Alicia Keys (born Alicia Augello-Cook) (born January 25, 1980) is an American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, pianist, and actress. Keys is a renowned artist who has sold over 25 million albums and singles worldwide and won numerous awards, including nine Grammys, ten Billboard Music Awards and three American Music Awards. The road to success wasnâ€™t an easy one. Born to a white mom, Terri Augello, and a black dad, Craig Cook, she grew up in Hellâ€™s Kitchen, New York. To cope with the street life, Alicia turned to piano-playing at the age of 7.
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