Aaliyah On Star Search (1989)

[78TeflonDon]

R.i.p. Aaliyah, I love you forever

[PinkSinger13]

If you just look at the sparkle in her eyes you can see that she really did love to sing, and it's a shame that she is not with us today. We miss you

R.I.P. Aaliyah

[SuperOnyeka1]

She was absolutely gorgeous

[PFC7285]

We Lost One

[MindlesslySwagified]

I honestly WISH I had a voice like that.

[xAdorableFace]

@MomMoney1239 My funny valentine

[MoMoney1239]

@xAdorableFace thanks

[MoMoney1239]

What song was this?

[DivinityMotion]

she was so charming <3

[ilovemj3796]

Fuck American Idol. We need to get "Star Search" back on the air so we can get some more GOOD artists like Aaliyah, Beyonce, Lauryn Hill, etc.....

[Angelfully]

She had such a smooth and jazzy delivery! There was a slight quiver in her voice so you can tell she was nervous lol, but she didn't show it ;)

I love how she changed her tone at 0:57 and put some power in it. Great control, great pitch, amazing transition from falsetto to low note at 1:25 - 1:33 , just effortless. This is 10 years old we are talking about. I can sing good, but I only wish I sang like this at her age.

The girl who beat her better have sang damn good, b/c this was flawless

[xxCookieMonsturxx]

0:58 - 1:20 ... Gives me chills. <3

[Act101babee]

you know at least she died when she did so she doesn't have to see the shit that became of the music buisness

[CoconutIsle]

@Act101babee seriously?!??

[Act101babee]

@CoconutIsle seriously and i personally don't think it's rude to say because God has a plan for everybodys life so whether I die in 10 years or 2 it was meant to be and seeing how she changed the world and such a short time with her music God knew that she finished her mission her on earth and that it was time for her to go.

[LewisTeresaC]

Wow!

[jerZgirl732]

chills

[supersonicnazo]

She's a 10 @ 10 yrs old.

[surfininalaska]

I love her vocal range!

[Remnzt6Reloaded]

Happy birthday Aaliyah!!

[TheBabygirlcrystal]

wow aaliyah was only 10 here she has the voice of a 16 year old very mature!

[90tlcaaliyah]

@BeautyandPain365 Yeah you Sure was

[MrBriank93]

She will never be forgotten, R.I.P Aaliyah .

[DADDYGURL145]

OMG she has a amazing voice she brings tears to my eyes i miss her so much <3

[BeautyandPain365]

all this time i thought she could not sing!!! boy was I wrong!!!

[gangstakendoll]

she mos def did the damn thing on 0:45-0:48 that lil part is whats up..for her to been 10 she could blow she didn't over sing or over due the song and she made it her own..once again I'm glad Aaliyah lost bc if she would've won we would've known who she was..Katrina who?

[ZZZprincess1]

1:07 pur gold. she's amazing, i swear i live in the past cuz i

m yung

[mernesto1979]

very cute !!!!! really talented but really shy and nervous ! we miss you baby girl <3

[shellbsd23]

i watched this performance like a 100 times and cant get enough of it. i keep wondering though, was this performance really that great? or do we enjoy it so much because we are fans of the older version of aaliyah (that probably didnt make any sense lol)

[JasonRamirez1000]

@shellbsd23 No the performance was good regardless lol I saw beyonce on star search and she didnt sound good at all and im a HUGE fan of beyonce!

[vackor5]

so young and so cofident! im amazed!

[SHiiNES92]

This video proves that everything happens for a reason.. yeeah Aaliyah didn't win but she won something much bigger then this competition..

[JasandVA]

Amazing!!! RIP. Angel.

[xxCookieMonsturxx]

My favorite part 0:58 - 1:12 <3 R.I.P Babygirl. Youre my inspiration.

[LilMimiBad14]

wow this was on pointtt , !

[jayyfayy13]

thank you sooooooo much for putting this up i've been waiting years to see the whole thing!!!!

[Budaphly]

Aaliyah sang 500x better at the age of 10 then Rihanna can sing at age 23.

[tlc496]

the queen gave me goosebumps with her beautiful voice

[90rashad]

my favorite part she had moral for music and movement. at 0:36 - 0:38

[admboy09]

wow i just realized she was rocking those shoulder pads! lol classic 80s

[77Alexandrite]

i love it i love it i love it! she sounded so beautiful!

