Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys was composing songs by age 12. She was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records, and then, after disputes with the label, by Arista Records. Her debut album, Songs in A Minor, was released with J Records in 2001. Praised for Keys' musical talents and creative control, Songs in A Minor was critically and commercially successful, producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'" and selling over 12 million copies worldwide. Songs in A Minor earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was also a critical and commercial success, spawning successful singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You" and "Diary", and selling eight million copies worldwide. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards. Her duet song "My Boo" with Usher became her 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.
Her third album, As I Am (2007), produced the Hot 100 number-one single "No One", selling 5 million copies worldwide and earning an additional three Grammy Awards. In 2007, Keys made her film debut in the action-thriller film Smokin' Aces. Her fourth album,The Element of Freedom (2009), became her first chart-topping album in the UK, and sold 4 million copies worldwide. In 2009, Keys also collaborated with Jay Z on "Empire State of Mind", which became her fourth number-one single, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2010. Girl on Fire (2012) was her fifth Billboard 200 topping album, spawning the successful title track, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. In 2013, VH1 Storytellers was released as her second live album. Her sixth studio album, Here (2016), became her seventh US R&B/Hip-Hop chart topping album.
Keys has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including 15 competitive Grammy Awards, 17 NAACP Image Awards, 12 ASCAP Awards, and awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and National Music Publishers Association. She has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide. Considered a musical icon, Keys was named by Billboard the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade and placed number 10 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. VH1 also included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 100 Greatest Women in Music lists, while Time have named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017. Keys is also known for her humanitarian work, philanthropy and activism, and has received accolades for such work. Keys co-founded and is the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit HIV/AIDS-fighting organization Keep a Child Alive.
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Movies (91)
RAYE Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
2026 · Self
Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen
2026 · Self
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
2025 · Executive Producer
Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful
2025 · Self
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025 · Self
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
2024 · Self (archive footage)
El color púrpura
2023 · Songs
Alicia Keys - Live at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2023
2023 · Self
The Diary of Alicia Keys - Live from New York
2023
Alicia Keys at the BBC
2023 · Singer
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Uncharted
2023 · Self, Executive Producer
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Apple Music Live: Alicia Keys
2022 · Cantora
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Post Malone: Runaway
2022 · Self
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022 · Self
Kanye West: DONDA Experience Performance 2 22 22
2022 · Self
Alicia Keys - Citi Concert Series Today Show
2021 · Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
El resort del amor
2021 · Producer
Una Elección De Armas: Inspirados Por Gordon Parks
2021 · Executive Producer
How It Feels to Be Free
2021 · Executive Producer
Alicia Keys Rocks New Year's Eve
2020 · Self
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
2020 · Self - Host
Work It: Al ritmo de los sueños
2020 · Producer
Dear Class of 2020
2020 · Self
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020 · Self - Musical Guest
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020 · Self - Performer
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020 · Self
Un Mundo: Juntos en Casa
2020 · Self
Alicia Keys Live in Los Angeles
2020 · Self
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020 · Self
A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant
2020 · Self
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019 · Self
Alicia Keys: Baloise Session 2017
2017 · Self - Performing Artist
Alicia Keys: Rock in Rio 2017
2017 · Self
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017 · Self
Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert
2017 · Self
Talentos ocultos
2016 · Songs
Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square
2016 · Self - Singer
Reina de Katwe: Un acto de amor
2016 · Songs
Let Me In
2016 · Zara, Executive Producer, Music
The Gospel
2016 · Self, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015 · Self
Jem y los Hologramas
2015 · Alicia Keys
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
2015 · Self
El sorprendente Hombre Araña 2: La amenaza de Electro
2014 · Songs
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014 · Self
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014 · Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014 · Self
12-12-12
2013
12 Años de Esclavitud
2013 · Songs
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013 · Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
Alicia Keys: Rock In Rio
2013 · Self - Singer
Mademoiselle C
2013 · Self
Alicia Keys - VH1 Storytellers
2013 · Self
Girl Rising
2013 · Narrator - Cambodia (voice)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · Self
Alicia Keys Taratata 2012
2012 · Self
The Re-Up
2012 · Self
Alicia Keys - MTV Crashes Manchester
2012 · Self
Alicia Keys: iTunes Festival
2012 · Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · Self, Original Music Composer
A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
2012 · Self
Five
2011 · Director
Sexo en la Ciudad 2
2010 · Songs
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010 · Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Alicia Keys – The Element Of Freedom: Deluxe Edition
2009 · Self
Alicia Keys - Live in New York
2009 · Self
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Q: The Man
2009 · Self
Alicia Keys - As I Am
2008 · Self
007: Quantum
2008 · Theme Song Performance
Sabor a miel
2008 · June Boatwright
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007 · Self
Una niñera en apuros
2007 · Lynette
Ases Calientes
2006 · Georgia Sykes
Live 8
2005 · Self
Alicia Keys: Unplugged
2005 · Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004 · Self
Alicia Keys live North Sea Jazz
2004 · Self
The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker
2003 · Self
Alicia Keys: From Start to Stardom
2003 · Self
Christina Aguilera: Stripped
2002 · Self
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
2002
The Best of Max
2002 · Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · Self - Performer
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Songs
Men in Black
1997 · Songs
Untitled Alvin Ailey Project
· Producer
TV shows (70)
Song Exploder
2020 · Self
Historia: Nivel 1
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Regular Heroes
2020 · Self
VERZUZ
2020 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Desus & Mero
2019 · Self - Illustrious Guest
Red Table Talk
2018 · Self
American Idol
2018 · Self - Mentor/Performer
Carpool Karaoke: La serie
2017 · Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Musical Guest, Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Empire
2015 · Skye Summers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
ITV Exposure
2011
La voz de América
2011 · Self - Coach
Radio 1's Big Weekend
2010 · Self
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010
MTV World Stage
2009 · Self
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008 · Self
Boris Becker meets
2007 · Self
Schmidt & Pocher
2007 · Self
Cane
2007 · Self
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Iconoclasts
2005 · Self
The Tyra Banks Show
2005 · Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004 · Self - Musical Guest
Los Backyardigans
2004 · Mommy Martian (voice), Songs
La chanson de l'année
2004 · Self
America Beyond the Color Line
2004 · Self
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Self
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Pepsi Smash
2003 · Self
Top Model
2003 · Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
El sueño americano
2002 · Fontella Bass
CMT Crossroads
2002 · Self
Last Call with Carson Daly
2002 · Self - Guest
Star Academy
2001 · Self
The Saturday Show
2001 · Self
The Proud Family
2001 · Alicia Keys
106 & Park
2000 · Self
Charmed
1998 · P3 Patron
Vivement dimanche
1998 · Self
TRL
1998 · Self
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
1998 · Self
Parkinson
1998 · Self
The View
1997 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994 · Self, Self - Performer
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self, Self - Guest/Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992 · Self
MTV Unplugged
1989 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
American Masters
1986 · Executive Producer
Victoires de la musique
1985 · Self
The Cosby Show
1984 · Maria
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Performer
Good Morning America
1975 · Self - Host “2002’s Year-End Female Albums Artists”
Sesame Street
1969 · Self
The Grammys
1959 · Self, Self - Host
Sanremo Music Festival
1951 · Self - Special Guest