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Alicia Keys Biography

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, music producer, philanthropist, and actress. Keys released her debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001) with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records. It produced her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'", and sold over 12 million copies worldwide. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), spawned successful singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You" and "Diary", and sold eight million copies worldwide. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards. The duet song "My Boo" with Usher scored her a second number-one single in 2004. Keys released her first live album, Unplugged (2005), and became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one.

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I feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It's universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I've learned that when you predict that negative things will happen, they do.

Believe, Law, Prayer, Universal, Words

The element of fire to me is very powerful because of what it symbolizes, how it symbolizes a strength. It symbolizes something that's unstoppable. You can't get through it, you know.

Element, Elements, Fire, Powerful, Unstoppable

Love will come find you Just to remind you Of who you are [. . . ] See that's the thing about love [. . . ] Then life It will embrace you Totally amaze you So you don't give up

Don'T Give Up, Giving Up, Life, See, Totally

I think there's an energy about just remaining excited. Like, you can't be excited when you're not doing something new.

Energy, Excited, Remaining, Think, Thinking

There are certain things we come into this world having to defeat. And for me, and I would not be surprised if a lot of women feel this same way, it's this thing of not being 100 percent comfortable with myself.

Defeat, Same, Surprised, Way, Women, World

Musicians used to be way more instrumental just in providing a soundtrack to what's going on in the world. And it's also important to state what we think. There's like this fear for their career, if they have anything intelligent to say about politics. And that's really messed up.

Careers, Intelligent, Say, Thinking, Used

Some people want it all But I don't want nothing at all If it ain't you baby If I ain't got you baby Some people want diamond rings Some just want everything But everything means nothing If I ain't got you, Yeah

Baby, Mean, People, Yeah, Everything

I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.

Flow, Gonna, Knows, Love, Naturally, Written Word

What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving.

Heart, Our World, Suffering, Kind, Needs

My life is rich because I have those kinds of people in my life.

Kind, Kinds, Life, Life Is, People, Rich

If you treat me fairly, I'll give you all my goods.

Fairly, Fairness, Giving, Goods, Treat, Treats

Still when I'm a mess I still put on a vest With an 'S' on my chest Oh yes, I'm a Superwoman

Vests, Superwoman, Mess, Chest, Yes

I dream about speaking in big forums about issues that need to be spoken about. I dream about helping others who I know and love, helping them realize their dreams. I dream about being able to express myself through acting and writing, definitely. I dream about bringing more realism into the world. Sometimes I just feel like certain things are so glossed over and covered up and swept under the rug and I just want to bring them out.

Acting, Covered, Dream, Helping Others, Things, Writing

Through the shake of an earthquake I will never fall. That’s how strong my love is.

Earthquake, Fall, Love, Love Is, Shake, Strong

The more you know the stronger you become, the closer you feel to yourself, and the farther you can go.

Closer, Farther, Feels, Know, Knows, Stronger

Sometimes I feel like I don't belong anywhere, & it's gonna take so long for me to get to somewhere, Sometimes I feel so heavy hearted, but I can't explain cuz I'm so guarded. But that's a lonely road to travel, and a heavy load to bear. And it's a long, long way to heaven but I gotta get there Can you send an angel? Can you send me an angel. . . to guide me.

Angel, Anywhere, Load, Lonely, Long, Travel

A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It's a very moody key, and also 'A' is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes.

Eye, Keys, Letter, Moody, Play, Song

A lot of people, they've been saying to me, oh don't get married. It ruins everything. And I'm like, damn.

Married, People, Ruins, Saying

What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind.

Breaks, Heart, Kind, Suffering

I just wanted to be who I was, which was like so many other girls I knew. We grew up in the city, had a hard edge and obstacles to overcome, but we were still young and beautiful. I didn't want to be all dressed up, all made up - I wanted to be myself, which hadn't been done before.

Beautiful, Cities, Girl, Girls, Like, Overcome

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