Alicia Keys is an admired R&B stage actress. Her actual name is Alicia Augello Cook. She was born on 25th January 1981. She is an immensely popular American recording artist, musician, as well as, an actress. She was born in Manhattan, New York and she used to live in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan with her mother. She made her appearance in television on a show called ‘The Cosby Show’ at the age of four. She graduated from the Professional Performing Arts School at the age of 16. After her schooling, she went for higher education to Columbia University, but she gave a break to education because of her music career. Her first album was released with J Records.
“Songs is a Minor” is her debut album that has won her commercial success. Nearly 11 million copies of this album were sold worldwide. She became the best selling new artist in the year 2001. Her album earned her five Grammy Awards in the year 2002. Her second album The Diary of Alicia Keys was released in 2003. This album has also gained demand, just like her first album. This album has earned her many Grammy awards in the year 2005.
Keys made a guest appearance in television series. She has made her debut in film industry with the film Smoking Ace’s. In 2007 Lellow (nick name) worked in a movie called The Nanny Diaries. Her third studio album called “As I Am” was released in 2007. This album gained huge demand and nearly 6 million copies were sold worldwide. Keys preferred playing classical music and she started playing music from the age of seven. Keys majored in music and she started writing songs from the age of 14. She was an accomplished pianist and most of her songs mostly use the piano. Her style is combined with vintage soul music and few classical genres.
Alice Keys is the co founder of Keep a Child Alive. It’s a nonprofit organization that helps people of Africa. Mostly, this nonprofit organization supplies medicines and gives moral support to families affected by HIV and AIDS. She recorded an album called Don’t Give Up for World’s Aids Day 2005. Alice Keys loves kids and this is why she donated huge amount to kids suffering with HIV.
Alice Keys and her manager signed a film production deal with Disney. Their first film being developed will be a 1958 comedy called Bell, Book and Candle. Keys and Jeff Robinson also managed to form a post TV production company called Big Pita. Their first project will be a television series called UPN. It is an inspiring story taken from her past. This storyline of this show depicts how a biracial child grew up in New York. Keys’ has performed in many live concerts all over the world. Her latest concert was arranged in Tokyo, and with her mesmerizing voice she rocked the stage of Tokyo. Recently Alicia Keys won the Best Female R&B Vocal performance award at the Grammy 2009 Award ceremony. She has won an award for her album Superwoman.
