Talk:Aaliyah/Archive 1

Aaliyah's Controversy?
This entry seems like little more than a fan page. Why is there no mention of her illegal marriage to R. Kelly and its subsequent annulment, or the controversy behind the release of "Queen of the Damned," a film so bad it was shelved until her death, when it is said the producers saw a chance to make money off of her sudden burst in popularity?

And article on the R. Kelly marriage:

http://www.cwfa.org/articles/2039/CWA/pornography/index.htm

--MightyAtom 02:14, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Aaliyah and George Harrison
I have added a trivia section and have mentioned the fact that Aaliyah and George Harrison had back to back #1 hits in the UK after they died.

This fact has also been added to the article about George.

- Rico

Aaliyah was a diva in disguise! She was definetly one in a million and her music will always be a part of our lives.


 * The plane crash that killed her occurred when she was returning from shooting a music video for "Rock the Boat," the album's second single

What album are we talking about here? AxelBoldt 22:20 11 Jun 2003 (UTC)


 * Her third, self-titled album Aaliyah. Alensha 19:53, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Aaliyah R.i.P baby we are gonna love you for ever you love is never ending for you espacially me lil bee i love you and rest in peace i love you for ever peace and tupac i love you to

Aaliyah was the perfect woman I hope shes up in heaven with God and fellow angels

Pronounciation of Aaliyah's name
Aaliyah said that her name is to be pronounced "as if you were going to say (Muhhammad) Ali, but put a "liyah" on the end," hence "AH-lee-ah." But many (including Missy Elliott pronounce her name "uh-LEE-yah." I was going to add a pronunciation bit to the article, but I am not sure if it's neccessary. --b. Touch 08:10, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

miss u
we all love u. we will miss u. u had a smile to make everyone who was sad ,happy.R.I.P to u and everyone who is gone.. LOVE U VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PEACE OUT BABY.

Copyedit notice removed
I have corrected the article's grammatical and syntactical errors and removed the copyedit notice.--Logician 14:19, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

Neutral viewpoint
Would this article be quite so gushing if she hadn't died in a plane crash? I realise that it's standard practice to disregard the "neutral viewpoint" when waxing lyrical about mediocre celebrities, but this article is ridiculous. Not everyone thought she was great, and the article should reflect that. Unsigned comment by User:Agentsoo.


 * The article doesn't at all gush about Aaliyah, and even during her lifetime she was not considered "mediocre"; she was a popular and respected R&B artist. The text about the effects of her deth could be toned down a bit, but otherwise the article sticks to facts. --FuriousFreddy 14:16, 27 May 2005 (UTC)


 * "Not considered mediocre" by who? Isn't the point of neutral viewpoint to avoid these kind of debates? If some points of the article were rephrased as "Her fans consider..." or something similar then I'd be quite happy. Unsigned comment by User:Agentsoo.


 * "Not considered mediocre" based on reviews of her albums. Nowhere in the article is she mentioned as being "mediocre" or "exceptionally talented". The article doesn't need to explicitely state that "not everyone thought she was great". I, and a number of other people, don't think Elvis or The Beatles were all that great, but that doesn't need to be reflected in their articles. Granted, this article on Aaliyah did gush a bit when discussing her death (I didn't recall it being so POV), so I did go ahead and tone it down. And, please, sign your comments using this code: " --~ " --FuriousFreddy 15:24, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

Aaliyah was the youngest FEMALE to perform at the Oscars
Again, I'm gonna have to correct you. Because earlier it said "First African-American" as well as "youngest", and I had to change the "First African-American" because Michael Jackson was the first WAY back in the '70s. He was also the youngest at 14 (not yet 15) when he performed "Ben", which was nominated for a Grammy, in 1973. But as of young in terms of female entertainers, yeah, she was, I think 18 or 19, when she did what she did when she performed. -- Posted by BrothaTimothy, 12:57 a.m. (UTC)