Happy Birthday Capricorns! Here's the part two of my list of celebrity Capricorns between January 11th and the end of Capricorn on January 19th. Also included in today's Inspirational Love Note, with all you Capricorn's in mind, is my Love Light Spot Light Friday song artist for this week, honoring the memory of fellow Capricorn singer, Aaliyah.
So check out the list of celebrity Caps below. Then enjoy the short featured article and video on Aaliyah with today's Inspirational Love Note message through song in honor of Aaliyah's memory and what would have been her 35 birthday's celebration.
Celebrity List of Capricorns:
January 11th
So check out the list of celebrity Caps below. Then enjoy the short featured article and video on Aaliyah with today's Inspirational Love Note message through song in honor of Aaliyah's memory and what would have been her 35 birthday's celebration.
Celebrity List of Capricorns:
January 11th
Singer - Mary J Blige, 43
Actress - Kim Cole, 52
Actor – Rockmond Dunbar, 41
Country Singer – Naomi Judd, 68
January 12th
Talk Show Host - Howard Stern, 60
Actress, Kirstie Alley, 63
Basketball Player, Dominique Wilkins, 54
January 13th
Actor - Patrick Dempsey, 48
Screenwriter – Shonda Rhimes, 44
(Creator of Grey’s Anatomy, The Practice, and Scandal)
January 14th
Rapper - LL Cool J, 46
Rapper - Slick Rick, 49
January 15th
Actress - Regina King, 43
Actor/Director - Mario Van Peeples, 57
January 16th
Singer - Sade, 55
Actress/Choreographer – Debbie Allen, 64
Boxer - Roy Jones Jr. 45
Actor - Richard T. Jones, 42
Today: January 17,
2014
Actress - Betty White, 92
Actor - Jim Carey, 52
NBA Basketball Player - Dwayne Wade, 32
Comedian/Actor/Radio & TV Show Host -Steve Harvey, 57
First Lady, Michelle Obama, 50
Rapper Lil Wayne, 43
Legendary Boxing Champion: Muhammad Ali, 72
Singer: Ray J, 33
Reggae Artist/Singer: Shabba Ranks, 48
Actor: James Earl Jones, 83
Talk Show Host: Maury Povich, 75
Later this week: Jan 19th (Last day of Capricorn)
Actor/Comedian - Shawn Wayans, 42
Actress – Denise Boutte, 31
(Tyler Perry’s, Why Did I Get Married and TV Show Meet the
Browns as Tosha)
Country Singer/Actress – Dolly Parton, 67
And my Celebrity Capricorn pick in today's Love Light Spot Light, also representing the Friday song for this week, is R&B Singer, Aaliyah.
Born Aaliyah Dana Houghton (January 16, 1979- August 25, 2001), in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Detroit, Michigan, she was known best to the world through her singing career by just her first name, Aaliyah, which means, High, Sublime. And boy did she live up to the meaning of her name as such a beautiful, extremely talented young lady, with an equally beautiful and extraordinary singing voice. But Aaliyah was more than just a pretty face with angelic vocal ability.
As proven evident in her music video's, she was also a gifted dancer with fluid-like movement of each choreographed dance step. She was also a model and up and coming actress just before her tragic death at the tender age of 22 years old, on August 25, 2001, when the plane, she and 11 other's were on and also killed, crashed in the Bahamas while working on her last music video, Rock the Boat.
Although she left this life at an unfortunate young age, she also began her singing career at an even younger age. Instead of playing jump rope or hopscotch outside all day, like most 10 year old little girls, Aaliyah made her first appearance singing on the television talent show Star Search. She also performed with legendary superstar Gladys Knight in concert as age 11 as well.
She went on to sign her first recording contract at age 12 with Jive Records and Blackbird Records, owned by her uncle Barry Hankerson. Her uncle Barry Hankerson is also responsible for introducing her to R&B singing sensation, R. Kelly, who became her mentor and lead songwriter and producer on her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, which was recorded in when she was 14 and sold three million copies in the U.S. and went double platinum.
After the release of Age Ain't Nothing But a Number in 1994 there were rumors that she and R.Kelly were secretly married on August 31, 1994. This was a rumor that caused a great deal of controversy due to the age difference of the then 15 year old Aaliyah and 27 year old Kelly. It was later said that the marriage was annulled by Aaliyah's parents the following year in February 1995.
However, since this featured article on Aaliyah is to honor her life and her talent that are both gone too soon, as well as this being a blog that promotes positive encouraging content about love not negative hearsay, I will end all commentary regarding that aspect of her personal life part with that being said.
Now, let's shift the remaining focus of this article back to highlighting attributes about her life and career more worthy of discussion. Like the fact that she also recorded and released two more albums after her aforementioned debut album before her untimely death in 2001, which included, One in a Million in 1996 and a self-titled album Aaliyah in 2001. And two additional albums released in the aftermath of her death entitled, I Care for You in 2002 and Ultimate Aaliyah in 2005.
She was also in the early stages of building her acting career with the leading lady role in the action drama film, Romeo Must Die opposite martial artist and actor Jet Li released in 2000.
In closing, here are a few facts you may not have known about our fallen angel Aaliyah:
1) She was dating Damon Dash at the time of her death, who is a entrepreneur, co-founder and co-creator (with Hip Hop Artist Jay-Z) of Roc-A-Fella Records and Rocawear Clothing and former music executive.
2) She attended and graduated from Detroit School of Arts High School, one of Detroit's finest magnet schools, with a 4.0 grade point average. Which means she was beautiful, talented and exceptionally smart as well.
3) She could also sing in other languages including Latin.
4) She was the niece of R&B legendary singer Gladys Knight through a former marriage to Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson, who helped start her singing career.
5) She performed her song from the movie Anastasia when she was just 19 years old at the 1998 Oscar Awards, receiving a Oscar nomination as well the same year, making history as the youngest artist ever to perform at the Oscar Awards.
And now...without further ado, please enjoy this video in celebration of her life, honor of her memory and what would have been her 35th birthday celebration. Also, representing all the Capricorns celebrating birthday's this week as well, for your listening pleasure, here's Aaliyah delivering my special tribute Inspirational Love Note message as this weeks Friday song, with I Miss You.
Until next time...I surround you in LOVE & light! So always keep your heart open and let your love light shine bright.
A One Love Production
By Anna M. Hendricks
Copyright 2014
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaliyah,
http://globalgrind.com/2013/01/16/aaliyah-birthday-facts-you-didnt-know-photos-video/, http://www.youtube.com/
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