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We all know that today marks the eight year anniversary of Aaliyah’s death. She was on top of her game when she passed and had just released the best album of her career. Aaliyah was not only a singer, but a dancer, actress and model. After she passed a young talent sprang upon the scene named Ciara, who was also a dancer, actress and model.

There have been innumerable comparisons between the two, some have gone so far as to say Ciara is completely swagger-jacking the late Aaliyah. They both worked with Missy Elliot, they were both petite, had long hair, soft voices, went through a phase of baggy jeans and sweat pants, and both have that killer dance instinct.

So the question is: If Aaliyah were alive today, would Ciara have a chance at a successful music career?

Check the ladies battle it out in the video below…

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DJ_Panik74/ DJ_Panik74

    not hatin’, but nah, Ciara would’ve been ignored. So to answer the headline question…Nah, wouldn’t need Ciara. Ciara was gone after what…1 ok debut album and a single off her second album…out of the 3 (maybe 4, but who was counting?) she got out which the 3rd was widely ignored. Aaliyah clearly had a nicer career because she had successful singles on each album she put out. But Ciara still gets my respect though, can’t say she wasn’t or isn’t talented, but maybe she would’ve had more of an illustious career if Aaliyah never reached the masses with her gorgeous image and her talents.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DJ_Panik74/ DJ_Panik74

    oh, and by the way….R.I.P. Aaliyah.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dopegurlmagic17/ Dopegurlmagic17

    uuhhhhh we still really dont need Ciara… dont get me wrong da girl can dance but she has made not significate affect on music. no where close to aaliyah’s level

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/love218/ love218

    NO!! IF AALIYAH WAS STILL HERE WE WOULDN’T NEED CEE CEE. AALIYAH WAS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY TALENTED. YOU COULD LISTEN TO AALIYAH ALBUMS FROM BEGINNING TO END! AND SHE HAD HIT AFTER HIT! CIARA CAN ONLY MAKE ONE GOOD SONG A YEAR LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/intllgntblkbeauty/ intllgntblkbeauty

    CIARA CANT SING SO WHY IS THIS EVEN A COMPARISON!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/wizdom63/ wizdom63

    dead or alive ….we dont need ciara lol ……so i dont even know why shes even being compared to Aaliyas levelcome to think of it ….why is ciara even here ?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dwinez/ Dwinez

    Igh First Off… There Wont Be A Beyonce Too Yo… Real Talk Aaliyah was madd versatile in her music.. which made her the BEST of all Female Artist.. so No Ciara or any woman .. Period.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tinker44/ tinker44

    We wouldn’t need Bey either.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Arrielle2007/ Arrielle2007

    PLEASE! Ciara is nowhere on Aaliyah’s level. Aaliyah wasa triple threat and was talented in all areas. Ciara cant sing, she cant act, and her dances are repetitive. She does the same thing over and over. THere would be no Ciara if Aaliyah were still alive. When Aaliyah passed, as sad as it was, it opened the door for a lot of solo women to come into the game like Ashanti, Ciara and Beyonce. But yet and still she was and still is a force to be reckoned with and they cant touch when it comes to being a triple threat.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Lady_G00n661/ Lady_G00n661

    nope we sure as hell wouldnt! s**t if you ask me we dont need her now!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/taylor301/ taylor301

    This is a disrespectful article!!!!! Ciara pays homage to Aaliyah!!! It is a shame that the person that wrote this article has nothing better to write about!!! i am not a Ciara fan, but you disrespect Aaliyah’s memory by writing about nothing!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/qadavis/ qadavis

    We don’t need Ciara now. RIP Aaliyah.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TeddyBttmBoy/ TeddyBttmBoy

    yes we would need Ciara. . .she is nothing like Aaliyah and Aaliyah is nothing like Ciara. . .

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missfLysociety87/ missfLysociety87

    If Aaliyah Didn’t Die, Would We Even Need Ciara? The answer is ..no , no and did i say NO :]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MaMiRhOnDa/ MaMiRhOnDa

    hell no!!!!!!! SHE WAS A MAN BEFORE A WOMEN Aaliyah to pretty and had it going on.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrharvey14/ mrharvey14

    ************EVERYONE PLEASE READ SO I CAN EXPOSE THIS MORONIC WRITER************
    To set the record straight, Ciara is NOT being marketed after Aliyah, she is being marketed after Janet Jackson. I work for Wright Entertainment Group (www.wegmusic.com) and we manage Ciara. So please editors get your facts straight before flooding the internet with BS. Now the only person who has been marketed after Aliyah to this day officialY is Cassie, and we all see how that went!

    Blessings.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrharvey14/ mrharvey14

    ************EVERYONE PLEASE READ SO I CAN EXPOSE THIS MORONIC WRITER************
    To set the record straight, Ciara is NOT being marketed after Aliyah, she is being marketed after Janet Jackson. I work for Wright Entertainment Group (www.wegmusic.com) and we manage Ciara. So please editors get your facts straight before flooding the internet with BS. Now the only person who has been marketed after Aliyah to this day officialY is Ca**ie, and we all see how that went!

