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.
Death of Aaliyah. On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah Dana Haughton, an American recording artist, boarded a twin-engine Cessna 402B at the Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands, Bahamas, after completing her work for the music video for her single Rock the Boat. Accompanying her were employees of Virgin Records America.