Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton born in Brooklyn, New York. Her maternal grandmother, Mintis L. Hicks Hankerson, gave her the middle name Dana. Her first name, Aaliyah means "Highest, Most Exalted, The Best" in Arabic. Raised as a Roman Catholic with her brother,her mother encouraged her carrer as a singer. She moved to Detroit Michigan at 5, appeared in the play Annie at 6, was on the show Star Search at 10 singing "My Funny Valentine". Shed didn't win but kept singing anyways. She attended the Detroit School of Arts, graduating in 1997 with a GPA of a 4.0. Her life was taken at an early age, due to a plane crash on her way back to the states from a video shoot. She was a wonderful singer, and talented Actress.