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Alicia Keys

Known for: Acting

Born 25/01/1981

Place of birth Hell's Kitchen, New York City, New York, USA

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys was composing songs by age 12. She was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records, and then, after disputes with the label, by Arista Records. Her debut album, Songs in A Minor, was released with J Records in 2001. Praised for Keys' musical talents and creative control, Songs in A Minor was critically and commercially successful, producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'" and selling over 12 million copies worldwide. Songs in A Minor earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was also a critical and commercial success, spawning successful singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You" and "Diary", and selling eight million copies worldwide. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards. Her duet song "My Boo" with Usher became her second number-one single in 2004. Keys released her first live album, Unplugged (2005), and became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one. Her third album, As I Am (2007), produced the Hot 100 number-one single "No One", selling 5 million copies worldwide and earning an additional three Grammy Awards. In 2007, Keys made her film debut in the action-thriller film Smokin' Aces. Her fourth album,The Element of Freedom (2009), became her first chart-topping album in the UK, and sold 4 million copies worldwide. In 2009, Keys also collaborated with Jay Z on "Empire State of Mind", which became her fourth number-one single, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2010. Girl on Fire (2012) was her fifth Billboard 200 topping album, spawning the successful title track, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. In 2013, VH1 Storytellers was released as her second live album. Her sixth studio album, Here (2016), became her seventh US R&B/Hip-Hop chart topping album. Keys has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including 15 competitive Grammy Awards, 17 NAACP Image Awards, 12 ASCAP Awards, and awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and National Music Publishers Association. She has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles 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 have named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017. Keys is also known for her humanitarian work, philanthropy and activism, and has received accolades for such work. Keys co-founded and is the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit HIV/AIDS-fighting organization Keep a Child Alive.

Filmography

Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

2014

Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Musical Guest

2015

Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

2015

Series ★ 6,4

The Daily Show

Self

1996

Series ★ 5,1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

2014

Series ★ 6,4

Late Show with David Letterman

Self

1993

Series ★ 6,4

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Guest/Musical Guest

1993

Series ★ 6,4

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Musical Guest

1993

Series ★ 7,1

Sesame Street

Self

1969

Series ★ 6,3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

2019

Series ★ 5,9

The Voice

Self - Coach

2011

Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

1975

Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Series ★ 8,2

Charmed

P3 Patron

1998

Series ★ 7,5

RuPaul's Drag Race

Self - Guest Judge

2009

Series ★ 5,6

Wetten, dass..?

Self

1981

Series ★ 4,3

The View

Self

1997

Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

2003

Series ★ 7,0

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Self

2008

Series ★ 5,6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self

1988

Series ★ 7,0

The Cosby Show

Maria

1984

Series ★ 5,4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self

1992

Series ★ 5,1

Desus & Mero

Self - Illustrious Guest

2019

Series ★ 7,1

Empire

Skye Summers

2015

Series ★ 5,6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

2003

Series ★ 5,4

America's Next Top Model

Self - Guest

2003

Series

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge

2010

Series ★ 1,0

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews

Self - Guest

2016

Series ★ 7,8

MTV Video Music Awards

Self

1984

Series ★ 3,6

Vivement dimanche

Self

1998

Series ★ 9,2

People's Choice Awards

Self - Performer

1975

Series ★ 7,9

Sanremo Music Festival

Self - Special Guest

1951

Series ★ 5,0

The Tyra Banks Show

Self

2005

Series ★ 6,7

American Idol

Self - Mentor/Performer

2018

Series ★ 6,1

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Self

2017

Series ★ 6,2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

2015

Series ★ 5,2

American Dreams

Fontella Bass

2002

Series

Parkinson

Self

1998

Series ★ 8,1

The Backyardigans

Mommy Martian (voice)

2004

Series ★ 7,7

The Proud Family

Alicia Keys

2001

Series ★ 8,0

CMT Crossroads

Self

2002

Series ★ 3,3

Victoires de la musique

Self

1985

Series ★ 7,1

MTV Unplugged

Self

1989

Series ★ 10,0

MTV Europe Music Awards

Self

1994

Series ★ 10,0

MTV Europe Music Awards

Self - Performer

1994

Series ★ 9,5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Self

2004

Series ★ 5,2

TRL

Self

1998

Series ★ 6,4

Red Table Talk

Self

2018

Series ★ 7,1

History 101

Self (archive footage)

2020

Series ★ 5,7

Star Academy

Self

2001

Film ★ 6,5

Smokin' Aces

Georgia Sykes

2006

Series ★ 7,2

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Self - Musical Guest

2004

Series ★ 5,8

Cane

Self

2007

Series ★ 4,3

Entertainment Tonight

Self

1981

Series ★ 4,0

The Saturday Show

Self

2001

Series ★ 3,1

Last Call with Carson Daly

Self - Guest

2002

Series ★ 7,5

Iconoclasts

Self

2005

Series ★ 9,0

La chanson de l'année

Self

2004

Series

ECHO-Verleihung

Self

1992

Series ★ 6,8

106 & Park

Self

2000

Series ★ 5,5

ITV Exposure

2011

Film ★ 6,4

The Nanny Diaries

Lynette

2007

Series ★ 10,0

VERZUZ

Self

2020

Film ★ 7,5

The Secret Life of Bees

June Boatwright

2008

Series ★ 5,0

Pepsi Smash

Self

2003

Series

Radio 1's Big Weekend

Self

2010

Series ★ 10,0

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Self

2015

Series

MTV World Stage

Self

2009

Series ★ 7,4

Song Exploder

Self

2020

Film ★ 5,5

Jem and the Holograms

Alicia Keys

2015

Series ★ 7,0

Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show

Self

1998

Series ★ 3,2

Schmidt & Pocher

Self

2007

Series ★ 7,5

America Beyond the Color Line

Self

2004

Film ★ 7,1

One World: Together at Home

Self

2020

Film ★ 7,0

Girl Rising

Narrator - Cambodia (voice)

2013

Film ★ 4,0

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

2021

Film ★ 6,8

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

Self

2012

Film ★ 6,5

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self - Performer

2001

Film ★ 5,6

Mademoiselle C

Self

2013

Film ★ 7,4

Live 8

Self

2005

Film ★ 6,2

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Self

2007

Series ★ 4,3

Regular Heroes

Self

2020