11. Solange Knowles
With big sister Beyoncé (who is 5 years older) cranking up the spotlight for the entire family, Solange Knowles had to grow up fast to keep up. Her first album came out when she was still a teenager, complete with a headlining tour, appearances on national TV and a burgeoning acting career. Her first marriage came as a teenager as well. She married Daniel Smith when she was just 19 years old and, almost exactly 9 months later, gave birth to her son.
Solange and Smith were divorced by 2007. In 2014, she got hitched again, marrying director Alan Ferguson.
10. Aaliyah
Although it’s a dangerous temptation to start spouting inappropriate R.Kelly jokes, it would be impossible to do a list of top teen brides without including Aaliyah. The singer was a sensation in the early-to-mid 1990s, appearing on Star Search at 10 and signing a record deal at 12. It was during the production of her first album, Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number, that she met Kelly, who took her under his wing.
He produced the album and wrote all but one of the songs. The two also might have been secretly (and illegally) married around that time, when she was just 15 years old.
Aaliyah eventually moved on from Kelly. Her second album, released 2 years later, had no input from him. Aaliyah died in a plane crash in 2001 at only 22 years old. Kelly would become infamous after a sex video surfaced allegedly showing him with an underage girl. Charges were filed against the star, but he was eventually acquitted.
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