Alicia J. Augello-Cook (born January 25, 1981,better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American soul singer-songwriter, pianist and actress. Keys has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and has won numerous awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, seventeen Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards. Keys has recently earned the title of the Princess of Soul.
Her debut album Songs in A Minor was a worldwide success, selling nearly 11 millions albums, and received five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2002, with Alicia winning Best New Artist and also Song of the Year for Fallin'.