Aaliyah Dana Haughton (/iːə/; Janaayo 16, 1979 – Agoosto 25, 2001), loo yaqaan Aaliyah, waxay ahayd heesaa Mareykan ah, atariisho, qoob ka ciyaar, iyo moodel. Waxaa lagu qiimeeyay inay gacan ka gaysatay dib u qeexida R&B casriga ah, pop iyo hip hop, iyada oo ku kasbanaysa naanaysyada "Amiirada R&B" iyo "Boqoradda Pop-ka magaalooyinka". Waxay ku dhalatay Brooklyn kuna kortay Detroit, markii ugu horreysay waxay heshay aqoonsi iyadoo 10 jir ah, markii ay ka soo muuqatay barnaamijka telefishanka Star Search. Da'da 12, Aaliyah waxay la saxiixatay Jive Records iyo shirkadda adeerkeed Barry Hankerson, Blackground Records. Hankerson wuxuu u baray R. Kelly, oo noqday lataliye, iyo sidoo kale hogaamiyihii gabayada iyo soo saaraha albamkeedii ugu horeeyay, Age Ainot Nothing but a Number. Albamka waxa lagu iibiyay saddex milyan oo koobi gudaha Maraykanka waxaana shahaado siiyay laba platinum oo ay siiyeen Ururka Warshadaha Duubista Ameerika (RIAA). Ka dib markii ay wajahday eedeymo ku saabsan guurka sharci darrada ah ee Kelly, Aaliyah waxay soo afjartay qandaraaskeedii Jive, waxay la saxiixatay Atlantic Records.