Alicia Augello Cook was born in Harlem in early 1981. Raised by her
Italian-American mother, she enrolled in classical piano lessons at the
age of seven and began writing songs four years later. An education at
the Professional Performance Arts School helped develop her vocal
skills, and Alicia graduated at the age of 16 as the class valedictorian.By mixing R&B with a sultry dose of neo-soul, Alicia Keys became an
international star in 2001 with the release of her debut album. Songs in
A Minor sold more than 50,000 copies during its first day of
availability and eventually moved over ten million units worldwide, thus
setting the stage for the 20-year-old's long career. Although she
shared the charts with R&B contemporaries like Destiny's Child,
Keys' talent distinguished her as a different sort of diva, one who
played a variety of instruments and penned the majority of her songs
without outside help. The Diary of Alicia Keys cemented her popularity
two years later, and Alicia Keys spent the rest of the decade refining
her now-signature sound. | | |
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