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Alicia Keys

1981-01-25 (43 years old) in Hell's Kitchen, New York City, New York, USA

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys was composing songs by age 12. She was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records, and then, after disputes with the label, by Arista Records. Her debut album, Songs in A Minor, was released with J Records in 2001. Praised for Keys' musical talents and creative control, Songs in A Minor was critically and commercially successful, producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'" and selling over 12 million copies worldwide. Songs in A Minor earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was also a critical and commercial success, spawning successful singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You" and "Diary", and selling eight million copies worldwide. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards. Her duet song "My Boo" with Usher became her second number-one single in 2004. Keys released her first live album, Unplugged (2005), and became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one. Her third album, As I Am (2007), produced the Hot 100 number-one single "No One", selling 5 million copies worldwide and earning an additional three Grammy Awards. In 2007, Keys made her film debut in the action-thriller film Smokin' Aces. Her fourth album,The Element of Freedom (2009), became her first chart-topping album in the UK, and sold 4 million copies worldwide. In 2009, Keys also collaborated with Jay Z on "Empire State of Mind", which became her fourth number-one single, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2010. Girl on Fire (2012) was her fifth Billboard 200 topping album, spawning the successful title track, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. In 2013, VH1 Storytellers was released as her second live album. Her sixth studio album, Here (2016), became her seventh US R&B/Hip-Hop chart topping album. Keys has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including 15 competitive Grammy Awards, 17 NAACP Image Awards, 12 ASCAP Awards, and awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and National Music Publishers Association. She has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide. Considered a musical icon, Keys was named by Billboard the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade and placed number 10 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. VH1 also included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 100 Greatest Women in Music lists, while Time have named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017. Keys is also known for her humanitarian work, philanthropy and activism, and has received accolades for such work. Keys co-founded and is the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit HIV/AIDS-fighting organization Keep a Child Alive.

Movies

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Prince and His Songs at the BBC
0 %|Jul 6, 2024
Documentary, Music
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Alicia Keys at the BBC
80 %|Sep 16, 2023
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They All Came Out to Montreux
90 %|Jun 16, 2023
Documentary, Music
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Uncharted
0 %|Jun 10, 2023
Documentary, Music
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Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
75 %|Apr 5, 2023
Documentary, Music
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Apple Music Live: Alicia Keys
0 %|Dec 22, 2022
Music
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Post Malone: Runaway
85 %|Aug 12, 2022
Documentary, Music
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Platinum Party at the Palace
60 %|Jun 4, 2022
Music
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Kanye West: DONDA Experience Performance 2 22 22
63 %|Feb 22, 2022
Music, Documentary
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
0 %|Nov 20, 2021
Music, Documentary
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Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
30 %|Oct 29, 2020
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
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Dear Class of 2020
77 %|Jun 7, 2020
Documentary
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Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
79 %|Apr 21, 2020
Music, History
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One World: Together at Home
72 %|Apr 18, 2020
Music, Documentary
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Alicia Keys: Live in L.A.
80 %|Apr 14, 2020
Music, Documentary
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FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
40 %|Mar 29, 2020
Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
64 %|Apr 19, 2017
Documentary, Music
actor
Let Me In
53.33 %|Jun 20, 2016
Drama
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The Gospel
0 %|Apr 21, 2016
Music
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Jem and the Holograms
54.89 %|Oct 22, 2015
Music, Family, Drama
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John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
95 %|Apr 6, 2014
Documentary, Music
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Nas: Time Is Illmatic
70 %|Apr 4, 2014
Documentary, Music
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Alicia Keys: Rock In Rio
92 %|Sep 15, 2013
Music
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Mademoiselle C
58 %|Sep 11, 2013
Documentary
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Alicia Keys - VH1 Storytellers
81 %|Jun 28, 2013
Music
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Girl Rising
70 %|Mar 7, 2013
Documentary
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
65 %|Dec 12, 2012
Music, Documentary
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Alicia Keys Taratata 2012
0 %|Nov 30, 2012
Music
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Alicia Keys: iTunes Festival
71 %|Sep 28, 2012
Music
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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
0 %|Jan 5, 2010
Family, Documentary, TV Movie
actor
Hope for Haiti Now
63 %|Jan 2, 2010
Music, Documentary
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Alicia Keys - Live in New York
100 %|Dec 1, 2009
Music
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Q: The Man
78 %|Feb 1, 2009
Documentary
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Alicia Keys - As I Am
0 %|Nov 10, 2008
Music
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The Secret Life of Bees
75 %|Sep 17, 2008
Family, Adventure, Drama
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Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
69 %|Dec 23, 2007
Family, TV Movie
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The Nanny Diaries
64 %|Aug 24, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Smokin' Aces
64.9 %|Dec 9, 2006
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Live 8
72 %|Nov 7, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Alicia Keys: Unplugged
83 %|Sep 23, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
71 %|Oct 7, 2004
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
actor
Alicia Keys live North Sea Jazz
0 %|Sep 25, 2004
Music
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Alicia Keys: From Start to Stardom
0 %|Feb 18, 2003
Music, Documentary
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The Best of Max
0 %|Jan 1, 2002
Music
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America | A Tribute to Heroes
60 %|Sep 21, 2001
Music, Documentary

