress-singer Aaliyah had died in a plane crash in The post Twenty years after Aaliyah’s death, will she get what she wanted out of ...
Aaliyah tragically died alongside seven others in a plane crash in the Bahamas on Aug. 25, 2001. She was 22 years old. Three months prior to her untimely death, Aaliyah spoke with ET and shared ...
In August, Aaliyah filmed the accompanying music video for "More Than a Woman" in Los Angeles and then travelled to the Bahamas to film a video for "Rock the Boat". [23] However, after its completion, she and several crew members who were returning to the US died in a plane crash on August 25. [24]
Aaliyah Dana Haughton, (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She is widely recognized for her contributions to music and received credit for helping redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip-hop in the 1990s, thus earning the Honorific nicknames of "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop".
In her book Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah (2021) author–journalist Kathy Iandoli said the wardrobe in the video had a "mythical element". Synopsis. The video takes place in a forest and shows Aaliyah secretly watching a man she likes dancing in a clearing near a rustic village.
Aaliyah shot a music video for the song in the Bahamas, but died in a plane crash during a return flight to the US on August 25. After her death, sales of the album greatly increased and led it to the top of the Billboard 200, eventually reaching more than 13 million copies sold worldwide.