Aaliyah gets her own Barbie on what would have been her 46th birthday

DETROIT — Aaliyah is now a Barbie girl.

The late Detroit R&B singer, who died in 2001 at the age of 22, has been immortalized in Barbie form. Toymaker Mattel introduced the Aaliyah Barbie Thursday, on what would have marked the singer’s 46th birthday.

The doll was made available at MattelCreations.com starting at midnight but was sold out within 30 minutes. It retailed for $64.99, which included a one-year membership to Barbie Club 59, which allows members access to exclusive deals…

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