Alicia Keys was born Alicia Augello Cook on Jan. 25, 1981 in Hell's Kitchen New York. In 1985, at four years-old, she made her first television debut in The Cosby Show. Her debut album, Songs in A Minor was released in 2001 and won five Grammy Awards.
She has made six albums and is an avid philanthropist. She's the co-founder and Global Ambassador for Keep A Child Alive and started a makeup free campaign. She's married to Swizz Beatz and they have two children, Egypt and Genesis. |
From the very first note, we've been fans of Alicia Keys. In her 20-year career she's earned 15 Grammy Awards, sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide, and is considered one of the most influential artists of the past 25 years.
She's a pop icon who boldly displays a makeup-free face to the public whether she's attending an award show or acting as a coach on the Voice. She's earned her stripes, and we salute her this week with seven must-have Alicia Keys tunes. |
SONG OF THE monDAY
Girl On Fire was inspired by Alicia Keys's birth to her son Egypt and marriage to Swizz Beatz. There are three remixes of the song: "Inferno" which features Nicki Minaj, "Bluelight" strips the drums and piano, and the original version, which isn't on streaming services or the 2012 album, Girl On Fire.
|
SONG OF THE tuesDAY
Fallin' is from Alicia Keys's debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001). The song landed at number one on the charts in five countries, earned three Grammy Awards, and put Alicia Keys on the map. It was one of the most successful songs of the 2000s and is considered Keys's signature song.
|
SONG OF THE wednesDAY
Blended Family (What You Do for Love) was written by Alicia Keys and a whole gaggle of people, and was the first single for Keys's sixth studio album, HERE (2016). The song features vocals from A$AP Rocky and is about Swizz Beatz former marriage to Mashonda Tifrere.
|
SONG OF THE thursDAY
Superwoman was the last single released from Alicia Keys's third studio album, As I Am (2007). It earned Keys a second Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. It's the opening song at WNBA games, and in interviews, Keys says it's her favorite track from the album.
|
SONG OF THE friDAY
Empire State of Mind (Pt. II) Broken Down is from the fourth studio album from Alicia Keys, The Element of Freedom (2009). The song was only released as a single in the UK and was Keys's view of New York, as inspired by Jay Z's song Empire State of Mind which features Keys.
|
SONG OF THE saturDAY
If I Ain't Got You was the second single released from Alicia Keys's 2004 album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. The song won a Grammy Award and is about how material things don't matter. It was inspired by the death of Aaliyah in a plane crash in 2001.
|
SONG OF THE sunDAY
Hallelujah is only available as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Alicia Keys's 2016 album, HERE. The song was used in Let Me In, a short film that Keys and her We Are Here Movement made in honor of World Refugee Day. Keys is a staunch advocate for refugees all over the world.
|
|
