Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Aaliyah, Tyra Banks, Karrine Steffans, Janet Langhart, Donyale Luna, Toccara Jones, Beverly Johnson, Veronica Webb, Naima Mora, Eugena Washington, Yaya DaCosta, Naomi Sims, Dani Evans, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, Tomika Skanes, Ophelia Devore, Dorothea Church, Roshumba Williams, Tomiko Fraser, Beverly Peele, Jessica White, Chandra Davis, Tanisha Harper, Amy Hunter, Esther Baxter, Kathleen Bradley, Toukie Smith. Excerpt: Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah ( ), was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At age 12, Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. Hankerson introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with R.Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records. Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million; it sold 3.7 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. In 2000, Aaliyah appeared in her first major film, Romeo Must Die. She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which spawned the single "Try Again." The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat. "Try Again" earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with African American Female Models: Aaliyah, Tyra Banks, Karrine Steffans, Janet Langhart, Donyale Luna, Toccara Jones, Beverly Johnson. To get started finding African American Female Models: Aaliyah, Tyra Banks, Karrine Steffans, Janet Langhart, Donyale Luna, Toccara Jones, Beverly Johnson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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African American Female Models: Aaliyah, Tyra Banks, Karrine Steffans, Janet Langhart, Donyale Luna, Toccara Jones, Beverly Johnson
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Aaliyah, Tyra Banks, Karrine Steffans, Janet Langhart, Donyale Luna, Toccara Jones, Beverly Johnson, Veronica Webb, Naima Mora, Eugena Washington, Yaya DaCosta, Naomi Sims, Dani Evans, Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, Tomika Skanes, Ophelia Devore, Dorothea Church, Roshumba Williams, Tomiko Fraser, Beverly Peele, Jessica White, Chandra Davis, Tanisha Harper, Amy Hunter, Esther Baxter, Kathleen Bradley, Toukie Smith. Excerpt: Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah ( ), was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At age 12, Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. Hankerson introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with R.Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records. Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million; it sold 3.7 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. In 2000, Aaliyah appeared in her first major film, Romeo Must Die. She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which spawned the single "Try Again." The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat. "Try Again" earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with African American Female Models: Aaliyah, Tyra Banks, Karrine Steffans, Janet Langhart, Donyale Luna, Toccara Jones, Beverly Johnson. To get started finding African American Female Models: Aaliyah, Tyra Banks, Karrine Steffans, Janet Langhart, Donyale Luna, Toccara Jones, Beverly Johnson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.