Aaliyah Style Imitators

The influential singer continues to be a trendsetter.

Ashanti\r - Ashanti's debut single, Foolish, debuted mere months after Aaliyah's passing. Many argued that if Aaliyah had still been around there wouldn't be room for stars like Ashanti or Beyoncé to shine. Here, on Ashanti's first album cover, she's definitely invoking the spriit of Aaliyah. (Photos: Murder Inc./Def Jam Records; Jive Records)
Rihanna\r -  \rRihanna's second album, A Girl Like Me, featured the hit single "If It's Lovin' That You Want." The video, shot on a beach in the caribbean, was a nod to the singer's Bajan roots, but also looked very familiar to Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat."\r \r(Photos: Def Jam Records; Jive Records)
Ciara - More than just a swooped bang covering one eye, Ciara's dance moves and singing style is highly influenced by Aaliyah. Her first video for the track "Goodies" made even Missy Elliott note that the singer is the closest thing we have to an Aaliyah as a contemporary artist. (Photos: LaFace Records; Walik Goshorn/Retna)
Cassie\r - Cassie has often mentioned her admiration of Aaliyah and it couldn't be more apparent than in her video for "Official Girl." Her hair, clothes, dance moves, plus the way in which the video is shot, invokes the spirit of Aaliyah.  (Photos: Interscope Records; Jive Records)Keyshia Cole\r - For the video "Take Me Away," off Keyshia Cole's fourth album, Calling All Hearts, she borrows several moments from Aaliyah's final video, "Rock the Boat." Three scenes in particular of Keyshia in all white on the beach, walking with her boo and dancing solo on the beach remind fans of one of Aaliyah's greatest videos ever made.\r(Photos: A&M Records; Sal Idriss/Redferns)\r 

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Rihanna\r -  \rRihanna's second album, A Girl Like Me, featured the hit single "If It's Lovin' That You Want." The video, shot on a beach in the caribbean, was a nod to the singer's Bajan roots, but also looked very familiar to Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat."\r \r(Photos: Def Jam Records; Jive Records)

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