The Greatest Aaliyah Moments in History

15 years later, Aaliyah lives on.

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Aaliyah performs on talent show, aged 10
When we met her. - The video for “Back & Forth” was a revelation. Watching a girl baring her midriff and hanging out with the guys on the basketball court was a sight for sore eyes. Plus, that voice.(Photo: Blackground/Jive)  Aaliyah, Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number - With this boisterous title, a 15-year-old Aaliyah arrived in the music world with a mature, sultry sound, which was way ahead of her time — mainly due to her mentor (and then-hubby) R. Kelly. The album successfully captured Kellz' sexual prowess while maintaining the purity and innocence of the Detroit teenager. Her falsetto voice carefully wrapped with the perfect balance of rough beats and smooth melodies thrust Aaliyah into international stardom with the certified gold singles "At Your Best" and "Back & Forth" and with the title track, "Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number."

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8/25/01: A Day We'll Never Forget - Today (August 25) marks 15 years since a tragic plane crash took Aaliyah from the world. At the time of her death, she’d accomplished so much, but as music fans, we’d only had seven years with the singer. It was in 1994 that she coolly sauntered into our CD players with her classic R&B debut, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number. As time went by, she turned into an R&B-pop princess crossover artist and began to grace the Hollywood silver screen. In a short amount of time, Aaliyah gave us moments that were hard to forget. Let’s take a look back at that ride. We miss you, Aaliyah. – Jon Reyes(Photo: Lawrence Schwartzwald/SPLASH NEWS)

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