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Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, pianist, cellist and actress. Born in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York. Keys is a renowned artist who has sold over 25 million albums worldwide and won numerous awards, including eleven Grammys, ten Billboard Music Awards, and five American Music Awards