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Birth Name: Alicia Augello Cook
Also Known As: Lellow
Born: January 25, 1981
From: New York, U.S.
Parents: Terria Joseph, Craig Cook
Spouse(s): Swizz Beatz (m. 2010)

Children: Egypt Daoud Dean

Genre(s): R&B, pop, soul
Instrument(s): Piano, vocals, keyboards
Occupation(s): Actress, musician, pianist, record producer, singer-songwriter
Active From: 1996-present
Associated Acts: Swizz Beatz, Usher, Beyoncé Knowles, Kerry Brothers, Jr., Maxwell
Awards:
2008 
BET Award for Best Female RB Artist
Grammy Award for Female R&B Vocal Solo: "Superwoman"
2007 
Grammy Award for Best Female RB Vocal Performance for "No One" 
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for "No One" (performed by Alicia Keys) 

2005 
MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B 
Soul Train Music Award for Best RB/Soul Single, Female "If I Ain't Got You"
Soul Train Music Award for Best RB/Soul Album, Female "The Diary of "
BET Award for Best Female RB Artist
MTV Music Video Award for R&B Video "Karma" 

2004
MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B 
Soul Train Music Award for Best RB/Soul Single, Female "You Don't Know My Name"
MTV Music Video Award for R&B Video "If I Ain't Got You" 
Source Hip Hop Award for R&B Artist of the Year, Female
VIBE Award for Artist of the Year 
VIBE Award for Best R&B Song "If I Ain? Got You," 
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year "If I Ain't Got You"
Billboard Music Award for Female Artist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Female RB Vocal Performance for for "If I Ain't Got You" 
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for The Diary of Alicia Keys 
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for "You Don't Know My Name" (performed by Alicia Keys) 
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year 
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Female Artist of the Year 
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist of the Year 

2002 
MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B
Soul Train Music Award for Best RB/Soul Album, Female "Songs in a Minor"
Soul Train Music Award for Best RB/Soul or Rap New Artist 
Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis Jr. - Entertainer of the Year
Mobo Award for Best Album 
BET Award for Best New Artist 
Edison Award for Songs in a minor R&B / Hiphop 

2001 
MTV Music Video Award for Best New Artist Fallin' 
Grammy Award for New Artist
Grammy Award for Best Female RB Vocal Performance for "Fallin'" 
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for "Fallin'" (performed by Alicia Keys)
Grammy Award for Song Of The Year for Fallin'
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for Songs in A Minor
Billboard Music Award for Female Artist of the Year 
Billboard Music Award for New Female Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for New R&B/Hip Hop Artist of the Year
My VH1 Award for WELCOME TO THE BIG TIME
Quotes:
"I was so deeply involved in music, I had already outgrown all the pressure of high school cliques and gossip."

"No matter what circumstances you are in, there's those things that always affect you, that always happen to you no matter who you are. You could be dead broke, you could be rich."

On the title of her debut album: "A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It's a very moody key, and also 'A' is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes."

On the use of women, sex, and sleaze in today's rap/hip=hop videos: "Oh My God, the [hip-hop] videos! The imagery is so awful! I just can't get with it at all. The best thing I can say about it is that sometimes you have to see that kind of stuff so as to have a more balanced view about why it's so bad."