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Biography
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.
Filmography
Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen
Self
2026Movie
RAYE Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
Self
2026Movie
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Self
2025Movie
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Executive Producer
2025Movie
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024Movie
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
Uncharted
Self
2023Movie
Alicia Keys - Live at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2023
Self
2023Movie
They All Came Out to Montreux
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
Alicia Keys at the BBC
Singer
2023Movie
The Diary of Alicia Keys Live from New York
2023Movie
Uncharted
Executive Producer
2023Movie
The Color Purple
Songs
2023Movie
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)
2022Movie
Kanye West: DONDA Experience Performance 2 22 22
Self
2022Movie
Platinum Party at the Palace
Self
2022Movie
Apple Music Live: Alicia Keys
Cantora
2022Movie
Post Malone: Runaway
Self
2022Movie
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021Movie
Alicia Keys - Citi Concert Series Today Show
Self
2021Movie
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Executive Producer
2021Movie
How It Feels to Be Free
Executive Producer
2021Movie
Resort to Love
Producer
2021Movie
Alicia Keys Rocks New Year's Eve
Self
2020Movie
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Self - Musical Guest
2020Movie
A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant
Self
2020Movie
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Self
2020Movie
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020Movie
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Self
2020Movie
Dear Class of 2020
Self
2020Movie
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Self - Host
2020Movie
Alicia Keys Live in Los Angeles
Self
2020Movie
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Self - Performer
2020Movie
VERZUZ
Self
2020TV
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020TV
Regular Heroes
Self
2020TV
Song Exploder
Self
2020TV
Work It
Producer
2020Movie
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
Self
2019Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019TV
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019TV
Red Table Talk
Self
2018TV
American Idol
Self - Mentor/Performer
2018TV
Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert
Self
2017Movie
Alicia Keys: Rock in Rio 2017
Self
2017Movie
Alicia Keys: Baloise Session 2017
Self - Performing Artist
2017Movie
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Self
2017Movie
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017TV
Let Me In
Zara
2016Movie
The Gospel
Self
2016Movie
Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square
Self - Singer
2016Movie
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016TV
The Gospel
Original Music Composer
2016Movie
The Gospel
Executive Producer
2016Movie
Let Me In
Executive Producer
2016Movie
Let Me In
Music
2016Movie
Queen of Katwe
Songs
2016Movie
Hidden Figures
Songs
2016Movie
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
Self
2015Movie
Jem and the Holograms
Alicia Keys
2015Movie
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Self
2015Movie
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Self
2015TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015TV
Empire
Skye Summers
2015TV
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Self
2014Movie
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Self
2014Movie
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014TV
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Songs
2014Movie
Alicia Keys - VH1 Storytellers
Self
2013Movie
Alicia Keys: Rock In Rio
Self - Singer
2013Movie
Girl Rising
Narrator - Cambodia (voice)
2013Movie
Mademoiselle C
Self
2013Movie
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Executive Producer
2013Movie
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Original Music Composer
2013Movie
12 Years a Slave
Songs
2013Movie
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012Movie
Alicia Keys: iTunes Festival
Self
2012Movie
Alicia Keys - MTV Crashes Manchester
Self
2012Movie
Alicia Keys Taratata 2012
Self
2012Movie
The Re-Up
Self
2012Movie
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Self
2012Movie
A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
Self
2012Movie
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Original Music Composer
2012Movie
The Voice
Self - Coach
2011TV
ITV Exposure
2011TV
Five
Director
2011Movie
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010Movie
Radio 1's Big Weekend
Self
2010TV
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010TV
Sex and the City 2
Songs
2010Movie
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Alicia Keys - Live in New York
Self
2009Movie
Alicia Keys – The Element Of Freedom: Deluxe Edition
Self
2009Movie
Q: The Man
Self
2009Movie
MTV World Stage
Self
2009TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009TV
The Secret Life of Bees
June Boatwright
2008Movie
Alicia Keys - As I Am
Self
2008Movie
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Self
2008TV
Quantum of Solace
Theme Song Performance
2008Movie
The Nanny Diaries
Lynette
2007Movie
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Self
2007Movie
Cane
Self
2007TV
Schmidt & Pocher
Self
2007TV
Boris Becker meets
Self
2007TV
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007TV
Smokin' Aces
Georgia Sykes
2006Movie
Live 8
Self
2005Movie
Alicia Keys: Unplugged
Self
2005Movie
The Tyra Banks Show
Self
2005TV
Iconoclasts
Self
2005TV
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
2004Movie
Alicia Keys live North Sea Jazz
Self
2004Movie
The Backyardigans
Mommy Martian (voice)
2004TV
La chanson de l'année
Self
2004TV
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Self - Musical Guest
2004TV
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
2004TV
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004TV
The Backyardigans
Songs
2004TV
The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker
Self
2003Movie
Alicia Keys: From Start to Stardom
Self
2003Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003TV
Pepsi Smash
Self
2003TV
The Best of Max
Self
2002Movie
Christina Aguilera: Stripped
Self
2002Movie
CMT Crossroads
Self
2002TV
Last Call with Carson Daly
Self - Guest
2002TV
American Dreams
Fontella Bass
2002TV
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self - Performer
2001Movie
The Proud Family
Alicia Keys
2001TV
The Saturday Show
Self
2001TV
Star Academy
Self
2001TV
Dr. Dolittle 2
Songs
2001Movie
106 & Park
Self
2000TV
Charmed
P3 Patron
1998TV
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
Self
1998TV
TRL
Self
1998TV
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998TV
Parkinson
Self
1998TV
The View
Self
1997TV
Men in Black
Songs
1997Movie
The Daily Show
Self
1996TV
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self
1994TV
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
1993TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992TV
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992TV
MTV Unplugged
Self
1989TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988TV
American Masters
Executive Producer
1986TV
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985TV
The Cosby Show
Maria
1984TV
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984TV
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981TV
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975TV
People's Choice Awards
Self - Performer
1975TV
Sesame Street
Self
1969TV
The Grammys
Self
1959TV
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
1951TV
Untitled Alvin Ailey Project
Producer
—Movie