Happy heavenly birthday Aaliyah 16 Jan 1979-25 Aug 2001: Singer, actress and dancer Aalivah (full name Aalivah Dana Haughton) was born in Brooklyn, New York. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and credited with blending R&B, pop, and hip-hop, she released influential albums like 'One in a Million" (1996) and her self-titlec Aaliyah" (2001) before her tragic death ir 2001. She would have been 47 years old today Rest in Power Queen Aalivah