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Alicia Keys

Browse piano sheets by Alicia Keys on Zen Virtual Piano. Alicia Keys is the professional name of Alicia Augello Cook, born January 25, 1981, an American singer, songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained pianist who began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After disputes with the label, she signed with J Records to release her debut studio album, Songs in A Minor, in 2001. Her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, followed in 2003 and was met with continued success, selling eight million units worldwide. It spawned the US top-five singles “You Don’t Know My Name” and “If I Ain’t Got You,” and its release earned an additional four Grammy Awards. Her musical story begins earlier. Keys loved music and singing from early childhood and recalled her mother playing jazz records by Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Sunday mornings, moments she considers influential in kindling her interest in music. At 12 she enrolled in the Professional Performing Arts School, took music, dance and theater classes and majored in choir; in her preteen years she and a bass-playing friend formed their first group.

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Alicia Keys

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Which album included If I Ain't Got You?

The Diary of Alicia Keys, her second album, released in 2003, spawned the US top-five singles “You Don’t Know My Name” and “If I Ain’t Got You.”

What was Alicia Keys's musical training?

She is a classically trained pianist who began composing songs at the age of 12, and she enrolled in the Professional Performing Arts School at 12, majoring in choir.

What early music did Alicia Keys hear at home?

She recalled her mother playing jazz records by Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Sunday mornings.