Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys, Alicia Augello Cook (25 January, 1981 - ), is a world-renowned singer, songwriter, pianist, and music producer, known for her soulful voice, classical piano skills, and empowering messages. Raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, Keys was a musical prodigy, starting classical piano training at the age of seven and writing her first song at 14.