Alicia Keys is a multi-talented artist known for her powerful voice, soulful music, and captivating performances. Born Alicia Augello Cook on January 25, 1981, in New York City, she began playing the piano at the age of seven and later attended the Professional Performing Arts School, where she honed her musical skills. With 15 Grammy Awards to her name, Keys has established herself as a prominent figure in the music industry. Beyond her musical prowess, she is also a passionate philanthropist and an advocate for various social and political causes. Keys’ ability to blend soul, R&B, and classical music has solidified her status as a timeless and influential musician.
Alicia Keys Facts
1- “She participated in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which took place at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2007, along with other artists”
2- “Her Astrological Sign: Aquarius.”
3- “Keys began receiving classical piano training by age seven”
4- “her mother is of Italian (Agrigento and Sciacca) and either Scottish or Irish descent”
5- “She has known R&B superstar Beyoncé since she was 13.”
6- “She writes and produces all her songs – something that makes her very marketable.”
7- “Keys is the first female artist to have an MTV Unplugged album top the Billboard 200 chart.”
8- “She was born in the Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan, in New York City”
9- “Her father is African American”
10- “Alicia Keys gave a live music performance during the 2016 UEFA Champions League Final’s opening ceremony, the first in the history of the league”
11- “Her music combines elements of R&B, hip-hop, jazz, and classical music. All of these styles influenced her when she was growing up”
12- “Alicia Keys was named one of People Magazine’s “”Breakthrough Stars of 2001″”
13- ” VH1 also included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 100 Greatest Women in Music lists”
14- “Her full name is Alicia Augello Cook”
15- “Her duet “”My Boo”” with Usher became her second number-one single in 2004″
16- “In her first movie role, she played a lesbian assassin in the 2006 film Smokin’ Aces. She took the role because it defied expectations.”
17- “Her mother often worked three jobs to provide for Keys, who, “learned how to survive,” from her mother’s example of tenacity and self-reliance.”
18- “She appeared on the covers of Vibe, Vanity Fair, SevenTeen, and Teen magazines”
19- “In 2004, she released a book of poems and song lyrics called Tears For Water.”
20- “Keys wrote her first song about her departed grandfather on her piano by age 12”
21- “She graduated a performing arts high school at age 16.”
22- “She is good friends with singer John Mayer, and Mariah Carey.”
23- ” Time has named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017″
24- “Keys gave birth to son Egypt Daoud Dean in October 2010”
25- “in 2014, Fuse ranked her as the thirteenth-most awarded musician of all time”
26- ” She has sold over 65 million records worldwide”
27- “She wrote her first song at the age of 14.”
28- “She wrote and produced “”Impossible””, one of the songs on Christina Aguilera’s album, “”Stripped””.”
29- “She appeared on the TV drama Empire for two episodes in 2015, playing a pop singer named Skye Summers”
