Superstars Biographies A to E

Aaliyah

Real name Aaliyah Houghton, the Brooklyn singer was on the verge of international fame as actress and singer when she perished in a plane crash in the Bahamas in August 2001. She was just 22. Discovered at the age of fourteen Aaliyah's career was helped by R Kelly but despite having top 10 singles in the US she kept on with her studies and graduated. She had recently been involved in the soundtracks to both Anastasia and Dr Doolittle.