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Alicia Lila-Sarah Augello-Cooks

Alicia Lila-Sarah Augello-Cooks, called Alicia Keys was born on January 25, 1981 in Harlem in New York. She's a pianist, a singer, a songwriter, an actress and an american producer.

Alicia Keys grew up in a neighborhood in Manhattan. She's an only child, her mother is an Irish-Italian and her father is a Jamaican-Puerto Rican.

She had at 7 years old, a training of classical music.

At 16, she got her degree from the prestigious college Performing Art School of Manhattan.

To continue her career with Columbia Records then with J Records under the tutelage of Clive Davis, she left New York University.

She released her first album in 2001, called "Songs in a minor", it was a worldwild success with sales of more than twelve million copies and collecting 5 Grammy Awards in 2002. All albums that followed it were successfull. Alicia thus becomes the first female artist to have achieved the best selling live album after Nirvana.

Alicia Keys is co-founder of "Keep a child alive" and participates in many humanitarian commitments, financially as well. She also takes her jewelry line, "The Barber's Daughter", most of the profits going to the association KCA.

I wanted to talk to you about Alicia Keys because i love her voice, her style, and i admire her priorities. Compared to some artists, Alicia doesn't help humanitarian actions only financially as she could very well do so, she also makes an appearance. She's also a beautiful woman who respects herself. That's why i wanted to make you discover this artist.

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