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.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 3:11 PM. (Originally published by the Daily News on August 26, 2001.) Stylish R&B singer and actress Aaliyah was killed along with seven other people when their private plane crashed moments after takeoff in the Bahamas last night, authorities said. Officials reported there was one critically injured survivor, a man who was flown to Florida for treatment.