About Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys has taken the modern R&B world to a whole new level at the age of 19, with the release of her debut album, Songs in A Minor. Not to mention, she's also pretty good at "tickling the ivory," so to speak.
By breaking onto the R&B and Soul music scene in the summer of 2001, Alicia Keys has already made quite a name for herself with her natural musical talents and a smash hit single.
Her debut album, Songs in A Minor, is a fusion of different music genres including blues, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop. She is also gaining recognition as a classically trained pianist. Move over Beethoven, Alicia Keys has arrived.
Date/Location of Birth : 25 January, 1980 / New York City, USA
Birthname : Alicia Augello Cook
Aliases Used : Alicia Cook / Alicia Keyes
Nickname : Lellow
Height : 5'5.5"(1.66m)
New York-born Alicia Keys began taking piano lessons at age seven at her mother's insistence. She proved to be such a prodigy that she was later accepted into he prestigious Professional Performance Arts School of Manhattan, where she majored in choir. Not only her musical talent but also her grades proved to be so exceptional that she was allowed to graduate as Valedictorian at age 16. In 1998 she signed with Arista Records, and wrote, produced and recorded her own albums. In 1999 she left Arista to join J Records, headed by legendary music impresario Clive Davis, and her success has been meteoric. Her 2001 debut album, "Songs in A Minor", sold six million copies and garnered five Grammys. Her album "Diary" won Ms. Keys 4 more Grammy's in 2005.