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.
R. Kelly won acclaim with his production of the late Aaliyah's debut album, Age Ain't Nothin but a Number.. Aaliyah, then 15, soon found herself with a hit album and fending off rumors of an alleged nuptial to Kelly who was then in his mid-20s.