Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys
Keys in 2019
Born	Alicia Augello Cook (1981-01-25) January 25, 1981 (age 43) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Lellow
Education	Columbia University (no degree)
Occupations	Singer songwriter pianist author actress
Years active	1993–present
Organization	Keep a Child Alive
Works	Discography songs written videography
Spouse	Swizz Beatz ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	R&B soul hip hop blues neo soul
Instruments	Vocals piano
Labels	Columbia Arista J RCA AKW
Website	www.aliciakeys.com
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Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She has sold over forty-one million albums and singles worldwide as of 2007, and has won numerous awards, including fourteen Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards.

Keys was born on January 25, 1981, in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York.^[1] Her birth name is Alicia Augello Cook. She is the only child of Teresa Augello, a paralegal and part-time actress, and Craig Cook, a flight attendant. Her mother is of half Italian and half English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry,^[2] and her father is of African American ancestry.^[3] Keys has expressed that she was comfortable with her mixed race heritage because she felt she was able to "relate to different cultures".^[4]

• Songs in A Minor (2001)
• The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003)

• Unplugged (2005)
• As I Am (2007)
• The Element of Freedom (2009)
• Girl on Fire (2012)
• Here (2016)
• Alicia (2020)
• Keys (2021)
• Santa Baby (2022)

• Smokin' Aces (2006)
• The Nanny Diaries (2007)
• The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

Books

• Keys, Alicia (2004). Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics. G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 0-425-20560-6.
• Keys, Alicia (2006). Unplugged. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-4234-0822-5.
• Keys, Alicia (2007). How Can I Keep from Singing?: Transforming the Lives of African Children and Families Affected by AIDS. Umbrage. ISBN 978-1-884167-60-7.
• Keys, Alicia; Walton, Jessica (2014). Blue Moon: From the Journals of MaMa Mae and LeeLee. IDW Publishing. ISBN 9781613777893.
• Keys, Alicia (2020). More Myself: A Journey. Flatiron Books. ISBN 9781250153296.
• Keys, Alicia; Weiner, Andrew (2022). Girl on Fire. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780063029569.

Published articles

• Keys, Alicia (2008): AIDS Not Killing Hope in Africa. CNN.^[5]
• Keys, Alicia (2015): Don't Fail the Children in Africa. CNN.^[6]
• Keys, Alicia (2016): Time to Uncover. Lenny Letter.^[7]

Other contributions

• Keys, Alicia (2014): Introduction. in Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music by Angelique Kidjo and Rachel Wenrick. Harper Design. ISBN 978-0062071798^[8]
• Keys, Alicia (2018): Foreword. in Blend: The Secret to Co-Parenting and Creating a Balanced Family by Mashonda Tifrere. TarcherPerigee. ISBN 978-0143132578.^[9]

• List of poets from the United States

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