Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American recording artist, musician and actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began to play classical music on the piano. She attended Professional Performing Arts School and graduated at 16 as valedictorian. She later attended Columbia University before dropping out to pursue her music career. Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records.
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Birth name Alicia Augello Cook
Also known as Lellow
Born January 25, 1981 (1981-01-25) (age 29)
Origin New York City, New York, United States
Genres R&B, soul, pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, record producer, actress, music video director, author, poet
Instruments Vocals, piano, keyboards, cello, synthesizer, vocoder, guitar, bass guitar
Years active 1997–present
Labels Columbia, Arista, J
Website www.aliciakeys.com
