Aaliyah Cinello，Aaliyah Begnamina Cinello was born in Toronto Canada on September 20, 2007. Her father is Italian and her mother is Cuban Jamaican. Aaliyah started her career as a fashion model for stores, such as Champs, Osh Kosh, Carters,Corus Entertainment, Hately,Sears, The Bay, Toys R Us, Babies R Us and landing the cover of Today's Parent magazine.