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Aaliyah Rumors

I think that there should be a section for this, but only if they can be sourced. I think it is important to not only to Aaliyah's fans but also to other people. It is important for people to know the "facts", be they rumors or not;if they are out there, we should know(whether they end up being true or not.) What do you guys think?(And be nice I'm only SUGGESTING this.) I may start it if I feel it is valid, and I WILL source them. I have read many, many rumors about her, some which have been proven true to date. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raaliyahent01 (talk • contribs) 05:52, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. Wikipedia isn't a spect-o-pedia. miranda 18:39, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Premonitions

Aaliyah had premonitions a month before her death that something bad was about to befall her. I am not sure if it is appropriate to include this in the article because there is no telling what's right and what's not on this increasingly outsider complicated site, so I leave it here:

Aaliyah: Someone's following me and I don't know why. I'm scared. Then suddenly I lift off. Far away. As if I'm swimming in the air. Nobody can reach me. Nobody can touch me.

It is posited that this was a premonition in Aaliyah's dreams of what was about to happen. Taken from New Woman, January 2005, p 66. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.154.81.246 (talk) 05:20, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

About her official human death

I think Aaliyah didn't die. I think she's alive and living her new life... as a vampire. Look at the age she passed: 22 years old. Next, 6:50 as the time of both her human life and death: 6+5=11 1+1=2. So we have 2 and 2 for her age. And her words: "Someone's following me and I don't know why. I'm scared. Then suddenly I lift off. Far away. As if I'm swimming in the air. Nobody can reach me. Nobody can touch me." Watch Queen of the Damned and read Vampire Chronicles carefully. There are no coincidents. (mwahaha)—Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.121.95.29 (talk) 03:52, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Say what?-- Ѕandahl 07:32, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ex-boyfriend

Aaliyah A.K.A. Babygirl was very important to everyone even Mr.Danish before her DEATH he will always love her in his heart.

Star Search

In the early years section, it says that she appeared on Star Search at the age of 10 in 1991. However, Aaliyah would have been 12 in 1991, not 10. Is the year wrong, or her age wrong? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.84.179.124 (talk) 23:08, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What happened to the music section its gone someone needs to put that back up there with pics. They need to put up here about Aaliyah's Recital Hall. The new Detroit School of the Arts, a magnificent building built known for it's high academic standards and performing arts has renamed the Recital Hall after Aaliyah in honor of her memory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.14.226.208 (talk) 00:06, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Years Active

It says years active "1992-present"...erm...she's not alive so how could she still be active or does it refer to her records still being sold?!86.40.220.231 (talk) 17:33, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ok i see it's been changed..thanks (sorry didn't have an account when i asked that question so that's why it wasn't signed)Nisior (talk) 17:05, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aaliyah

Do we really need to have this:

"Aaliyah Dana Haughton[1] (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), better known as Aaliyah "

In the article? I hardly think it's significant or unique for someone to be better known by their first name... I'm going to delete the "better known as Aaliyah" part unless someone can come up with a reason for it to be there Pyrotics (talk) 06:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it was her "stage name"; on her records it simply said "Aaliyah". I don't see why "better known as Aaliyah" doesn't make sense to you. Or maybe it should be "known simply as Aaliyah" ?213.118.75.120 (talk) 01:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Married to R. Kelly?

The R. Kelly article claims the two were married. Please verify, thanks. Maikel (talk) 20:22, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They were but it was annulled a long time ago.Mcelite (talk) 21:43, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

Aaliya herself pronounced her name /ˈa.liːə/. You can hear it in an interview in the Rosie Show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Srye12aX4 Wikiherent (talk) 09:58, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

R.Kelly Thing

Ok.Everybody thinks that Aaliyah and R.Kelly were married but they both said they didn't right?Well they actually were married but divorced because...well I don't know really why.I think it was because of that rumor. Marexl (talk) 19:03, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Audio Samples

We need some audio samples on Aaliyah.You don't have any of them.You should get We Need A Resolution,More Than A Woman,Rock The Boat,Are You That Somebody?,One In A Million,and Back & Forth.Please,take this into mind.Thankyou!!! Marexl (talk) 19:12, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Other tributes

This section is pretty much completely out of hand and has become nothing but trivia. I'm not entirely sure how to approach this, as I'd rather not just remove the section completely. Does anyone have any ideas how to go about this? DiverseMentality 17:21, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's fact, cold-hard facts...what's the big deal? And under the circumstances of her sudden death, that section illustrates just how much she actually meant to so many people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.222.254.163 (talk) 14:16, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that there should be a distinction between a tribute and a mere reference in somebody else's lyrics. I'm not sure where to draw the bright line, but I agree that the list is entirely too long and given undue weight. —C.Fred (talk) 16:12, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, a flying mention in a song doesn't seem too much of a tribute. For example, Twista mentioning her "Hope" in a single line doesn't seem like a tribute, Edyta Górniak dedicating her album Invisible to Aaliyah is a tribute. What are your thoughts? DiverseMentality 19:55, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. How many artists have mentioned Pac and Biggie in their songs? But their pages don't mention all that.

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	Personally, a flying mention in a song doesn't seem too much of a tribute. For example, [[Twista]] mentioning her "[[Hope (Twista song)\|Hope]]" in a single line doesn't seem like a tribute, [[Edyta Górniak]] dedicating her album ''Invisible'' to Aaliyah is a tribute. What are your thoughts? [[User:DiverseMentality\|<font color="D24A4A">'''Diverse'''</font>]][[User talk:DiverseMentality\|<font color="9F1616">'''Mentality'''</font>]] 19:55, 4 January 2009 (UTC)		Personally, a flying mention in a song doesn't seem too much of a tribute. For example, [[Twista]] mentioning her "[[Hope (Twista song)\|Hope]]" in a single line doesn't seem like a tribute, [[Edyta Górniak]] dedicating her album ''Invisible'' to Aaliyah is a tribute. What are your thoughts? [[User:DiverseMentality\|<font color="D24A4A">'''Diverse'''</font>]][[User talk:DiverseMentality\|<font color="9F1616">'''Mentality'''</font>]] 19:55, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

			Agreed. How many artists have mentioned Pac and Biggie in their songs? But their pages don't mention all that.