Aaliyah was only 22 when she was killed in a plane crash 25 years ago, but the "Try Again" singer's star power and long list of accomplishments defied her age.
25 years since Aaliyah's death in a plane crash - With music at the center of her life from a very early age, the 22-year-old singer was one of the most promising names on the global music scene.
Nine people plunged to their deaths on August 25, 2001, when a plane carrying singer Aaliyah crashed at the end of the runway. It later emerged that many things went wrong that August night.