Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American singer and actress who died on August 25, 2001, was born on January 16, 1979.
She has earned the titles “Princess of R&B” and “Queen of Urban Pop” for her contributions to the modernization of hip-hop, pop, and R&B.
In this article, we would like to learn about her family background.
Aaliyah husband, and children
Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number caused allegations of an affair between Aaliyah and R. Kelly to start circulating, including the claim that they secretly wed without her parents’ knowledge. Later, a marriage certificate made public by Vibe magazine showed that the pair had been wed on August 31, 1994, at the Sheraton Gateway Suites in Rosemont, Illinois. On the certificate, Aaliyah, who was 15 at the time, was recorded as 18, while R. Kelly was identified as 27. Her parents declared the union null and void in February 1995, but the couple refuted the accusations, claiming that neither of them had ever been wed and that the certificate was a fabrication.
Aaliyah parents, and siblings
Aaliyah Dana Haughton, the younger child of Diane and warehouse worker Michael “Miguel” Haughton, was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. She came from an African American family.
Her name is an Arabic name that means “highest, most elevated one, the best” in the feminine form. Aaliyah loved her name, describing it as “wonderful,” adding that she was “extremely proud of it” and made an effort to live up to it every day. Early on, Aaliyah’s mother enrolled her in singing training. She began playing at charity events, church choir concerts, and weddings.
Aaliyah and her older brother Rashad were reared in Detroit, Michigan, where their family relocated when Aaliyah was five years old.
