In 2010, VH1 included Keys on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Billboard magazine named her the top R&B artist of the 2000-2009 decade, establishing herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time. Alicia Keys, born Alicia Augello-Cook, in Manhattan, New York City, USA on Januis a popular R&B vocalist and pianist.She was born to an Afro father named Craig Cook and a Caucasian mother, Terri Augello. Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. She released her fourth album, The Element of Freedom, in December 2009, which became Keys' first chart-topping album in the United Kingdom. The following year, she appeared in The Secret Life of Bees, which earned her a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards. Her third studio album, As I Am, was released in the same year and sold six million copies worldwide, earning Keys an additional three Grammy Awards. She made her film debut in Smokin' Aces and went on to appear in The Nanny Diaries in 2007.
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Keys made guest appearances on several television series in the following years, beginning with Charmed. She became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album to debut at number one and the highest since Nirvana in 1994. Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at number one in the United States. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and was also another success worldwide, selling eight million copies. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for 'Fallin' '. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. Of the four singles he released, three made the top ten on the charts. Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. The Diary of Alicia Keys was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Album and became the second album to debut No. Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records. She later attended Columbia University before dropping out to pursue her music career.
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She attended Professional Performing Arts School and graduated at 16 as valedictorian. At age seven, Keys began to play classical music on the piano. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell' s Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. 10 spot, selling 124,000 units.Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American recording artist, musician and actress. 9 from 15, selling 132,000 units, while rapper Jay-Z's "Black Album," landed the No. Sheryl Crow's "The Very Best of Sheryl Crow" moved up to No. 6, selling 154,000 units, while No Doubt's "Singles Collection," which ranked No. Spears fell behind Hilary Duff, whose album, "Metamorphosis" ranked No. Spears' cumulative total is 1 million units. Pop diva Britney Spears fell another few notches in the latest week, with her much-hyped "In the Zone," selling 150,000 units, landing at No. Rounding out the top 5 was Arista's multi-Grammy nominees OutKast, whose album, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" sold an estimated 178,000 units. "Now That's What I Call Music!", the 14th in a series of hits compilations culled from various major labels, ranked No. 2 on the charts was county singer Toby Keith's "Shock N Y'all," selling 213,000 units, followed by Josh Groban's "Closer," which sold 188,000 units. 1 but sold only 236,000 units in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Diary" is a follow-up to Keys' smash 2001 debut album, "Songs in A Minor," which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and garnered multiple Grammys. Promotion for the album has been intense, with 22-year-old Keys, a classically trained pianist with a powerful voice, appearing widely on television and in live venues thanks to the marketing muscle of Davis, who also discovered stars like Whitney Houston and Janis Joplin. Publicity is huge and people are just flipping over it," said Violet Brown, director of urban music for Wherehouse Music stores.
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Released by music mogul Clive Davis' J Records, "The Diary of Alicia Keys" grabbed the top slot on album sales charts for the week ended December 7, selling 618,000 units, according to figures issued on Wednesday by Nielsen SoundScan.
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1 on the music charts this week as retailers predicted the latest work by the Grammy-winning soul diva will remain a big stocking stuffer in coming weeks.
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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) - Alicia Keys' new album debuted at No.