Series

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Song Exploder
78 %|Oct 2, 2020
Documentary
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History 101
71 %|May 22, 2020
Documentary
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Regular Heroes
43 %|May 8, 2020
Documentary
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VERZUZ
100 %|Mar 24, 2020
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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Desus & Mero
51 %|Feb 21, 2019
Talk, Comedy
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Red Table Talk
64 %|May 7, 2018
Talk
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
58 %|Aug 8, 2017
Comedy
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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73 Questions
87 %|Mar 12, 2014
Talk
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Voice
60 %|Apr 26, 2011
Reality
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Radio 1's Big Weekend
0 %|May 22, 2010
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MTV World Stage
0 %|Apr 3, 2009
Reality
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RuPaul's Drag Race
75 %|Feb 2, 2009
Reality
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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
72 %|Apr 22, 2008
actor
Boris Becker meets
0 %|Dec 22, 2007
Talk
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Schmidt & Pocher
32 %|Oct 25, 2007
Talk, News
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Cane
64 %|Sep 25, 2007
Drama
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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Iconoclasts
60 %|Nov 17, 2005
Documentary
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The Tyra Banks Show
43 %|Sep 12, 2005
Talk
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Miley's New Year's Eve Party
58.75 %|Dec 31, 2004
Talk
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The Backyardigans
80 %|Oct 11, 2004
Kids, Animation
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La chanson de l'année
90 %|Jun 5, 2004
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America Beyond the Color Line
60 %|Feb 3, 2004
Documentary
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On Air with Ryan Seacrest
95 %|Jan 1, 2004
Talk, News
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
57.77 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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America's Next Top Model
53 %|May 20, 2003
Reality
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American Dreams
49 %|Sep 29, 2002
Drama
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CMT Crossroads
83 %|Jan 13, 2002
Documentary
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Last Call with Carson Daly
30 %|Jan 8, 2002
Talk
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Star Academy
64 %|Oct 20, 2001
Reality
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The Saturday Show
10 %|Sep 22, 2001
Kids
poster
The Proud Family
78.21 %|Sep 15, 2001
Animation, Comedy, Kids, Family
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106 & Park
60 %|Sep 11, 2000
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Charmed
81.95 %|Oct 7, 1998
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Vivement dimanche
32 %|Sep 20, 1998
Talk
poster
TRL
55 %|Sep 14, 1998
actor
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
0 %|May 23, 1998
Reality
poster
Parkinson
0 %|Jan 9, 1998
Talk
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
poster
The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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MTV Europe Music Awards
100 %|Nov 24, 1994
Reality
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MTV Europe Music Awards
100 %|Nov 24, 1994
Reality
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Late Show with David Letterman
62.59 %|Aug 30, 1993
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
53.730000000000004 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
actor
ECHO-Verleihung
0 %|May 18, 1992
Reality
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Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
100 %|Apr 18, 1992
News, Family
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MTV Unplugged
68 %|Nov 26, 1989
Documentary
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
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Victoires de la musique
20 %|Nov 23, 1985
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The Cosby Show
70.06 %|Sep 20, 1984
Comedy, Family
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MTV Video Music Awards
76 %|Sep 14, 1984
Documentary
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Entertainment Tonight
35 %|Sep 15, 1981
News
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Wetten, dass..?
55 %|Feb 14, 1981
Drama, Reality, Comedy, Talk
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Sesame Street
70.96000000000001 %|Nov 10, 1969
Kids, Comedy
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The Grammy Awards
77 %|Nov 29, 1959
Reality, Talk