Aaliyah Style Imitators

The influential singer continues to be a trendsetter.

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 
Kat De Luna - Always a trendsetter unafraid of taking risks, Aaliyah was known for covering her left eye with either a swoop bang or her infamous eye patch. Here, in Kat De Luna's video for "Dancing Tonight," she pays homage to the late singer. Rihanna does so as well, rocking an eye patch on the cover of her single for "Russian Roulette."(Photos: Epic Records; Def Jam Records)
Christina Milian - Aaliyah's impact stretched far and wide, so why not her fellow female songstresses. From her hair, make-up, dance, videos to her style of dress, Aaliyah pushed the envelope and created her own lane in which many followed, including singer Christina Milian. (Photos: David Klein/Getty Images; REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Landov)
Beyoncé - On the verge of solo super stardom, Beyoncé interviews a very cool Aaliyah on the red carpet of the 2000 MTV VMAs. Beyoncé is visibly excited to interview the star she grew up admiring and is very interested in Aaliyah's entré into film. We all know now where B got her career blueprint.

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Kat De Luna - Always a trendsetter unafraid of taking risks, Aaliyah was known for covering her left eye with either a swoop bang or her infamous eye patch. Here, in Kat De Luna's video for "Dancing Tonight," she pays homage to the late singer. Rihanna does so as well, rocking an eye patch on the cover of her single for "Russian Roulette."(Photos: Epic Records; Def Jam Records)

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