Alicia Keys is a 14-time Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer, an accomplished actress, a New York Times best-selling author, an entrepreneur and a powerful force in the world of philanthropy and in the global fight against HIV and AIDS.
Keys is set to release her highly anticipated fifth studio album, Girl on Fire (November 27th), which features powerful anthems and intimate ballads, led by Keys’ signature soulful voice, and personable and relatable lyrics. Keys collaborated with acclaimed and emerging talent, including Grammy® Award-winners Babyface, Maxwell and Bruno Mars, renowned writer and vocalist Jeff Bhasker, critically-acclaimed artists Gary Clarke Jr., and Frank Ocean, as well as emerging talent from the U.K., Emeli Sandé and Jamie XX.
Since the 2001 release of her monumental debut album, songs in A minor, Keys has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and accomplishments with more than 30 million albums sold worldwide. Keys became the first female R&B artist to have three consecutive #1 albums debuts on the Billboard 200 album chart.
As an actress, Keys has had buzz worthy performances in the films, Smokin’ Aces’ (2007), The Nanny Diaries (2007) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008). Last year, Keys made her directorial debut for Lifetime’s Five which was comprised of five interconnected short films starring Rosario Dawson as well as Tracee Ellis Ross, Jennifer Lewis, Jeffrey Tambor and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Keys also made her producorial debut in 2011 with Lydia R. Diamond’s play Stick Fly for the Cort Theater which she also composed the original music for. Keys’ first published work, Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems & Lyrics by Alicia Keys, made her a New York Times Bestselling author.
A devoted and influential philanthropist, Keys co-founded Keep a Child Alive (KCA), and serves as Global Ambassador for the non-profit organization.
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