Happy 45th Birthday to the gorgeous, hugely talented, chart-topping, record-breaking, history-making Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Television Personality, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Superstar, Global Icon and R & B Legend, the One & Only #AliciaKeys! 👏🎂🎉🌟🐐��♥️
Alicia has sold over 90 million records worldwide, and is one of the world's best-selling music artists of All Time! She is one of the most successful and influential R&B artists of the Era, celebrated for her soulful voice, exceptional piano skills as a classically trained pianist and heartfelt songwriting that blends classic R&B, soul, hip-hop, and classical elements. Billboard named her the Top Artist of the 2000s in the R&B/Hip-Hop category, and ranked her tenth on their list of the Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. VH1 included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 100 Greatest Women in Music lists, while Time named her in their 100 most influential people rank in 2005 and 2017. Alicia has been honoured with 274 awards out of 791 nominations, including 17 Grammy Awards, the 4th most for a female Act in Grammy history, 3 World Music Awards, 9 Billboard Music Awards, 5 American Music Awards, 4 MTV VMAs, 3 MTV EMAs, 7 BET Awards, 11 Soul Train Awards, 18 NAACP Image Awards, 12 ASCAP Awards, 7 BMI Urban Awards, and an award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and National Music Publishers Association among others. Alicia has also been nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards and News and Documentary Emmy Awards as executive producer and host at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. For her original song "Another Way to Die" for the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, Alicia was nominated at the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song. In 2005, Alicia was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2005) for her impact in the music industry! ASCAP honoured Alicia with the Songwriter of the Year in 2005 and the Golden Note Award in 2009! In 2010 she received the Artist of Decade Award at the BET Awards! She was also honoured with the Impact Award at the Billboard Women in Music (2019), the Innovator Award at the 2019 IHeartRadio Music Awards and The Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing Award in 2018!
Alicia became a Global Superstar with the release of her critically acclaimed debut album, 'Songs in A Minor' in 2001, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and became one of the best-selling albums of 2001 globally! In 2020, the album was certified 7X platinum by the RIAA for combined sales and album-equivalent units of 7 million in the US. As of 2011, it has sold over 12 million copies worldwide! The Album was powered by its global smash hit lead single "Fallin" which topped the US Hot 100 for 6 weeks and was a Top 5 hit in 13 countries! It won 3 Grammy Awards in 2002, including Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and was also nominated for Record of the Year. Alicia also won Best R&B Album and Best New Artist that same year for a total of 5 Awards. In 2002, Alicia also won the World Music Award for World's Best-selling R&B/Hip Hop Artist! Her 2nd album, 'The Diary of Alicia Keys' (2003) sold 8M units, promoted by the lead singles "If I Ain't Got You" and "You Don't Know My Name", and won 3 Grammy Awards, 6 Billboard Music Awards, including Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year, with Alicia winning a 2nd World Music Award for World's Best-selling R & B Artist! That same year, Alicia released "My Boo" with Usher which became her 2nd #1 in the US, winning her the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 2005 Alicia published her live album 'Unplugged', promoted by the single "Unbreakable", and became the first female artist to have an MTV Unplugged project debut atop the Billboard 200! The Album won two NAACP Image Awards. Her 3rd studio album 'As I Am' (2008) sold 7M units globally and spawned her 3rd Hot 100 #1 hit "No One", which was the most-listened song of 2007 in the US! 'As I Am' won multiple awards, including 3 Grammy Awards and two American Music Awards. In 2007, Keys made her film debut in the action-thriller 'Smokin' Aces', and performed the theme song to the James Bond film 'Quantum of Solace' with her single "Another Way to Die" ft. Jack White in 2008. Her next album 'The Element of Freedom' (2009) sold 4M units globally and peaked at #1 in the UK, powered by the hit singles "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" and won a Soul Train Music Award. In 2009, Alicia scored her 4th Hot 100 #1 and most most successful collab ever, "Empire State of Mind" with JAY Z which won the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, and also an MTV VMA and a BET Award! In 2012 she published her 5th studio album 'Girl on Fire', her 4th Billboard 200 chart topper, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album while the song of the same name won an NAACP Image Award. Her 6th album 'Here' (2016) was promoted by the short-form film, Alicia Keys: The Gospel, and peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200, winning a Clio Award. Her next studio album 'Alicia (2020)', won the Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album, and was followed by her 8th studio album 'Keys' in 2021! The albums spawned the hit singles "Show Me Love" (featuring Miguel), "Underdog", "Lala" and "Best of Me". To support the album, Keys embarked on the very successful Alicia + Keys World Tour! In 2022 Alicia released her 9th studio album and 1st xmas album 'Santa Baby'! In 2023, Alicia wrote, composed and co-produced her first Broadway musical, Hell's Kitchen, which won a Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical and received a nomination at the Tony Award for Best Musical.
Alicia Keys is a very active philanthropist whose work centers on global health, women's empowerment, education, and social justice. She co-founded Keep a Child Alive in 2003, serving as its global ambassador to provide HIV/AIDS treatment, orphan care, nutrition, housing, and support services to affected children and families in Africa and India, and has hosted the annual Black Ball fundraiser, produced documentaries like Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland, and earned honors such as the BET Humanitarian Award for these efforts. She was awarded Ambassador of Conscience by Amnesty International and the Humanity Award for Music visionary in 2017! In 2018, she co-founded She Is the Music to promote gender equality in the music industry through mentorship and resources for women creators. Keys has advocated for refugee rights (via her 2016 short film Let Me In), indigenous issues, cancer awareness through Stand Up to Cancer contributions, disaster relief performances (including for Haiti, Hurricane Katrina, and Sandy), voter engagement, and youth empowerment. In 2025, she launched the Kaleidoscope Dreams Foundation, inspired by her Broadway musical Hell's Kitchen, to further support community initiatives focused on arts, education, and opportunity for underserved youth.
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@elmusicfeelings Alicia keys ! Soit The Diary of Alicia keys ou Songs in A minor !!! Tous ces commentaires et pas une mention d’Alicia ?!! Vous avez Alzheimer ou quoi??!!
Est-ce qu’il y a un album r’n’b français mieux écrit que « Miséricorde » de Wallen ?! Quelle plume 🤯 je le redécouvre à chaque fois et c’est une masterclass 🙌🏾
🏆 Magnifique la nouvelle version du "If I ain't Got You" d'Alicia Keys pour la série "Queen Charlotte".
Un vrai bonheur et un big up à @amel_bent en Guest Star!
Ho les 20 ans de nouvelle star MON DIEU
Tu sais que chaque jour je pense à Tigane qui chante Billie Jean ? Sa prestation me hante encore 💙
(Ramenez Pierre aussi merci)
(Manu Katché aussi me hante)