Alicia Augello Cook is a famous Hollywood artist who has worked as a singer, actor, and songwriter. Keys developed an interest in music at a very young age. She is the recipient of various accolades. Popular Alicia Keys music albums include ‘Songs in A Minor,’ ‘As I Am,’ ‘Girl on Fire,’ ‘Alicia,’ ‘The Diary of Alicia Keys,’ ‘Here,’ and ‘Alicia.’
As a teenager, she used to write songs for her grandfather and friends, which later transformed into writing for Columbia Records. She signed with the company and worked with a group of songwriters to polish her skills. In 1998, she joined Arista Records, where she succeeded in getting her two songs ‘Rock wit U’ and ‘Rear View Mirror’ released in 2000 and 2001. Keys received worldwide recognition after the release of her single ‘Fallin,’ the song became viral overnight and reached the list of Billboard’s top 100 songs of the year.
In the following years, she came up with the popular songs ‘A Woman’s Worth’, and ‘Girlfriend.’ Her second album was released in 2003 with the singles ‘You Don’t Know My Name,’ ‘If I Ain’t Got You,’ ‘Diary,’ and ‘Karma.’ Due to the immense popularity of her songs, Keys was declared to be the Best R&B singer of the Hollywood industry. After her successful film debut in ‘Smokin’ Aces,’ she appeared in many other movies like ‘The Nanny Diaries,’ ‘Five,’ and ‘Firelight.’
Her outstanding performances in the Hollywood music industry brought her 271 awards in total. Her biggest achievements include winning 15 Grammy Awards, 6 Billboard R&B Awards, 7 BET Awards, and 5 American Music Awards.