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Alica keys

Alica Augello Cook was born on January 25, 1981. Know


perfessionally as Alicia Keys, she is an R&B, singer, song
writer, pianist, musician, record producer, and actress.
Keys released her debut album with J records, having had
record deals before with Columbia and then Arista
records. Keys debut album Songs in A Minor sold over
12 millon copies worldwide. She became a best selling
R&B artist in 2001. The album earned five Grammys in
2002, including best new artist and song of the year
for her hit Fallin. Fallin became the second American
recording song to win five Grammys in one night. Her
second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in
2003 and was another success worldwide. It sold 8 million
copies. The album got her four Grammy awards. Later
that year, she released her album Unplugged. Keys made
guest appearances on several television series. In the
next year she made an appearance on Charmed and then
the Nanny Diaries in 2007. She then sang Empire State
of Mind featuring Jay Z. Then she stared in the television
show The Secret Life of Bees. The next year she realesed
her fourth album The Element of Freedom in December
2009. She released her fifth album Girl on Fire. Alicia
named her album after her hit Girl on Fire. Through her
career, Alicia has won numerous awards and has sold 11
million records worldwide. Billboard magazines named her
top R&B artist of the 2000s decade. Alicia also married
music producer Swizz Beatz and had a child Egypt Dean.
Alicia is famous for her music and her acting. Alicia helped
this country by making R&B and Hip Hop more popular.
That is the story of the R&B and Hip Hip star Alicia Keys.

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