Aaliyah

USA

Born: 16 January 1979

Died: 25 August 2001

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: R&B, Pop/Rock, Electronic

Styles: Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, R&B/Soul, Pop, AM Pop, Dance, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Club/Dance

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A star in the R&B world before she was even out of her teens, Aaliyah's promising career was tragically cut short by her death in a plane crash at age 22. Even with only three albums under her belt, she'd already earned a place as a talented trendsetter among the R&B elite. Following a successful transition to a more mature image, Aaliyah played a major role in popularizing the stuttering, futuristic production style that consumed hip-hop and urban soul in the late '90s. Her work with Timbaland, especially, was some of the most forward-looking ...

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