Alicia Keys

Jan 25, 1980 -

Alicia Keys was born Alicia J Augello-Cook on January 25, 2980 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Alicia was an only child raised by her mother. She started piano at the age of seven. She excelled as a student and graduated from Manhattan's Professional Performing Arts School with honors at age 16.

Keys was accepted to Columbia University, but decided to drop out and pursue music professionally. She wrote a song (Dah Dee Dah) which appeared on the "Men In Black" soundtrack. A dry spell followed, but things picked up in 2000 when she had songs included on two more soundtracks.

Her debut album, Songs In A Minor, was released in 2001 and was a huge success. The lead single "Fallin'" was a number one hit. Songs In A Minor won five Grammys for Alicia Keys in 2002. The follow-up album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was just as successful. Her latest effort, As I Am from 2007, also hit number one and produced the number one single "No One".

Keys has also dabbled in acting appearing in movies such as "Smokin' Aces" and "The Nanny Diaries". Her charities include Keep A Child Alive and Frum The Gound Up.

Alicia Keys Discography
Year	Album	Includes
2007	As I Am	No One
2005	Unplugged
2003	The Diary of Alicia Keys	Karma; If I Ain't Got You
2001	Songs In A Minor	Fallin'; A Woman's Worth
Alicia Keys Books
Year	Book
2005	Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics
Alicia Keys Filmography
Year	Film	Role
2007	The Nanny Diaries	Lynette
2006	Smokin' Aces	Georgia Sykes

Alicia Keys Awards and Accomplishments

Year	Award	For
2008	2008 BET Award - Female R&B Artist
2008	Billboard #1 Album - 2008/02/16	As I Am
2008	39th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Album	As I Am
2008	39th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Female Artist
2008	39th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Music Video	Like You'll Never See Me Again
2008	39th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Song	Like You'll Never See Me Again
2008	50th Annual Grammys: R&B Female Vocal	No One
2008	50th Annual Grammys: Best R&B Song	No One
2008	Billboard #1 Album - 2008/02/02	As I Am
2008	Billboard #1 Album - 2008/01/26	As I Am
2007	Billboard #1 Single - 2007/12/29	No One
2007	Billboard #1 Single - 2007/12/22	No One
2007	Billboard #1 Single - 2007/12/15	No One
2007	Billboard #1 Single - 2007/12/08	No One
2007	Billboard #1 Album - 2007/12/01	As I Am
2007	Billboard #1 Single - 2007/12/01	No One
2006	37th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Female Artist
2006	37th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Music Video	Unbreakable
2006	37th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Song	Unbreakable
2005	Billboard #1 Album - 2005/10/29	Unplugged
2005	2005 MTV Video Music Award - Best R&B Video	Karma
2005	47th Annual Grammys: R&B Female Vocal	If I Ain't Got You
2005	47th Annual Grammys: Best R&B Song	You Don't Know My Name
2005	47th Annual Grammys: Best R&B Album	The Diary of Alicia Keys
2005	31st Peoples Choice Awards: Favorite Female Singer
2004	2004 AMA: Favorite R&B Female Artist
2004	2004 MTV Video Music Award - Best R&B Video	If I Ain't Got You
2004	Billboard #1 Album - 2004/01/03	Diary of Alicia Keys
2003	Billboard #1 Album - 2003/12/20	Diary of Alicia Keys
2002	44th Annual Grammys: Best New Artist
2002	44th Annual Grammys: Best R&B Album	Songs In A Minor
2002	44th Annual Grammys: Best R&B Song	Fallin'
2002	44th Annual Grammys: R&B Female Vocal	Fallin'
2002	44th Annual Grammys: Song of the Year	Fallin'
2002	2001 AMA: Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist
2002	2001 AMA: Favorite R&B New Artist
2001	Billboard #1 Single - 2001/10/13	Fallin'
2001	Billboard #1 Single - 2001/10/06	Fallin'
2001	Billboard #1 Single - 2001/09/29	Fallin'
2001	Billboard #1 Single - 2001/09/01	Fallin'
2001	Billboard #1 Single - 2001/08/25	Fallin'
2001	Billboard #1 Single - 2001/08/18	Fallin'
2001	Billboard #1 Album - 2001/08/04	Songs In A Minor
2001	Billboard #1 Album - 2001/07/28	Songs In A Minor
2001	Billboard #1 Album - 2001/07/14	Songs In A Minor

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