Alicia Keys is an American singer and songwriter. Trained in classical piano, Keys started writing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records when she was just 15 years old.
Bio/Wiki
Age- 43 years
Full name-Alicia Augello Cook
Height- 165 cm
Weight- 55 kg
Born- 25 January 1981
Birthplace-Hell’s Kitchen, New York, United States
Spouse-Swizz Beatz (m. 2010)
Profession-American singer
Nationality- American
Family
Her mom is Teresa Augello, but we don’t know much about her dad. She’s the only child of her parents. Alicia Keys mentioned her parents never really had a relationship, and she didn’t grow up with her dad around. She doesn’t usually talk about him much.
Husband
Keys were in a low-key romantic relationship with her longtime friend and collaborator Kerry Brothers Jr. until 2008. Later, she dated hip-hop artist-producer Swizz Beatz, whom she married on July 31, 2010.
Children
Keys and Swizz Beatz have two children named Egypt Daoud and Genesis Ali. As of now, there hasn’t been any announcement about Keys being pregnant with a third child.
Career
In 1985, Keys appeared on The Cosby Show as Maria, one of Rudy’s slumber-party friends, with no lines. In 1994, manager Jeff Robinson met the 13-year-old Keys through his brother’s youth organization, Teens in Motion, where Keys was receiving vocal lessons in Harlem. Robinson, along with Davis’s help, negotiated her out of the Columbia contract, and she signed to Arista Records in late 1998. In 2000, Davis formed J Records and signed Keys to the label. She followed up her debut with The Diary of Alicia Keys in December 2003, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200. Her 2004 duet with Usher, “My Boo,” became her second number-one single. Her third album, As I Am (2007), sold seven million units worldwide and produced her third Billboard Hot 100 number-one single “No One.”
In 2009, Keys made her film debut in the action-thriller film Smokin’ Aces and performed the theme song to the James Bond film Quantum of Solace with “Another Way to Die” (with Jack White). Her fourth album, The Element of Freedom (2009), sold four million copies worldwide and was supported by the singles “Doesn’t Mean Anything,” “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart,” and “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready).” Her fifth album, Girl on Fire (2012), became her fourth non-consecutive album to peak the Billboard 200. Her seventh and eighth studio albums, Alicia (2020) and Keys (2021), spawned the singles “Show Me Love” (featuring Miguel), “Underdog,” “Lala,” and “Best of Me.” In 2023, she wrote, composed, and co-produced her first Off-Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen. Keys has sold over 90 million records worldwide, received numerous accolades including 16 Grammy Awards, and is acclaimed for her humanitarian work, philanthropy, and activism.
Net Worth
Alicia Keys estimated net worth is around $150 million.
Latest News about Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys Husband Responds to Usher’s ‘Aggressive’ Gesture
If you tune in to watch your wife perform alongside Usher, be prepared for some steamy moments.
The Super Bowl halftime star has a knack for setting pulses racing, and he certainly turned up the heat during the NFL’s big game in Vegas on Monday. However, it wasn’t his steamy strip-down that stole the show; it was a more modest but equally intense moment with Alicia Keys while they performed their hit song “My Boo.”
Usher got close to Keys, dancing behind her and then wrapping his arms around her from behind. The intimate interaction sparked a flurry of reactions online, with many noting that Keys is someone’s wife and calling Usher’s move “freaky.”Even rap artists Mase and Cam’ron chimed in, wondering what Keys’ husband, record producer Swizz Beatz, might have been thinking as he watched from the stands with their children.
He’s aggressive with people’s females, man,” Cam’ron said on their YouTube show “It Is What It Is”.
“Usher need prayer, for real,” Mase added. “Usher’s just gone behind that man’s wife. That’s his wife.”
“And he got a look on his face of deviousness,” Cam’ron replied. “But she got a face like ‘calm down a little bit’ too.”
There was so much reaction Keys’ husband, whose real name is Kasseem Dean, had to respond.
“Y’all talking about the wrong damn thing,” he wrote on Instagram.
