Aaliyah Dana Haughton was a singer and actress from the United States. Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York, as the younger child of Diane and warehouse worker Michael “Miguel” Haughton. Aaliyah had African-American ancestors. Her name is a feminine form of the Arabic word “Ali,” which means “highest, most exalted one, best.” Aaliyah loved her name, calling it “beautiful” and saying she was “very proud of it,” and she worked hard every day to live up to it.
Where did Aaliyah go to college and high school?
Aaliyah attended Ford Theater for the Performing Arts at Detroit School of Arts High School.
Aaliyah’s debut single, “Back & Forth,” peaked at number 5 on the Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for three weeks. Two more singles charted: a cover of the Isley Brothers’ “At Your Best (You Are Love)” peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the album’s title track peaked at number 75. In addition, Aaliyah included “The Thing I Like” on the soundtrack to the 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame.
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