Alicia Keys

Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys (Alicia Augello Cook) was born on January 25, 1981, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. She is an R&B/soul singer–songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Alicia Keys rose to fame in 2001 with her debut album, Songs in A Minor, which you may download in mp3 from our site. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". In 2003, she released her second commercially-successful album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. Her third album, As I Am, was ranked the U.S.' best-selling album overall of 2008 by Billboard, while it's lead single, "No One", became the most listened song in America that same year. She collaborated with many artists such as Christina Aguilera, Usher, Stevie Wonder and others. She also made her film debut in Smokin' Aces and went on to appear in The Nanny Diaries in 2007.