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January 25, 1981. Know perfessionally as Alicia Keys, she is an R!,

singer, song wri"er, pianis", #usician, recor$ pro$ucer, an$ ac"ress. Keys
release$ her $ebu" albu# wi"h J recor$s, ha%ing ha$ recor$ $eals before
wi"h Colu#bia an$ "hen Aris"a recor$s. Keys $ebu" albu# &'ongs in A
(inor) sol$ o%er 12 #illon copies worl$wi$e. 'he beca#e a bes" selling
R! ar"is" in 2**1. +he albu# earne$ fi%e ,ra##ys in 2**2, inclu$ing
&bes" new ar"is") an$ &song of "he year) for her hi" -allin. -allin beca#e
"he secon$ A#erican recor$ing song "o win fi%e ,ra##ys in one nigh".
.er secon$ albu#, +he /iary of Alicia Keys, was release$ in 2**0 an$
was ano"her success worl$wi$e. 1" sol$ 8 #illion copies. +he albu# go"
her four ,ra##y awar$s. 2a"er "ha" year, she release$ her albu#
3nplugge$. Keys #a$e gues" appearances on se%eral "ele%ision series. 1n
"he ne4" year she #a$e an appearance on Char#e$ an$ "hen "he 5anny
/iaries in 2**6. 'he "hen sang &7#pire '"a"e of (in$) fea"uring Jay 89.
+hen she s"are$ in "he "ele%ision show +he 'ecre" 2ife of !ees. +he ne4"
year she realese$ her four"h albu# +he 7le#en" of -ree$o# in
/ece#ber 2**9. 'he release$ her fif"h albu# ,irl on -ire. Alicia na#e$
her albu# af"er her hi" &,irl on -ire). +hrough her career, Alicia has
won nu#erous awar$s an$ has sol$ 11 #illion recor$s worl$wi$e.
!illboar$ #aga:ines na#e$ her "op R! ar"is" of "he 2***s $eca$e.
Alicia also #arrie$ #usic pro$ucer 'wi:: !ea": an$ ha$ a chil$ 7gyp"
/ean. Alicia is fa#ous for her #usic an$ her ac"ing. Alicia helpe$ "his
coun"ry by #aking R! an$ .ip .op #ore popular. +ha" is "he s"ory of
"he R! an$ .ip .ip s"ar Alicia Keys.