Alicia Keys

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.

Early life
Keys was born on January 25, 1981, in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York. 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, and her father is of  African American ancestry."A lot of people believe I'm part Jamaican, though I'm not. I'm definitely black and Italian and a little Irish or Scottish" (European American) –  Keys has expressed that she was comfortable with her mixed race heritage because she felt she was able to "relate to different cultures".

Discography

 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)

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

Concert tours

Headlining tours
 Songs in A Minor Tour (2002)
 Diary Tour (2005)
 As I Am Tour (2008)
 Freedom Tour (2010)
 Set the World on Fire Tour (2013)
 Alicia + Keys World Tour  (2022–2023)
 Keys to the Summer Tour (2023)

Co-headlining tours
 The Verizon Ladies First Tour (2004)

Concerts
 Piano & I: A One Night Only Event with Alicia Keys (2011)

Bibliography
Books





Published articles
Keys, Alicia (2008): AIDS Not Killing Hope in Africa. CNN.
Keys, Alicia (2015): Don't Fail the Children in Africa. CNN.
Keys, Alicia (2016): Time to Uncover. Lenny Letter.

Other contributions
Keys, Alicia (2014): Introduction. in Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music by Angelique Kidjo and Rachel Wenrick. Harper Design. 
Keys, Alicia (2018): Foreword. in Blend: The Secret to Co-Parenting and Creating a Balanced Family by Mashonda Tifrere. TarcherPerigee. .

Filmography
+ List of television and movies credits Year Title Role Notes1985The Cosby ShowMaria "Slumber Party" (Season 1, Episode 22)2001CharmedP3 VIP Patron (uncredited)"Size Matters" (Season 4, Episode 5)2001—2010Saturday Night LiveHerself / Musical Guest"Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys" (Season 27, Episode 1)"Charles Barkley/Alicia Keys" (Season 35, Episode 11)2003American DreamsFontella Bass"Rescue Me" (Season 2, Episode 6)2003The Proud FamilyHerself (voice)"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (Season 3, Episode 46)2005Sesame StreetHerselfEpisode #36.26 (Season 36, Episode 26)2006The BackyardigansMommy Martian (voice)"Mission to Mars" (Season 2, Episode 1)2007CaneHerself"One Man Is an Island" (Season 1, Episode 7)2007Elmo's Christmas CountdownHerselfChristmas television special2007Smokin' AcesGeorgia SykesDebut film2007The Nanny DiariesLynette2008Dove: Fresh TakesAlexLead role2008The Secret Life of BeesJune BoatwrightNominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture2011FiveDirectorNominated - Directors Guild of America Award2012FirelightExecutive Producer

 Related pages
List of poets from the United States
References

Other websites



 Alicia Keys at Discogs
 Alicia Keys at Metacritic

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