Alicia Keys is a classically trained pianist who began composing songs at the age of 12.
Her debut album, "Songs in A Minor," sold over 12 million copies and won five Grammy Awards.
Keys was raised by her mother in a one-bedroom apartment in Hell's Kitchen after her father left when she was two.
Biography
Early Life
Alicia Augello Cook, known professionally as Alicia Keys, was born on January 25, 1981, in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Raised by her mother, Teresa Augello, a paralegal and part-time actress, Keys grew up in a one-bedroom apartment after her father, Craig Cook, left when she was just two years old. Despite the challenges, her mother worked multiple jobs to provide for her, instilling in Keys a sense of resilience and independence. Keys embraced her multiracial heritage, feeling comfortable relating to different cultures, which shaped her identity and artistry.
Career Beginnings
Keys began her artistic journey at a young age, making her acting debut on "The Cosby Show" at just four years old. By the age of 12, she was composing her own songs and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After a tumultuous relationship with the label, she found her true voice with J Records, releasing her debut album, "Songs in A Minor," in 2001. The album was a massive success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide and earning her five Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist.
Artistic Development
Throughout her career, Keys has been celebrated for her unique blend of R&B, soul, and pop music, showcasing her skills as a singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her subsequent albums, including "The Diary of Alicia Keys" and "As I Am," solidified her status as a musical powerhouse, with hits like "Fallin'" and "If I Ain't Got You" resonating with audiences worldwide. Critics have praised her maturity and depth as an artist, noting her ability to create music that speaks to the complexities of life and identity.
Legacy
Alicia Keys is often referred to as the "Queen of R&B," recognized for her significant contributions to music and culture. She has been included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people multiple times and has received numerous accolades, including Grammy Awards for her outstanding work. Keys continues to inspire a new generation of artists, remaining true to her roots while pushing the boundaries of her artistry.
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Discography
The Best Of2025
- 1.No One
- 2.Girl On Fire
- 3.You Don't Know My Name
- 4.If I Ain't Got You
- 5.My Boo
- 6.Lala (Unlocked)
- 7.Underdog
- 8.Doesn't Mean Anything
- 9.Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
- 10.Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
- 11.Diary
- 12.In Common
- 13.Like You'll Never See Me Again
- 14.Superwoman
- 15.Fallin'
- 16.Empire State Of Mind (Part. II) Broken Down
Hell’s Kitchen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)2024
- 1.The Elevator Prologue1:11
- 2.The Gospel4:36
- 3.The River3:18
- 4.Seventeen2:42
- 5.You Don’t Know My Name3:05
- 6.Miss Liza Jane Plays Piano for The First Time1:25
- 7.Kaleidoscope (Ali’s Version)4:53
- 8.Gramercy Park2:57
- 9.Not Even The King2:30
- 10.Teenage Love Affair2:14
- 11.Not Even the King (Reprise)1:26
- 12.Unthinkable (I’m Ready)3:42
- 13.You Play These Notes2:26
- 14.Girl On Fire5:09
- 15.Perfect Way To Die4:36
- 16.Heartburn2:41
- 17.Love Looks Better3:07
- 18.Work On It2:06
- 19.Price, Bonds, and Scott0:54
- 20.Authors Of Forever4:06
- 21.Fallin’3:09
- 22.If I Ain’t Got You4:29
- 23.Pawn It All3:30
- 24.Like You’ll Never See Me Again2:28
- 25.When It’s All Over2:06
- 26.Hallelujah/Like Water5:00
- 27.No One4:38
- 28.All We Can Do Is Play0:42
- 29.Empire State of Mind4:46
- 30.Kaleidoscope (From the New Broadway Musical “Hell’s Kitchen”)4:00
Inesquecível: São Paulo, Brazil2023
- 1.Nat King Cole4:15
- 2.Truth Without Love0:49
- 3.You Don’t Know My Name5:00
- 4.Wasted Energy2:11
- 5.Karma2:46
- 6.New Day2:05
- 7.Unthinkable5:03
- 8.So Done2:43
- 9.Show Me Love2:41
- 10.Diary5:24
- 11.The Gospel3:16
