1981-01-25 ( 44 years old ) in Hell's Kitchen, New York City, New York, USA
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys was composing songs by age 12. She was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records, and then, after disputes with the label, by Arista Records. Her debut album, Songs in A Minor, was released with J Records in 2001. Praised for Keys' musical talents and creative control, Songs in A Minor was critically and commercially successful, producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'" and selling over 12 million copies worldwide. Songs in A Minor earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was also a critical and commercial success, spawning successful singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You" and "Diary", and selling eight million copies worldwide. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards. Her duet song "My Boo" with Usher became her second number-one single in 2004. Keys released her first live album, Unplugged (2005), and became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one.
Her third album, As I Am (2007), produced the Hot 100 number-one single "No One", selling 5 million copies worldwide and earning an additional three Grammy Awards. In 2007, Keys made her film debut in the action-thriller film Smokin' Aces. Her fourth album,The Element of Freedom (2009), became her first chart-topping album in the UK, and sold 4 million copies worldwide. In 2009, Keys also collaborated with Jay Z on "Empire State of Mind", which became her fourth number-one single, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2010. Girl on Fire (2012) was her fifth Billboard 200 topping album, spawning the successful title track, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. In 2013, VH1 Storytellers was released as her second live album. Her sixth studio album, Here (2016), became her seventh US R&B/Hip-Hop chart topping album.
Keys has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including 15 competitive Grammy Awards, 17 NAACP Image Awards, 12 ASCAP Awards, and awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and National Music Publishers Association. She has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide. Considered a musical icon, Keys was named by Billboard the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade and placed number 10 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. VH1 also included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 100 Greatest Women in Music lists, while Time have named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017. Keys is also known for her humanitarian work, philanthropy and activism, and has received accolades for such work. Keys co-founded and is the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit HIV/AIDS-fighting organization Keep a Child Alive.
Movies
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025-02-21
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
2024-07-06
Alicia Keys at the BBC
2023-09-16
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023-06-16
Uncharted
2023-06-10
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
2023-04-05
Apple Music Live: Alicia Keys
2022-12-22
Post Malone: Runaway
2022-08-12
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022-06-04
Alicia Keys - Citi Concert Series Today Show
2021-12-14
Alicia Keys Rocks New Year's Eve
2020-12-31
Dear Class of 2020
2020-06-07
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020-04-21
One World: Together at Home
2020-04-18
Alicia Keys Live in Los Angeles
2020-04-14
Alicia Keys: Baloise Session 2017
2017-11-02
Alicia Keys: Rock in Rio 2017
2017-09-17
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017-04-19
Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert
2017-01-20
Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square
2016-11-03
Let Me In
2016-06-20
The Gospel
2016-04-21
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015-12-06
Jem and the Holograms
2015-10-22
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
2015-06-23
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014-04-06
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014-04-04
Alicia Keys: Rock In Rio
2013-09-15
Mademoiselle C
2013-09-11
Alicia Keys - VH1 Storytellers
2013-06-28
Girl Rising
2013-03-07
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012-12-12
Alicia Keys Taratata 2012
2012-11-30
The Re-Up
2012-11-19
Alicia Keys - MTV Crashes Manchester
2012-11-13
Alicia Keys: iTunes Festival
2012-09-28
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010-01-05
Hope for Haiti Now
2010-01-02
Alicia Keys - Live in New York
2009-12-01
Q: The Man
2009-02-01
Alicia Keys - As I Am
2008-11-10
The Secret Life of Bees
2008-09-17
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007-12-23
The Nanny Diaries
2007-08-24
Smokin' Aces
2006-12-09
Live 8
2005-11-07
Alicia Keys: Unplugged
2005-09-23
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004-10-07
Alicia Keys live North Sea Jazz
2004-09-25
Alicia Keys: From Start to Stardom
2003-02-18
Christina Aguilera: Stripped
2002-09-30
The Best of Max
2002-01-01
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001-09-21
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