Alica Augello Cook was born on 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$ ,%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$ing song "o win ,%e -ra##ys in one nigh". /er secon$ albu#, +he 0iary of Alicia Keys, was release$ in 2**1 an$ was ano"her success worl$wi$e. 2" sol$ 8 #illion copies. +he albu# go" her four -ra##y awar$s. 3a"er "ha" year, she release$ her albu# 4nplugge$. Keys #a$e gues" appearances on se%eral "ele%ision series. 2n "he ne5" year she #a$e an appearance on Char#e$ an$ "hen "he 6anny 0iaries in 2**7. 'he "hen sang &8#pire '"a"e of (in$) fea"uring Jay 9:. +hen she s"are$ in "he "ele%ision show +he 'ecre" 3ife of !ees. +he ne5" year she realese$ her four"h albu# +he 8le#en" of .ree$o# in 0ece#ber 2**9. 'he release$ her ,f"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$ 8gyp" 0ean. 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.