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" Disney Channel star Zendaya just got cast to play the late singer and actress Aaliyah in an upcoming TV movie for Lifetime set to air this fall. While not much is known about the project so far, Zendaya is in rehearsals now and is set to record four of Aaliyah&amp;#039;s songs for the movie.  If you&amp;#039;re like, aaliyah who? Here&amp;#039;s the scoop on the talented singer Z will be playing: The &amp;#039;90s popstar was at the top of her game when she died in a plane crash at age 22. Though it&amp;#039;s been 13 years since the tragic plane crash that took Aaliyah&amp;#039;s life, Zendaya credited her for having a large influence on her career, tweeting:     She&amp;amp;#39;s been an inspiration and influence in my whole career, her talent still shines brighter then ever, all I wanna do is honor her \u2014 Zendaya (@Zendaya) June 16, 2014      I&amp;amp;#39;m just a 17 year old girl who got cast to play one of her biggest inspirations #positive \u2014 Zendaya (@Zendaya) June 17, 2014   In addition to the new Lifetime TV movie, Zendaya has a new Disney Channel movie and TV series, K.C. Undercover in the works. Fun fact: Jennifer Lopez got her big break when she was cast to play the late Mexican American singer Selena in the smash hit Selena, so expect nothing less than world domination from Zendaya. What do you think about Zendaya playing Aaliyah? Comment below! MORE: Zendaya Starring In New Disney Channel Movie Zapped Zendaya Takes You On A Tour Of Her School\u2014And Shows You Where It All Began Zendaya Breaks Down Her All-Time Favorite Beauty Looks Photo Credit: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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