Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) on Netflix
At ten, Aaliyah Haughton performs on Star Search. Her uncle Barry Hankerson owns a record label and asks R. Kelly to write and produce her debut album.
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Diane Haughton once wanted a singing career of her own, and she now does what she can to help her daughter Aaliyah. In 1989, ten-year-old Aaliyah sings on Star Search. Her uncle Barry Hankerson produces records and owns Blackground Records, and his former wife, Gladys Knight, asks for Aaliyah to join her on a five-night run in Las Vegas. Two years later Hankerson tells Aaliyah that Blackground has offered her a record deal and that Jive Records will sign her. Hankerson asks R. Kelly, one of his major clients, to take on writing and production for his niece. Kelly is not interested at first, then hears Aaliyah sing and agrees. Her debut single arrives in May 1994, and she becomes a teen success.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014)
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- Aaliyah's family objected to Lifetime's biopic, and the record label run by her uncle Barry and cousin Jomo Hankerson, which controlled the masters to her recordings, refused the network access to that material, so Lifetime had to record covers for the songs used in the film.
- Zendaya was brought on to play Aaliyah but dropped out after criticism that she was too light skinned and did not greatly resemble the singer; she cited the production value and complications with the music rights, and Alexandra Shipp was recast in the role.
