In the last wave of applications, pounds 81,620 was shared out among groups including the Ouch Project of Deckham, Blaydon Writers, Gateshead Sea Cadets, Advocacy in Gateshead and South Tyneside and various sports teams and out-of-school clubs. And there's the weird pervert costume right next to it, ouch.
A star in the R&B world before she was even out of her teens, Aaliyah's promising career was tragically cut short by her death in a plane crash at age 22. Even with only three albums under her belt, she'd already earned a place as a talented trendsetter among the R&B elite.
4. She made her acting debut in Romeo Must Die. Aaliyah played the feisty Trish O'Day to Jet Li's Po Sing. She was an executive producer for the movie's soundtrack and created four songs on the album. 5. Aaliyah then starred in the 2002 horror film The Queen of the Damned. Aaliyah starred as the vampire queen, Akasha, alongside Stuart Townsend. The movie was released (in memorial) six months after her death. 6. Aaliyah dated one-time Roc-A-Fella Records partner Damon Dash.