November 10, 1989 - Aaliyah appears on Star Search. ______________ Aaliyah {at the age of 10} makes her first ever national appearance on the hit show Star Search against Junior Vocalist Champion Katrina Abrams. She sings, "My Funny Valentine". _____________ Aaliyah wowβs the crowd with her soft yet powerful little voice but unfortunately loses to Katrina perfect 4.0 {Aaliyah only had a score of 3.25}. Although Aaliyahβs mother was backstage ready to give her daughter full support for the loss, Aaliyah still had a smile on her face and was determined that this would not stop her and more-so reminded her that she will not always win. _______________ Host of the show Ed McMahon said "There's a thing that you see when somebody walks out on the stage, I call it the fireβ¦ And that's what I saw with Aaliyah" The determined little girl went on to sign to a recording label {Blackground Records} and the rest is history. Although she lost to Katrina, in the end, she became the bigger star with her βdonβt give upβ and βtry againβ attitude. #aaliyah #edmcmahon #starsearch #myfunnyvalentine https://www.instagram.com/p/CWFV3CergXw/?utm_medium=tumblr