- 12.Plentiful1:29
- 13.Skydive2:37
- 14.Skydive (unlocked)1:25
- 15.It Is Insane1:56
- 16.It Is Insane (unlocked)1:15
- 17.Only You1:13
- 18.Only You (unlocked)1:10
- 19.A Woman’s Worth1:54
- 20.Unbreakable2:04
- 21.Empire State of Mind6:16
- 22.Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart3:26
- 23.Girl on Fire2:29
- 24.Superwoman3:44
- 25.Fallin’5:45
- 26.In Common2:30
- 27.Underdog3:37
- 28.No One6:54
- 29.Like You’ll Never See Me Again6:34
- 30.If I Ain’t Got You7:38
Inolvidable: Bogotá, Colombia2023
- 1.Nat King Cole4:14
- 2.Truth Without Love0:50
- 3.You Don’t Know My Name5:00
- 4.Wasted Energy2:11
- 5.Karma2:46
- 6.New Day2:05
- 7.Unthinkable4:08
- 8.So Done3:05
- 9.Diary5:21
- 10.Calma (Alicia remix)2:31
- 11.Looking for Paradise2:50
- 12.The Gospel3:16
- 13.Plentiful1:42
- 14.Skydive3:17
- 15.Skydive (unlocked)1:26
- 16.It Is Insane2:06
- 17.It Is Insane (unlocked)1:26
- 18.Only You1:16
- 19.Only You (unlocked)1:35
- 20.A Woman’s Worth2:05
- 21.Unbreakable2:39
- 22.Empire State of Mind4:49
- 23.Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart3:23
- 24.Girl on Fire2:30
- 25.Superwoman3:49
- 26.Fallin’5:37
- 27.In Common2:58
- 28.Underdog3:59
- 29.Like You’ll Never See Me Again7:15
- 30.If I Ain’t Got You8:25
Inolvidable: Buenos Aires, Argentina2023
- 1.Nat King Cole4:07
- 2.Truth Without Love0:49
- 3.You Don’t Know My Name5:00
- 4.Wasted Energy2:11
- 5.Karma2:46
- 6.New Day2:05
- 7.Unthinkable4:01
- 8.So Done2:59
- 9.Diary4:58
- 10.Calma2:31
- 11.Looking for Paradise2:45
- 12.The Gospel3:08
- 13.Plentiful1:35
- 14.Skydive2:38
- 15.Skydive (unlocked)1:34
- 16.Is It Insane2:00
- 17.Is It Insane (unlocked)1:25
- 18.Only You1:13
- 19.Only You (unlocked)1:18
- 20.A Woman’s Worth1:59
- 21.Unbreakable2:52
- 22.Empire State of Mind5:34
- 23.Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart3:25
- 24.Girl on Fire2:29
- 25.Superwoman3:45
- 26.Fallin’5:27
- 27.In Common2:29
- 28.Nada1:22
- 29.Underdog3:11
- 30.No One7:43
- 31.Like You’ll Never See Me Again7:07
- 32.If I Ain’t Got You8:00
Inolvidable: Santiago, Chile2023
- 1.Nat King Cole3:59
- 2.Truth Without Love0:50
- 3.You Don’t Know My Name5:00
- 4.Wasted Energy2:11
- 5.Karma2:46
- 6.New Day2:05
- 7.Unthinkable4:17
- 8.So Done2:52
- 9.Diary5:11
- 10.Calma (Alicia remix)2:32
- 11.Looking for Paradise2:50
- 12.The Gospel3:13
- 13.Plentiful1:38
- 14.Skydive2:56
- 15.Skydive (unlocked)1:10
- 16.Only You1:17
- 17.Only You (unlocked)1:27
- 18.A Woman’s Worth2:02
- 19.Unbreakable2:52
- 20.Empire State of Mind5:43
- 21.Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart3:25
- 22.Girl on Fire1:45
- 23.19771:10
- 24.Girl on Fire (extended)1:07
- 25.Superwoman3:44
- 26.Fallin’5:35
- 27.In Common2:51
- 28.Underdog3:37
- 29.No One7:19
- 30.Like You’ll Never See Me Again7:28
- 31.If I Ain’t Got You7:37
Inolvidable: Mexico City, Mexico2023
- 1.Nat King Cole4:22
- 2.Truth Without Love0:50
- 3.You Don’t Know My Name5:00
- 4.Wasted Energy2:11
- 5.Karma2:46
- 6.New Day2:05
- 7.Unthinkable3:58
- 8.So Done3:30
- 9.Diary5:27
- 10.The Gospel3:13
- 11.Plentiful1:47
- 12.Skydive2:45
- 13.Skydive (unlocked)2:05
- 14.It Is Insane2:00
- 15.It Is Insane (unlocked)1:49
- 16.Only You1:16
- 17.Only You (unlocked)1:15
- 18.A Woman’s Worth2:03
- 19.Unbreakable3:07
- 20.Empire State of Mind5:37
- 21.Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart3:24
- 22.Girl on Fire2:30
- 23.Superwoman3:47
- 24.Fallin’5:31
- 25.In Common2:45
- 26.Underdog3:37
- 27.No One7:13
- 28.Like You’ll Never See Me Again7:46
- 29.If I Ain’t Got You7:52
Apple Music Live: Alicia Keys2022
- 1.Intro1:00
- 2.You Don’t Know My Name5:04
- 3.December Back 2 June2:45
- 4.In Common3:16
- 5.Underdog2:34
- 6.Santa Baby3:58
- 7.Empire State of Mind3:46
- 8.Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart2:29
- 9.Please Come Home for Christmas3:34
- 10.Ave Maria2:11
- 11.Fallin’5:39
- 12.Intro to JVKE2:58
- 13.Golden Hour / Like You’ll Never See Me Again4:28
- 14.If I Ain’t Got You4:43
- 15.Girl on Fire2:31
- 16.Feeling Good / The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)8:22
- 17.Wonderful Christmas Time1:01
- 18.Someday at Christmas0:59
