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.
How old was singer Aaliyah when she died? Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She was an  American singer, dancer, actress, and model. She died Auguâ¦st 25,  2001 at age 22 in a plane crash in the Bahamas.