[lovinlove1]

so cute. She was gorgeous. Gone too soon

[cherryjig7983]

Thank you so much for sharing! Her voice was SO powerful. She said that was her mommy's song. Did you hear her mom's version?

[ShelszTvChannel]

Wasn't this in 1990 ?

[admboy09]

@ShelszTvChannel it was nov 10 1989. i think other people say it's the 1990 season but this is defintely late 1989.

[alliehazelangel]

Awwww that was so cute, LOL

[babyelle1243]

From 0:57 onward is my favorite part. At 10 years old, she already knew what the heck she was doing. Eternally adorable.

[chinabby18]

awww she sounds so amazing

[anjelheaven]

I love her expression at 0:57 :-)

When she said "don't change a hair for me..", it sounded just like her later more mature voice.

[Sarastyle1]

thank you very much

[pussyboy0000]

Beautiful.

[LifeisMusic07]

SHE WAS AMAZING! She had such a mature, but youthful voice that had great technical & classical qualities.

[RaheemdaplayaO4]

OMG IVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS! Thank you sooo much! She was pitch perfect and everything, it still baffles me how the other girl won!

[xAaliyahxx]

omg thank you so much for posting this i've never seen this performace full

[DivinityMotion]

OMG! I love u for uploading this!!!

Aaliyah already at 10 had so much class & grace. The way she sings that song is just amazing!!! <3 Finally full version!!! <333333333

[ClassicDaisyLuv]

thank you for this was so beautiful.

[ItsAzzIzz]

you're my favourite work of art...

[AaliyahDawnTeam2]

listen to how rich and powerful her voice was at that young of an age. Classical vocal training at its BEST! THE QUEEN

[songsterqua]

Wow, AMAZING! I never thought tis would surface...She was so GIFTED! AALIYAH is eally my hero. Such a star!...I love how her child voice was still sounding like her adult voice on some parts, Hearing this voice LIVE and RECORDED for many years does that to you haha....TALENT. SWAG. BEAUTY. CLASS. GRACE.

[BIGGESTAALIYAHFAN]

OMG!!!! Seeing this makes me speechless

[Istan4AALIYAH]

nobody was fuckin wit da queen aaliyah ; da queen slayin @ 10 years old nd shit

[xMJAaliyahFan01x]

Wow this is simply beautiful Im just astonished how lovely her precious voice was and involved into this gorgeous R&B singer she was defenitly gifted personally should of won but she became and proved she was a Star and she be forever loved and missed by all...God Bless Aaliyah! and she was so proud on how far she got in her career brings tears in my eyes..Love u always Baby Girl!

[xMJAaliyahFan01x]

@xMJAaliyahFan01x Thank you for uploading never seen the long version of this performance and in such great quality =)

[gwoolverto]

@xMJAaliyahFan01x It is a shame that the person who posted this cut it from the original post; had they not done this, you could have heard both singers and you would have to agree that Aaliyah was off pitch and missed some notes. Go to Katrina Abrams and you can watch the entire performance and decide. Fan or not-she lost that day because Katrina was better on pitch and did not miss a note. Katrina has returned to music and you can get to her site from the original post.

[Dboy4100X3]

@gwoolverto

Aaliyah was not off pitch. rotfl

[gwoolverto]

@Dboy4100X3 Missed notes with very little range and pitch-that is just the way it was. No protools to correct voices back then.

[Dboy4100X3]

@gwoolverto

Little range? She hit low notes and brought it up to head register and transitioned between those registers with ease. Please shut the fuck up and stop talking. You sound like a fool.

[EdTV20]

@gwoolverto Aaliyah was not off pitch and missed notes. Who the fuck do you think you are to judge someone. Fucking hater

[KeesusChrist]

@gwoolverto At the end of the day, Aaliyah still won because she's known across the world as "Aaliyah". The only Katrina I know is "Hurricane Katrina" :P

[gwoolverto]

@KeesusChrist She lost that day, but had a great career.

[Dboy4100X3]

@gwoolverto

Why are you defending this chick katrina so much? I think you are Katrina in disguise. lmfao

[gwoolverto]

@xMJAaliyahFan01x She was great, but this was lifted from the Katrina site where Katrina won that day many years ago. She did have a wonderful career and it is a shame she was lost so early in life.

[shawtykicks]

@xMJAaliyahFan01x She sounded like a pure angel!!!!!!!