Popsugar Celebrity Aaliyah Facts About Aaliyah 22 Facts About Aaliyah That Will Make You Love Her Even More 16 May 2018 by Shontel Horne View On One Page Photo 4 of 5 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 4 14: Her age when she released her first album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. 22: The number of white doves released at her funeral to symbolize her 22 years of life. 70: She performed "Journey to the Past," off the Anastasia soundtrack at the 70th Annual Academy Awards in 1998. 1985: The year her favorite Sade song, "Is It a Crime," was released. Previous Next Start Slideshow AaliyahCelebrity Facts