- 19.No One6:22
Santa Baby2022
- 1.Santa Baby3:53
- 2.Christmas Time Is Here3:26
- 3.Favorite Things3:54
- 4.December Back 2 June2:43
- 5.Please Come Home for Christmas3:17
- 6.Happy Xmas (War Is Over)4:05
- 7.You Don't Have to Be Alone2:19
- 8.The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)2:47
- 9.Old Memories on Christmas2:59
- 10.Not Even the King3:00
- 11.Ave Maria3:46
KEYS2021
- 1.Plentiful (originals)3:09
- 2.Skydive (originals)3:04
- 3.Best of Me (originals)3:59
- 4.Dead End Road (originals)3:32
- 5.Is It Insane (originals)6:21
- 6.Billions (originals)3:20
- 7.Love When You Call My Name (originals)3:37
- 8.Only You (originals)3:16
- 9.Daffodils (originals)4:33
- 10.Old Memories (originals)2:59
- 11.Nat King Cole (originals)3:40
- 12.Paper Flowers (originals)3:24
- 13.Like Water (originals)3:57
- 14.Interlude (originals)1:26
- 15.Only You (unlocked)3:12
- 16.Skydive (unlocked)3:03
- 17.Best of Me (unlocked)3:49
- 18.LALA (unlocked)4:31
- 19.Nat King Cole (unlocked)4:06
- 20.Is It Insane (unlocked)4:28
- 21.Come for Me (unlocked)3:30
- 22.Old Memories (unlocked)3:53
- 23.Dead End Road (unlocked)3:32
- 24.Love When You Call My Name (unlocked)3:16
- 25.Daffodils (unlocked)3:05
- 26.Billions (unlocked)3:01
Alicia: The Selects2021
- 1.Time Machine4:26
- 2.3 Hour Drive4:01
- 3.Show Me Love3:09
- 4.Authors of Forever3:38
- 5.So Done3:55
- 6.You Save Me3:41
- 7.Love Looks Better3:23
ALICIA2020
- 1.Truth Without Love2:34
- 2.Time Machine4:26
- 3.Authors of Forever3:38
- 4.Wasted Energy4:19
- 5.Underdog3:24
- 6.3 Hour Drive4:01
- 7.Me x 73:33
- 8.Show Me Love3:09
- 9.So Done3:55
- 10.Gramercy Park3:12
- 11.Love Looks Better3:23
- 12.You Save Me3:41
- 13.Jill Scott4:05
- 14.Perfect Way to Die3:31
- 15.Good Job3:53
Alicia Keys - X-Posed2017
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HERE2016
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VH1 Storytellers2013
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Girl on Fire2012
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The Platinum Collection2010
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The Element of Freedom2009
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Remixed2008
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As I Am2007
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J-Love Presents… Miss Alicia Keys2005
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Unplugged2005
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The Diary of Alicia Keys2003
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Songs in A Minor2001
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Empire Edition EP2009
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Gallery
Label
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Record label
- Arista Records
- Record label
- J Records
- Record label
- RCA Records
Achievements
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Award
- BBC 100 Women
- Award
- Ambassador of Conscience Award
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
- Award
- Time 100
- Award
- Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors
- Award
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Groups
- The Il'Luminariescurrent
Similar artists
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Alica Keys, Alicia Augello Cook, Alicia Dean, Alicia Keyes, Lellow, アリシア・キーズ
Alicia Augello Cook, known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After disputes with the label, she signed with J Records to release her debut studio album, Songs in A Minor (2001). Met with critical acclaim and commercial success, the album sold over 12 million copies worldwide and won five awards at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. It contained the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Fallin'". Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was met with continued success, selling eight million units worldwide and spawning the US top-five singles "You Don't Know My Name" and "If I Ain't Got You". Its release earned an additional four Grammy Awards.
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