Alicia Keys

Known for ActingBorn 1981-01-25 (age 45)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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant

VERZUZ

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Alicia Keys - Live in New York

The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker

Christina Aguilera: Stripped

MTV Europe Music Awards

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert

Alicia Keys Live in Los Angeles

La chanson de l'année

People's Choice Awards

Alicia Keys: Rock In Rio

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

They All Came Out to Montreux

Alicia Keys - VH1 Storytellers

Alicia Keys at the BBC

Post Malone: Runaway

Hidden Figures

The Grammys

Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert

Alicia Keys: Baloise Session 2017

Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square

Charmed

A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

The Backyardigans

12 Years a Slave

Alicia Keys: From Start to Stardom

CMT Crossroads

Dear Class of 2020

Q: The Man

Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now

The Proud Family

Work It

MTV Video Music Awards

Song Exploder

The Secret Life of Bees

RuPaul's Drag Race

Iconoclasts

America Beyond the Color Line

Live 8

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Alicia Keys: iTunes Festival

Sanremo Music Festival

Queen of Katwe

Resort to Love