Proyecto

* OCCUPATION:Pianist, Singer
* BIRTH DATE:January 25, 1981 (Age: 31)
* EDUCATION: Professional Performance Arts School, Columbia University
*PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
* ZODIAC SIGN:Aquarius
Synopsis
Alicia Keys was born on January 25, 1981, in New York, NY and began piano lessons atage 7. After graduating from the Professional Performance Arts School, she signed a deal with Clive Davis, the head of Arista Records. Davis left Arista tostart J Records and Keys followed. Her debut album "Songs in A Minor" went platinum five times over and earned her five Grammys.
and earned her five Grammys.Profile
Musician. Born Alicia Augello Cook on January 25, 1981, in New York, New York. Blending pop, gospel, R&B and soul, Keys burst onto the musicscene in 2001 with her debut album Songs in A Minor.
Keys was raised by her mother, Nikki Augello, a part-time actress and paralegal. Keys began pianolessons at age 7 and Augello's dogged insistence that her daughter stick with the instrument led Keys to attend Manhattan's prestigious Professional PerformanceArts School where she majored in choir. She excelled academically and was allowed to graduate at the age of 16. Keys had already attracted the attention ofrecord company executives during her high school years, and after what amounted to a bidding war for her talents, she signed with Arista Records in 1998.While she was accepted to Columbia University on a full scholarship, after a four-week stint at the school, Keys departed to devote herself fully to her music.