Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys was born on Jan 25, 1981 in USA. Alicia Keys's big-screen debut came with Smokin' Aces directed by Joe Carnahan in 2006. Alicia Keys is known for The Secret Life of Bees directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Dakota Fanning stars as Lily Owens and Queen Latifah as August Boatwright. Alicia Keys has got 27 awards and 91 nominations so far. The most recent award Alicia Keys achieved is iHeartRadio Music Awards. The upcoming new movie Alicia Keys plays is Resort to Love which will be released on Jul 29, 2021.

Alicia Keys was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, to Terria Joseph (née Teresa M. Augello), a paralegal who was also an occasional actress, and Craig Cook, a flight attendant. Her father is African-American and her mother, who is Caucasian, is of Italian and English/Irish/Scottish ancestry. Alicia began taking piano lessons at age 7 at her mother's insistence. She proved to be such a prodigy that she was later accepted into the prestigious Professional Performance Arts School of Manhattan, where she majored in choir. Not only her musical talent but also her grades proved to be so exceptional that she was allowed to graduate, as valedictorian, at age 16. In 1998, she signed with Arista Records, and wrote, produced, and recorded her own albums. In 1999, she left Arista to join J Records, headed by legendary music impresario Clive Davis, and her success has been meteoric. Her 2001 debut album, "Songs in A Minor," sold 6 million copies and garnered five Grammys. Her album "Diary" won her four more Grammys in 2005.