Nicknamed 'Baby Girl', this singer died at the age of 22 in a plane crash. Who is she?

The famous U.S. singer who died at the age of 22 in a plane crash was Aaliyah Dana Haughton (1979 – 2001). She was most often called Aaliyah by friends and family. But some of her nicknames included 'Baby Girl', "Li-Li", "Liyah", 'Princess Of R&B', and "Queen of Urban Pop".

In 1994 she married singer R. Kelly when she was 15. Their marriage was kept quiet and only revealed through court records. Aaliyah lied about her age on the marriage certificate, and the marriage was annulled when her parents found out. Besides her marriage, she released her first album "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" when she was 15. It was produced by R. Kelly (singer, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player).

During her career, she had the opportunity to act in movies. She was able to play Jet Li's love interest in the 2000 action movie 'Romeo Must Die". She also played a vampire (Akasha) in "Queen of the Damned" (2002).

A lot of Aaliyah's music was produced by Missy Elliot and Timbaland (Timothy Zachary Mosley). They were very good friends with Aaliyah. They are the individuals who most of the time used the nickname "Baby Girl".

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Chris Braun

Who cares if you don't like her genre? Lotta closed minds here. She had all the talent in the world, and was just about to peak in her career. This wasn't the autotune bullshit nowadays either, she could really sing! Whether you like R&B or not, you can at least appreciate talent when you hear it.

John W Shreve

tesla alset, OMG, how did you know?

Denise

Carroll Price, wow what a hateful statement to make about a lovely young lady.

Annetta

It's so sad that she died so young. But to me when you have a name Aaliyah, which means; Most high. This is a name that should honor God Almighty. Making a movie called Queen of the damed glories the devil. Bad things will happen to people who dishonor Our Heavenly Father. We have the choice to serve the dark side or to live and serve the light. JESUS THE ANOINTED ONE. We shall be judged from and by the Word of God The Holy Bible.To those who understand, God Bless

lorie fondren

Famous? Never heard of her.

mattzachjake

Never heard of her

Arthur Wesselman

sandraluvstuck, don't think Patsy was anywhere near that young when she died, either.

Tammi Brass

I loved Aaliyah. Tragic and sad day for such a young rising star...

nmcgirt

Aaliyah died because the plane she was in crashed because it was overloaded. Terrible tragic lost of such a young rising singer

Ruth Cost

Unfortunately never heard of her. And got it wrong..

sandraluvstuck

Patsy also died in plane crash but was not Baby Girl genre...nor of same era

segarolow

Got it right! But never heard of her?

Joyce Downey

Beautiful and very talented. She left us way to soon.

dlh

So sorry that I missed this Singer/Actress she sounds from the comments to have been amazing. Gone way too soon.

joan musicmasters

Never heard of her - got it right anyway.

Susan Rubin

She was so talented. She was a singer and an actress. I was crushed when she past, because it did not need to happen.

Harold Johnson

John W Shreve,he looked at the question and then read it out loud to himself. Then he looked at the answers and chose it and he was right!! He’s a genius!!!