    Blessings

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/April_lusciouslips/ April_lusciouslips

    I always thought ciara was jockin’ Aaliyah, and if she were here I do believe ciara would not be, not to mention Aaliyah COULD sing, ciara and hold a note or two, big difference! Aaliyah we miss you!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dottie_03/ dottie_03

    RIP AALIYAH… CIARA WHO?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CarmelKiss069/ CarmelKiss069

    I love Aliyah but we need to give Ciara some credit. I mean DAMN!!! She got her own swag just like Aliyah had hers…..R.I.P. Aliyah!!!! You are still missed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NYCsmoove/ NYCsmoove

    Before Aaliyah died, they used to say she couldn’t sing. Now that she’s dead she was a great singer. Let her rest in peace without the nonsense please. I’ve never seen such low class biased writers on BP. Renita Williams, where did you get your journalism degree if you have one? Feel free to reply to me because I want to hear your response.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Black2dbone08/ Black2dbone08

    Yeah if Aaliyah was here she would have still been on top of her game, For Ciara she good and she gat the game going…they both would have live it up, we all missed ya Aaliyah…RIP babe

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    OK….CIARA IS NOT AND WILL NEVER BE ON AALIYAH’S LEVEL….AALIYAH WAS A YOUNG MARY J. BLIGE….CIARA IS A YOUNG NOODLE…SHE’S ON THAT HOLLYWOOD MISS SKINNY S**T..LOST HER ASS AND ALL…AALIYAH WAS REAL FROM THE BEGINNING TO END-R.I.P.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SexyTrackLegs06/ SexyTrackLegs06

    Man I knew this was coming…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Just_ToCute/ Just_ToCute

    HELL NAW WE DON’T NEED CIARA…THE CHICK CAN’T EVEN SING IDC WAT NOBDY SAY N I AINT HATIN…AALIYAH WE MISS U DEARLY THERE WILL NEVA B ANOTHA

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pbballin/ pbballin

    this is kind of a fcked up question on both sides….for Aaliyah(rip) and Ciara. but its not a a thing of “NEED” if Aaliyah had not passed away, Ciara would still be there, would just be labeled as another one of those “swagga jackers” and wouldn’t be as loved as she is now

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sonnybunny84/ sonnybunny84

    If Aaliyah Didn’t Die, Would We Even Need Ciara? HEll NAW…S**T NAW

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/misspink8/ misspink8

    WE DON’T NEED CIARA PERIOD. AALIYAH’S CAREER WAS WAY MORE SUCCESSFUL NOT SAYING THAT CIARA GARBAGE SHE STRAIGHT BUT NOT ON AALIYAH’S LEVEL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Tiphanee1/ Tiphanee1

    WE NEVER NEEDED CIARA….. SHE CAN DANCE HER ASS OFF, BUT SHE CAN’T SING. AALIYAH…. WAS AWESOME. I BELIEVE BEYONCE MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT SOME FIRE FROM HER AS WELL.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/starrwalker/ starrwalker

    I’m not one of those people who automatically start speaking highly of a person just because they’re dead. I never felt that Aaliyah was that magnificent a singer, dancer, or actress. And I still don’t. I’m sorry she had to die such a terrible and untimely death, but that still doesn’t change who she was….A kid who had to sleep with a grown pervert to get into the business. And as for Ciara, she’s not much better as a performer, and I guarantee if she died, she’d miraculously be transformed into some megastar overnight just because she’s dead, the same as Aaliyah was. Either way they are two different people, so why compare them?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NOWHITEIN/ NOWHITEIN

    WHAT? YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING? CIARA IS THE QUEEN OF CRUNK! AALIYAH IS THE QUEEN OF LAID BACK! THESE TWO LADIES ARE TOO DIFFERENT. COMPARING THE TWO IS OUT OF THE QUESTION, BECAUSE BOTH LAID DOWN TOTALLY DIFFERENT PATHS. ONE USED A SUSPECTED CHILD MOLESTER TO GET ON TOP, WHILE THE OTHER USED THE INFLUENCE OF LIL JON TO GET ON TOP. SO IF AALIYAH WAS STILL ALIVE, CIARA WOULD STILL SURVIVE! THE BIGGER AND BETTER QUESTION IS THIS. WOULD ASHANTI MAKE HER MARK IF AALIYAH WAS STILL ALIVE? EVERYBODY WAS SAYING THAT ASHANTI WAS HER REPLACEMENT WHEN SHE DIED, JUST LIKE THEY WERE SAYING ABOUT JZ WHEN BIGGIE DIED. NOW, YOU DONT HEAR A PEEP ABOUT ASHANTI! LOL. SO WHATS THE DEAL?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/georgianchocolate/ georgianchocolate

    Funny that we are holding Aaliyah up as some pariah or something. As a singer, she was AVERAGE at best! Just goes to show that the talent today is so limited. Aaliyah was a great dancer, Ciara is a great dancer, but as singers neither of them are blowing the top off any arena without the help of backup dancers and sound enhancements. Bless Aaliyah’s soul, but I don’t know where people are getting off making Aaliyah up to be a great singer.

    Listen to Alicia Keys, Listen to Jennifer Hudson, Listen to Fantasia… then you’ll come close to what a REAL singer is.

