The music started. Soft strings filled the air—the unmistakable intro to Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.”
She walked onto the stage with quiet confidence—no theatrics, no exaggerated strut, just the faint click of heels and a slow exhale. Her name was Aaliyah Grey, a 22-year-old music teacher from New Jersey who’d never sung for more than a hundred people at a time. But tonight, she stood under the searing lights of … Read more