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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. Aaliyah wow’s 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 Aaliyah’s 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 fire… 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 “don’t give up” and “try again” attitude.