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Who is Alicia Keys?

 

Alicia Augello Cook known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Keys has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. She achieved acclaim for her unique style and maturity as a classical musician and singer-songwriter.

 

Childhood & Early Life

 

Alicia Augello Cook was born on January 25, 1981, in the Hell's Kitchen, New York, United States to Teresa Augello and Craig Cook. Alicia's father, Craig Cook, is African-American and mother, Terria Joseph is Caucasian. Alicia's maternal grandfather was of Italian descent and grandmother was English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.

 

Alicia began taking piano lessons at age 7 at her mother's insistence. Keys loved music and singing from early childhood. She proved to be such a prodigy that she was later accepted into the prestigious Professional Performance Arts School of Manhattan, where she majored in choir.

 

Career

 

At age 16, in 1998 she signed with Arista Records, and wrote and recorded her own albums. Her 2001 debut album, "Songs in A Minor," sold 6 million copies and garnered five Grammy Awards. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was also a commercial success, the album sell eight million copies worldwide, and the album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards.

 

Her third album, As I Am (2007), sold seven million copies worldwide. Her fourth album, The Element of Freedom (2009), sold four million copies worldwide. Her fifth album Girl on Fire (2012), became her fifth Billboard 200 topping album, and included the successful title track. Her sixth studio album, Here (2016), became her seventh US R&B/Hip-Hop chart-topping album. Her seventh and eighth studio albums, Alicia (2020) and Keys (2021),

 

Apart from this, her commercial success album includes albums like Girl on Fire (2012), Here (2016), Alicia (2020) and Keys (2021).

 

Personal Life

 

Alicia Keys married hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz in July 2010. They have their two son; a son named Egypt (born in October 2010) and another son named Genesis (born in December 2014).

 

Short Biography

 

Date of Birth: 25 January 1981

Birth Place: Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Age (in 2022): 41 Years

Other names: Lellow

Height: 1.68 m

Nationality: American

School: Professional Performing Arts School

Family: Terria Joseph (mother)

            Craig Cook (father)

            Joseph L. Augello (Grandparent)

            Clay Cook, Cole Cook (Half-Brothers)

Spouse: Swizz Beatz (31 July 2010 - present)

Children: Egypt Daoud Dean, Genesis Ali Dean

Zodiac sign/Sun sign: Aquarius

Favorite Colors: Black, Grey

Occupation: Singer, songwriter, pianist, author, actress

Years active: 1996–present

Genres: R&B, soul, pop

Instrument: Vocals, piano

Net Worth: $150 Million

 

Albums

 

Songs in A Minor (2001)

The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003)

As I Am (2007)

The Element of Freedom (2009)

Girl on Fire (2012)

Here (2016)

Alicia (2020)

Keys (2021)

Santa Baby (2022)

 

Concert And tours

Songs in A Minor Tour (2002)

The Verizon Ladies First Tour (2004)

Diary Tour (2005)

As I Am Tour (2008)

Freedom Tour (2010)

Piano & I: A One Night Only Event with Alicia Keys (2011)

Set the World on Fire Tour (2013)

Alicia + Keys World Tour (2022)

 

Books and Written works

Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics (2004)

Unplugged (2006)

How Can I Keep from Singing (2007)

More Myself: A Journey (2020)

 

Alicia Keys Social Media Profile

https://www.instagram.com/aliciakeys/

https://www.twitter.com/aliciakeys

https://www.facebook.com/aliciakeys

https://www.youtube.com/aliciakeysVEVO

 

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1. A Beautiful Mind

 

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Book Title: A Beautiful Mind: a Biography of John Forbes Nash

Author: Sylvia Nasar

Published Year: 1998

Total Page count: 460

Types:  Biography

Originally Book Language: English

Country: United States

Awards: National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography/Autobiography (1998)

 

Summary of book

The powerful, dramatic biography of conomist and mathematician John Forbes Nash, who overcame serious mental illness and schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize.

 

2. Alan Turing: The Enigma

 

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Book Title: Alan Turing: The Enigma

Published Year: 1983

Author: Andrew Hodges

Total Page count: 587

Types:  Biography

Originally Book Language: English

Country: United States

 

Summary of book

This book is a biography of the British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing. The book covers Alan Turing's hole life and work. The film The Imitation Game (2014) is loosely based on the book.

 

3. Alexander Hamilton

 

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Book Title: Alexander Hamilton

Published Year: 2004

Author: Ron Chernow

Total Page count: 818

Originally Book Language: English

Country: United States

 

Summary of book

"Alexander Hamilton" is a biography of American statesman Alexander Hamilton. "Alexander Hamilton" is written by famous historian and biographer Ron Chernow. Alexander Hamilton was an instrumental promoter of the U.S. Constitution, founder of the nation's financial system. Alexander Hamilton was first Secretary of the Treasury. Alexander Hamilton was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

 

4. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

 

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Book Title: Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

Published Date: 8 May 2018

Author: Zora Neale Hurston

Total Page count: 208

Types: Biography

Originally Book Language: English

Country: United States

 

Summary of book

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" this book is written by Zora Neale Hurston.  This book is based on Hurston’s interviews with the last remaining survivor of the Middle Passage slave trade, a man named Cudjo Lewis. In this book true story of Cudjo Lewis, an Alabama man who was believed to be the last living person captured in Africa and brought to America on a slave ship.

 

5. Churchill: A Life

 

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Book Title: Churchill: A Life

Published Year: 1991

Author: Martin Gilbert

Types: Biography

Book Publisher: Henry Holt and Company

Total Page count: 1066 pages

 

Summary of book

"Churchill: A Life Churchill" is a brilliant marriage of the hard facts of the public life and the intimate details of the private man. a vital portrait of one of the most remarkable men of any age as well as a revealing depiction of a man of extraordinary courage and imagination. Winston Churchill — considered by many to be

Britain’s greatest prime minister ever. A dexterous balance of in-depth research and intimately drawn details makes this biography.

 

6. E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

 

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Book Title: E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

Author: David Bodanis

Published Year: May 2000

Book Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Total Page count: 336 pages

Types: Biography

 

Summary of book

In this book David Bodanis attempts to explain the meaning, beauty and implications of the most famous equation in physics. This “biography of the world’s most famous equation”

 

7. Enrique's Journey

 

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Book Title: Enrique's Journey

Published Year: 2006

Author: Sonia Nazario

Total Page count: 300 pages

Book Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC

Types: Novel, Biography

 

Summary of book

Enrique's Journey: this is the Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with his Mother. This book based on a 17-year-old boy from Honduras who travels to the United States in search of his mother.

 

8. Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo

 

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Book Title: Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo

Published Year: 1983

Author: Hayden Herrera

Book Publisher: Harper

Types: Biography, Biographical Fiction

 

Summary of book

"Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo" is a book written by Hayden Herrera about the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, her art, and her relationship with muralist Diego Rivera. "Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo" this book was Published in 1983.

 

9. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

 

Biographic information

Book Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Published Year: 2 February 2010

Author: Rebecca Skloot

Total Page count: 381

Types: Biography

Book Publisher: Crown Publishing Group

Originally Book Language: English

Country: United States

 

Summary of book

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10. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men Three Tenant Families

 

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Book Title: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Three Tenant Families

Published Year: 1941

Author: James Agee

Book Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Total Page count: 416 pages

Subjects: History

 

Summary of book

"Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" is a book written by American writer James Agee and published in 1941 in the United States. The book is documents the lives of impoverished tenant farmers during the Great Depression.