Alicia Keys As I Am

Alicia Keys name surely fits in with her talent. She was trained on piano keys. What kind of lyrics does she compose? Alicia Keys songs combine qualities of R&B, hip-hop, soul and jazz. She has incredible song writing abilities and super sounding vocals when she sings those lyrics on stage.

Alicia Keys was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. Her musical talent took shape at age 5. Alicia took piano lessons before this and her mom always said, "You can quit anything else but you can never give up on your piano lessons." A song that remonds us of this is Alicia Keys No One.

Alicia Keys developed her singing talent participating in choir and began song writing when she was still a teenager. Today she is praised for having song writing abilities beyond her years.

Alicia Keys was a good student. She had great grades in high school and was able to graduate early, when she was just 16 years old. She went straight from high school to Columbia University. It wsasn't long before she left to pursue her dream of being a performer.

The musical influences that affected Alicia Keys when she was growing up were Tupac, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Biggie Smalls, and Beethoven if you can believe that!

Alicia Keys discography Alicia Courtesy signed with Clive Davis' and Artista Records in 1998. When Clive left the company and started J. Records, Alicia went with him. In 2001 when Alicia was just 19 years old, she released her first CD, Songs In A Minor. This song was long before the success of Alicia Keys No One and everyone learning the lyrics to it. Alicia Keys Superwoman lyrics also came much later.

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. A son called Fallin' was the best single on this album. It was a huge hit and turned Alicia Keys into a household name.