Aaliyah is an entertainer.
Aaliyah . At the age of 10 , she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight . Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album , One in a Million , which sold 3 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide . `` Try Again '' earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist . She released her third and final album , Aaliyah , in July 2001 .