Alicia Keys
She was born in Hell's Kitchen.
Also recorded as Lellow
Alicia Keys
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- Full name
- Alicia Augello Cook.
- Born
- 1981. · Hell's Kitchen.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter, pianist, actress, composer, singer and art collector.
- Fields
- contemporary R&B and pop.
- Education
- Professional Performing Arts School and Columbia University.
- Honours
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, BBC 100 Women, Ambassador of Conscience Award, Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and Time 100.
- Languages
- English.
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Identity and origins
Alicia Keys studied at Professional Performing Arts School and Columbia University. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are contemporary R&B and pop. Distinctions recorded are Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, BBC 100 Women and Ambassador of Conscience Award.
Alicia Keys was recorded at birth as Alicia Augello Cook. She also worked under the name Lellow. The authorities additionally record the heading Lellow. Her recorded language was English. She was the child of Craig Cook and Teresa Augello. She married Swizz Beatz.
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Alicia Keys is recorded as having received Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance and BBC 100 Women.
Life and career
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Life and career
Explore 1981–2024
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1981
Alicia Keys born at Hell's Kitchen.
2012
Alicia Keys - Gummi Bears Theme Tune Live (Jimmy Fallon Nov. 22, 2012) (2012) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2024
Hell's Kitchen is dated 2024.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1225688469, Alicia (Zusammenstellung, Alicia Keys).
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- VIAF cluster 61749102 for Alicia Keys, aggregating national library name authorities.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q121507: Alicia Keys
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- “Alicia Keys”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1225688469, Alicia (Zusammenstellung, Alicia Keys).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q121507: Alicia KeysWikimedia Foundation
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Alicia Keys received Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, BBC 100 Women, Ambassador of Conscience Award, Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and Time 100. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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