Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman will play R&B artist Aaliyah in an upcoming TV movie about the late singer's extraordinary life.
"Aaliyah: Princess Of R&B" Biopic On The Way!
Actress/Singer Zendaya Coleman has been selected to play Aaliyah in a Lifetime original movie!
The 17 year old Dancing With The Stars contestant is about to take on a very vital role in her career and many believe it will turn her life around.
The Lifetime channel is allegedly making a TV biopic about Aaliyah which is tentatively titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B. The original movie will be based on the bestselling book Aaliyah: More Than A Woman by Christopher Farley (Time magazine’s former music editor).
Zendaya will not only be starring in the movie but she is expected to record four songs of Aaliya's, Variety reports.
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Aaliyah tragically passed away 13 years ago on August 25, 2001, in a plane crash in the Bahamas. She was only 22 years old when she died.
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