Mattel’s Aaliyah tribute Barbie doll sells out on launch | CNN Business

CNN  — 

A limited edition Barbie of Aaliyah sold out within hours of going on sale on what would have been the late R&B singer’s 46th birthday.

The US singer and actress was killed on August 25, 2001, shortly after wrapping her music video for “Rock the Boat,” when her chartered plane crashed in the Bahamas. She was just 22.

Fans’ fascination with Aaliyah and her music have not abated in the two decades since her death, and the speed at which this doll sold out is testament to that.

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