Alicia Keys

Background information
Birth name : Alicia Augello Cook
Also known as : Lellow
Born : January 25, 1981 (1981-01-25) (age 27) Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Genre(s) : RnB, soul
Occupation(s) : Singer-songwriter, pianist, cellist, composer, arranger, record producer, actress, music video director, philanthropist, author
Instrument(s) : Singing, piano, keyboards, cello
Voice type(s) : Contralto
Years active: 1997–present
Label(s) : Columbia
Website : AliciaKeys.com
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American RnB/soul singer-songwriter, pianist, cellist, and actress. Known for her distinctive, soulful contralto voice, Keys has sold over thirty million albums worldwide and has won numerous awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, seventeen Billboard Music Awards, and five American Music Awards.
Keys' debut album Songs in A Minor was a worldwide success, selling over eleven million copies, and received five Grammy Awards in 2002, with Keys winning Best New Artist and also Song of the Year for "Fallin'". Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and quickly became another great success worldwide selling about nine million copies and garnered Keys four Grammy Awards in 2005. After the successful Unplugged release in 2005, Keys returned to the music scene with her third studio album, As I Am, released in 2007, which has sold nearly six million copies and established her as one of the best-selling artists of the decade.
Keys was inducted into the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Hot 100 Artists and was one of the few artists of her generation to be mentioned
Discography
Studio albums
Main article: Alicia Keys discography
Songs in A Minor (2001)
The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003)
As I Am (2007)
Other albums
Unplugged (2005)
Quantum of Solace (soundtrack) (2008)
Tours
American Tour (2001)
European Tour (2001–2002)
Asian/Australian Tour (2004)
Verizon Ladies First Tour (2004) (with Beyoncé and Missy Elliott)
European Tour (2004)
The Diary Tour (U.S.) (2005)
As I Am Tour (Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania) (2008)

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