Piano phenomenon Alicia Keys wowed MTV audiences with a somber Chopin introduction to her soulful R&B hit Fallin' during the 2001 Grammy awards. The self-possessed young Keys looked classier and more mature than many of the other pop artists performing on the show. But even before the Grammys, Alicia had come to the attention of savvy R&B fans. The talented Keys was musically inclined from an early age, growing up in Hell's Kitchen and attending New York's prestigious Professional Performing Arts School. Though her first recording collaborations were with hitman Jermaine Dupri, she hit it off with Arista Records' Clive Davis, who would become her industry mentor. For practice, she cut singles for blockbuster soundtracks Dr. Doolittle 2 and Shaft. Then she settled down to work on her smash debut, 2001's Songs In A Minor (referring to her classical training and her age at the time). Singles like "Fallin'" and A Woman's Worth were full of confident piano riffs, empowering lyrics and Alicia's strong, smooth voice. In 2003 Alicia cut a follow-up, The Diary of Alicia Keys, which was critically well-received and a record-breaking best seller. Singles "You Don't Know My Name" and If I Ain't Got You both went to #1. They fused her diverse hip hop and classical influences onto soulful R&B tunes. After collaborating live with artists Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Wonder and Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys has publicly stated that she's soliciting surprising collaborators for her third disc. These artists include John Mayer and John Legend. Alicia Keys has also taken on an intense acting schedule and is set to appear as a female assassin in Smokin Aces with Ray Liotta. She will also appear as a child prodigy in Composition In Black and White and as Scarlet Johansen's best friend in The Nanny Diaries.
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