Keys was born Alicia Augello Cook on January 25, 1981 in a Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan, in New York City, New York.[4][5] She is the daughter and only child of Teresa "Terri" Augello, a paralegal and part-time actress, and Craig Cook, a flight attendant.[6][7][8] Keys' mother is of Irish-Italian descent, and her father is Jamaican.[9] Her parents separated when she was two and was subsequently raised by her mother during her formative years in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.[10] Keys began playing the piano when she was seven, learning classical music by composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, and her favorite, Chopin
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Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, pianist, cellist, and actress. Keys has sold over thirty million albums worldwide[4][5] and has won numerous awards, including eleven Grammy Awards, seventeen Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards. Keys has a vocal range of a dramatic contralto, spanning three octaves. Keys cites Stevie Wonder as her biggest influence. (Wikipedia)
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