Lifetime has unveiled the first teaser for its upcoming biopic Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B.
Alexandra Shipp portrays the late popstar in the television film, which chronicles Aaliyah's rise to fame prior to her tragic death in a plane crash in 2001.
Lifetime's teaser for Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B debuted on Facebook on Friday (September 27).
Shipp is briefly glimpsed in full costume as Aaliyah as she showcases some of the 'Try Again' singer's signature dance moves.
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B has been embroiled in controversy ever since it was officially announced by Lifetime.
Disney Channel star Zendaya was originally cast as Aaliyah, but dropped out ahead of filming and suggested that the subject matter was not being "handled delicately".
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Shipp - who has appeared in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Days of Our Lives - was subsequently cast as Aaliyah.
Talk show host Wendy Williams later joined the project as an executive producer and vowed that Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B would be a tribute to its subject.
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B premieres on November 15 on Lifetime in the US.
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