EntertainmentAmerican1979 – 2001
Aaliyah
R&B singer, actress, cultural icon of 1990s
Biography
American R&B singer, actress, and dancer who became a cultural icon in the 1990s before her tragic death in a plane crash in 2001 at age 22.
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Category
Entertainment
Nationality
American
Born
1979
Died
2001
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Analiyah
American origin
“A contemporary variant with the '-yah' ending, influenced by Hebrew naming traditions and modern African American naming practices that favor these sounds. The name combines international sophistication with American creative invention, offering distinctiveness within a recognizable phonetic family.”