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| Alicia Keys, a true musical prodigy whose multi-dimensional
gifts emerged at age five, the beautiful Alicia will soon take modern
R&B soul to a whole new level at the tender age of nineteen.
She has had the #1 song on the billboard chart 3 weeks in a row after
her album debut at # 1. Born in New Yorks inner city amidst the dominance of Biggie and Jay Z, Alicias natural talents blossomed into a rare mix of hip-hop flavor and insightful, wise-beyond-her-years songwriting. positively stirring live performances and expertise as a classically trained pianist. Highly sought-after by record labels that held good, old-fashioned bidding wars in her honor, Alicia signed to Arista Records in 1998. There, in the spirit of a genius like DAngelo or Prince, she continued the process of writing, producing and recording the debut shed begun penning at age 14. In late 1999, Alicia followed Clive Davis to his new J Records where she continues to chart her arrival to the music world. |