Alicia augello cook (born january 25, 1981), known professionally as alicia keys, is an american singer, songwriter and pianist Alicia keys opened up about taking a break when parenting and working through triggers in a way that doesn't affect our kids. A classically trained pianist, keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by columbia records at 15.
Learn more about her life, music, and career. Alicia keys and her husband of 15 years, music producer swizz beatz, share five children in a “big beautiful” blended family. Alicia keys was born in hell's kitchen, manhattan, to terria joseph (née teresa m
