Aaliyah died in a plane crash Saturday in the Bahamas, authorities said.

The 22-year-old singer and actress, born Aaliyah Haughton, was one of eight people who died when the twin-engine plane they were traveling in crashed seconds after taking off from the Bahamas, according to Grand Bahama police superintendent Basil Rahming.

Aaliyah was in the Bahamas shooting a video, Minister of Tourism Tommy Turnquest told the Associated Press.

She died instantly when the plane, a Cessna 402B, exploded on impact just 200 feet beyond the end of a runway at Marsh Harbour International Airport on Abaco Island at 6:45 p.m., Rahming said. The craft, which was bound for Opa-Locka Airport, just northwest of Miami, apparently suffered engine failure upon liftoff, he said.

The victims, according to Rahming, were:

-- L. Marael, pilot (age unknown)

-- Aeliyatt (Aaliyah) Haughton, 22, White Plains, New York

-- Anthony Dodd, 34, Los Angeles, California

-- Eric Foreman, 29, Hollywood, California - Makeup Artist

-- Scott Gallin, 41, Pompano Beach, Florida

-- Keith Wallace, 49, Los Angeles, California

-- Gina Smith, 29, New Jersey

-- Douglas Kratz, 28, Hollywood, California (Virgin Records representative)

-- Christopher Maldonada, 32, New York

Anthony Dodd, 34, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday shortly before he was scheduled to be airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Rahming said.

Aaliyah "was like one of my daughters, she was one of the sweetest girls in the world," producer Quincy Jones told the AP "I loved her and respected her and I am absolutely devastated."

"We find it devastating and most unfortunate that after having this world-famous star Aaliyah and her crew select the Bahamas as their choice location for her latest video, the project has climaxed on such a tragic note," tourism minister Turnquest told the news service.

In July, Aaliyah released her third album -- the self-titled "Aaliyah" -- which debuted in the top five on the Billboard magazine album chart.

The disc was recorded while the entertainer was filming the big-screen adaptation of Anne Rice's "Queen of the Damned."

She made her film debut in last year's drama, "Romeo Must Die."

Good reviews for that performance led to roles in the upcoming sequels to "The Matrix" with Keanu Reeves.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Aaliyah grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She released her first album, "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number," at the age of 14.

Her hit single "Try Again" from the "Romeo Must Die" soundtrack was nominated for R&B Song of the Year at this year's Soul Train "Lady of Soul" Awards that will be held on Tuesday.

Aaliyah won Best Female Video and Video from a Film for "Try Again" in the 2000 MTV awards.