    A songbird Aaliyah was NOT! Rest her soul

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/georgianchocolate/ georgianchocolate

    and by the way … Aaliyah as well as Ciara have their place in the sun. They are both beautiful and very talented.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ria40/ ria40

    There is no comparison. They both have their own style and own sound. If Aaliyah were alive they would be neck to neck as far as notoriety. RIP Aaliyah!! Keep up the good work-Ciara!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/falleyfal2thet/ falleyfal2thet

    You cannot compare the two- each serves a different purpose in life. That’s why Ciara is where she’s AT. Not because my girl Aaliyah isn’t here. Let Her Soul Rest In Peace if you just gonna talk about B-S. I think MJB said it best in one of her songs “You Can’t Hold A GOOD WOMAN DOWN” and that’s WUSS UP****

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/producer6tray/ producer6tray

    Wow!! I can’t believe that we making a comparison of two pure Afrocentric Diamonds.. hell they are both sizzlean, that’s one the reason why Aaliyah still lives. I am most appreciation of having witnessed her talents how ever dueg to draw to society’s pension for trying similarities and always moving backward..we sometimes take for granted the beauty, style, energy that Ciara and others bring to the table. The will only be 1 Micheal Jordan/Jackson 1, 1 Barrack, 1 Tiger, 1 Pac 1 Biggie, etc. Let’s love those we lost, and appreciate who we are blesses with NOW. Peace/Thanx.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mizzkahlia/ mizzkahlia

    *Its funny to hear comments like Aaliyah vs. Ciara. Talk about two different milleniums…. Aaliyah was for the 90′s, and Ciara was for the new millenium. How can you compare the two? Each had their own styles, and ways of dealing with their fame. Actually without artists like Phyllis Hyman, Anita Baker, Sade, Patti, Aretha, Chaka, Diana, and of course Tina (Turner), there wouldn’t be a Beyonce, Brandy, Mya, Monica, or any one else for that matter. Comparing these two singers is irrelevant, and it goes against remembering Aaliyah and her unique style. Every artist has someone that they’ve been inspired by, and if Ciara looked up to Aaliyah and her uniqueness, then So Be It. RIP Aaliyah*

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mizzkahlia/ mizzkahlia

    *I find this article so humorous. Comparing these two artists is so irrelevant. I wondered if God hadn’t called Aaliyah home, would we still have this conversation? Would the media try to tear Ciara and Aaliyah apart like they’ve done so many other artists? Is it fair to compare old achool artists like Phyllis Hyman, Minnie Riperton, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Patti Labelle, and Tina turner to new school artists like Beyonce, Chrisette Michelle, Jazmine Sullivan, Alicia Keys, Fantasia, and Rihanna? It seems like more of a “what if ” article rather than a whose better article.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shindogg/ shindogg

    well ciara aint no aaliyah. she’ll neva b her n a million yearz no matta how hard she try. nobody can b aaliyah cuz she wuz “1 in a million” az her 1 song goez. r.i.p. aaliyah. luv ya alwayz baby gurl. no, i dont think ciara wud b az big of a hit if aaliyah wuz here. maybe dat goodies song wuda been a hit but she wuda likely fizzled out bfo her 2nd album. all her #1′s wuda belong 2 aaliyah cuz aaliyah wuz untouchable musically. saddly she wuznt untouchable in real life.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoCo_Nes12/ SoCo_Nes12

    Umm it doesn’t matter cuz Aaliyah’s time was up when she died js as it will be when I die, you die, he die, she die, etc. So it seems pointless taking it to where would she be now/what influence would she have in the industry etc. I don’t even compare CeCe to Aaliyah cuz they were two different women with two different styles and it’s js not right to even go there. Who knows? A lot of ppl love Aaliyah and I haven’t heard any1 say negative things about working with CeCe so they might’ve been friends.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bubblebuttt3/ Bubblebuttt3

    Rest In Peace Babygirl! The Princess of R&B. Now to the matters at hand…That bald headed b***h has no relevance; in comparison to Aaliyah. Ciara has a wig top. Aaliyah did not. Ciara pops her nasty stink dirty noasstol; Aaliyah danced. Ciara was in what movie? Aaliyah was building her movie career. Ciara is modeling for whom? Aaliyah had endorsement deals. Stop the antics! This wack b***h should never be mentioned in any sentence with Aaliyah; unless she is being broke down. F**k outta here…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/buttasoft216/ buttasoft216

    If Aaliyah were still alive, I don’t think that Ciara would have a chance…maybe as Aaliyah’s backup dancer..lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlackCasper2001/ BlackCasper2001

    To be honest, Ciara does have a sleeker, more exotic look than Aaliyah. Ciara hasn’t been that impressive in her choreography after her debut. Aaliyah did have consistently good choreography and Aaliyah had the better singing voice. I still do think that Ciara would make an impact if Aaliyah was around because Aaliyah would have been progressing towards the downside of her career.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kadia_Francis/ Kadia_Francis

    You people are cold.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Hokage-Sama69/ Hokage-Sama69

    um…why are we even comparing the R&B princess to ciara…..

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