Alicia Keys

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alicia Keys
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 25, 1981(1981-01-25)
Age	43
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Aquarius

Alicia Keys Biography

Alicia Keys is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on January 25, 1981 in New York City, New York State, United States. First singer to receive five Grammy Awards at once after releasing her debut album, Songs in A Minor, which included “Fallin’,” in 2001. Her hit album Girl on Fire earned her a 15th career Grammy Award in 2014 when it was named Best R&B Album.

She sang on Jay Z‘s multi-platinum single “Empire State of Mind.”

Keys has cited several artists as her inspirations, including Whitney Houston, John Lennon, Sade, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Carole King, Prince, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, Barbra Streisand, and Stevie Wonder. An accomplished classical pianist, Keys incorporates piano into a majority of her songs. Keys was described by New York Daily News as “one of the most versatile musicians of her generation”. Keys’ music is influenced by vintage soul music rooted in gospel, while she heavily incorporates classical piano with R&B, jazz, blues and hip hop into her music. The Guardian noted that Keys is skilled at fusing the “ruff hip-hop rhythms she absorbed during her New York youth” into her “heartfelt, soulful R&B stylings”. The Songwriters Hall of Fame stated that Keys broke onto the music scene with “her unmistakable blend of soul, hip-hop, jazz and classical music”. She began experimenting with other genres, including pop and rock, in her third studio album, As I Am, transitioning from neo soul to a 1980s and 1990s R&B sound with her fourth album, The Element of Freedom. In 2005, The Independent described her musical style as consisting of “crawling blues coupled with a hip-hop backbeat, and soul melodies enhanced with her raw vocals”. The New York Daily News stated that her incorporation of classical piano riffs contributed to her breakout success. Jet magazine stated she “thrives” by touching fans with “piano mastery, words and melodious voice”. In 2002, The New York Times wrote that on stage Keys “invariably starts with a little Beethoven” and “moves into rhythm-and-blues that’s accessorized with hip-hop scratching, jazz scat-singing and glimmers of gospel.” Keys’s debut album, PopMatters wrote, reflects her sensibilities as young woman and as a “musical, cultural, and racial hybrid.” NPR stated in 2016 that Keys’ overall work consists of notable “diversity to style and form”. Salon wrote that the diversity of Keys’ music is “representative of her own border-breaking background and also emblematic of the variety responsible for the excitement and energy of American culture.”

Alicia Augello Cook was born on January 25, 1981, in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City’s Manhattan borough. She is the only child of Teresa (Augello), who was a paralegal and part-time actress, and one of three children of Craig Cook, who was a flight attendant. Keys’ father is African American and her mother is of Italian descent; her maternal grandparents came from Sciacca in Sicily. Keys states she also has some Scottish or Irish ancestry. Named after her Puerto Rican godmother, Keys expressed that she was comfortable with her multiracial heritage because she felt she was able to “relate to different cultures”. Keys’ father left when she was two and she was subsequently raised by her mother during her formative years in Hell’s Kitchen. Keys said her parents never had a relationship, and her father was not in her life. Although she did not like to speak about her father in order to not feed stereotypes, Keys remarked in 2001: “I’m not in contact with him. That’s fine. When I was younger, I minded about that. [It] made me angry. But it helped show me what a strong woman my mother was, and made me want to be strong like her. Probably, it was better for me this way.” Keys and her mother lived in a one-room apartment. Her mother often worked three jobs to provide for Keys, who “learned how to survive” from her mother’s example of tenacity and self-reliance.

She was born to Terria Joseph and Craig Cook and raised alongside her brother Cole. She married rapper Swizz Beatz on July 31, 2010. They had a son named Egypt in October 2010 and a second son named Genesis in December 2014.

Alicia Keys Net Worth

Alicia Keys is one of the richest Pop Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alicia Keys 's net worth $150 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She appeared on an episode of The Cosby Show, studied Mozart and Chopin, and graduated from the Professional Performing Arts School as valedictorian.

Her album Songs in A Minor sold over twelve million copies. She has also been a judge on the singing competition show The Voice.

Keys performed Donny Hathaway’s 1973 song “Someday We’ll All Be Free” at the America: A Tribute to Heroes televised benefit concert following the September 11 attacks. Keys protested at the New York City Hall against proposed budget cuts for students’ education in June 2002. Keys has also donated to Frum tha Ground Up, a non-profit organization that aids children and teenagers with scholarships. In 2005, Keys performed on ReAct Now: Music & Relief and Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast, two benefit programs that raised money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. In July 2007, Keys and Keith Urban performed The Rolling Stones’ 1969 song “Gimme Shelter” at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey at the American leg of the Live Earth concerts.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Alicia Keys height 5 feet 6 inches Alicia weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Alicia Keys Dating?

According to our records, Alicia Keys married to Swizz Beatz. As of December 1, 2023, Alicia Keys’s is not dating anyone.

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Keys is listed on the Recording Industry Association of America’s best-selling artists in the United States, selling over 17.8 million albums and 21.9 million digital songs. She has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Billboard ranked Keys as the fifth-most successful artist of the 2000s decade, top R&B artist of the 2000s decade, and placed her at number 10 in their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. Keys was the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. She has attained 4 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 9 top-ten singles. She has also attained 8 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Airplay number-one singles, and set a Guinness World Record on the former in 2008, when she became the first artist to replace herself at number one with “No One” and “Like You’ll Never See Me Again”. “No One” and “Empire State of Mind” are also amongst the list of best-selling singles worldwide. Keys is one of three female artists included on Billboard magazine’s list of the “Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters, 2000–2011” for writing songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Facts & Trivia

Alicia Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alicia Keys celebrates birthday on January 25 of every year.

Keys has received numerous accolades in her career, including 15 competitive Grammy Awards, 17 NAACP Image Awards, 12 ASCAP Awards, and an award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and National Music Publishers Association. She has sold over 65 million records worldwide. Considered a musical icon, Keys was named by Billboard the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade and placed number 10 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. VH1 also included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 100 Greatest Women in Music lists, while Time has named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017. Keys is also acclaimed for her humanitarian work, philanthropy and activism. She co-founded and is the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit HIV/AIDS-fighting organization Keep a Child Alive.

Is Alicia Keys full black?

Alicia Keys – The Grammy Award winner has a white parent and a Black parent , but knows she is not seen as “biracial.” The songwriter told The Guardian in 2001, “My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures.

How long has Alicia Keys been married?

Married for 11 years , that’s quite impressive. According to Keys, their smooth relationship stems from their overall friendship. “We’re best friends,” the mother-of-two explains. “We laugh all the time.

What is Alicia Keys ethnic background?

Keys’s father is African American and her mother is of Italian, Irish, and Scottish descent ; her mother’s paternal grandparents were immigrants from Sciacca in Sicily and Lamezia Terme, in Calabria.

What did Alicia Keys struggle with?

Alicia Keys struggled to open up about her emotions when she felt ‘weak’ and always insisted she was was fine even she knew she wasn’t. “It was very hard for me to express times I’ve felt weak. If I felt scared or like I wasn’t gonna be good at something,” she told Marie Claire magazine.

What is Swizz Beatz worth?

Swizz Beatz ($ 8.5 million )