• Grammy Award winning R&B soul singer, songwriter and actress Alicia Keys hit the music scene with her debut album, Songs in A Minor, which sold over 235,000 copies in its first week. It received both critical acclaim and commercial success and paved the way for a successful singing career for Keys.

  On May 13, 2009, Keys appeared on American Idol and urged viewers to donate to "Keep a Child Alive" charity. Keys asked every Idol fan to text the word ALIVE and donate $5 to the charity that helps children and families with HIV/AIDS.Wtop.com: Alicia Keys asks `Idol' fans to text for charity (May 13, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Alicia J. Augello-Cook
  2. Born: January 25, 1980
  3. Birthplace: Manhattan, New York State
  4. Height: 5'6
  5. Wrote her first song when she was 14
  6. Nickname: Lellow
  7. Grammy Awards: 9
  8. Billboard Music Awards: 11
  9. American Music Awards: 3
  10. Film debut: Smokin' Aces in 2007
  11. Graduated from: Professional Performing Arts School at the age of 16
  12. In March 2009, Keys was photographed as First Lady Michelle Obama for Glamour magazine's feature American Icons: 7 Decades of Rule Breakers, Risk Takers and Style Makers.Just Jared: Alicia Keys is Michelle Obama (March 4, 2009)

• 2009 Grammy Nomination

  Keys was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video at the 2009 Grammy nomination concert on Wednesday, December 3, 2008.Official Site: 2009 Grammy Nominations

• 2008 American Music Award

  Keys was voted "Favorite Album" in the pop/rock category on the American Music Awards on November 23, 2008.

• Career

  In 2003, Keys' second album The Diary of Alicia Keys was released and debuted at number one in the United States, selling over 618,000 copies in the first week of it's release. As of 2007, she has sold over forty-one million albums and singles. She works with the youth group Frum tha Ground Up and teaches children to achieve success in all aspects of their lives. Keys had had several film and television appearances. Her film debut was on the 2007 crime movie Smokin' Aces in which she played an assassin named Georgia Sykes.

• Quotes

  "Oh my God, the hip-hop videos! The imagery is so awful! I just can't get with it at all. The best thing I can say about it is that sometimes you have to see that kind of stuff so as to have a more balanced view about why it's so bad."

  '"I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am."

  "Keep a Child Alive is my passion and my mission."

  "I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people."

  "My mom always said, 'Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you."

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