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Alicia Augello Cook (January 25, 1981 in Manhattan, New York, USA), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American artist recording, musician and actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of ​​Manhattan in New York. At age seven, Keys began playing classical music on the piano. She attended Professional Performing Arts School and graduated at age 16 as valedictorian. He later attended Columbia University before dropping out to pursue his musical career. Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous agreements first album with Columbia and then Arista Records.

Keys debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best selling new artist and best-selling R & B artist of 2001. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin '". Their second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and was also another success worldwide, selling eight million copies. The album earned him an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. That same year, he released his first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at number one in the United States. She became the first woman to hold an MTV Unplugged album to debut at number one and the highest since Nirvana in 1994.

Keys made guest appearances on several television series in the following years, from Charmed. She made her film debut in Smokin 'Aces, and went on to appear in The Nanny Diaries in 2007. His third studio album, As I Am, was released in the same year and sold six million copies worldwide, earning Keys other three Grammy Awards. The following year, she appeared in The Secret Life of Bees, which earned him a nomination for NAACP Image Awards. She released her fourth album, The Element of Freedom, in December 2009, Keys became the first chart-topping albums in the UK. Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Billboard magazine named her the top R & B artist of the decade 2000-2009, established as one of the hottest artists of his time.