Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New
York on January 16th, 1979 as Aaliyah Dana Haughton.
She was moved to Detroit when she was five years old.
I think her first acting role was as an orphan when
her elementary school performed the play, "Annie."
she wasn't the main orphan. At 10 years old, she
performed on Star Search, which was a very popular
talent show at the time. She lost. When she was 11
years old, she performed with Gladys Knight.
Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson, was Gladys' ex-husband.
It was at age 12 that the things happened, which
caused her music career to soar.
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