Happy birthday Aaliyah and Sade!

So, somehow I have never realized that two of my favorite singers have the same birthday. It truly boggles my mind that I didn't know that Aaliyah and Sade share today as their birthdays. Aaliyah was born on this day in 1979, she would have been 32 today. And Sade was born on this day in 1959.

So today I remember Aaliyah and all of the music that she left us and celebrate Sade and all of the music that she is still giving us.

Happy birthday Aaliyah and Sade!

Aaliyah {January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001}

I wonder all the time what would Aaliyah be doing now if she were alive.

Where would Aaliyah's film career be now? Would she have attained the 'it girl' status in Hollywood?

How would Aaliyah's influence have changed the often lousy R&B we hear today? Would Beyoncé be as big a star if Aaliyah was alive today? Rihanna? Ciara?

Obviously these questions can never be answered but I have a feeling Aaliyah's influence, had she still been alive, would have been huge in the last decade.

What do you think?

Miss u 4ever

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001)