Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She has released five studio albums, one live album, seventeen singles, and eighteen music videos.

Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was released in 2001 and sold over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". Other singles from the album included "A Woman's Worth", "How Come You Don't Call Me" and "Girlfriend". Also, she collaborated with Christina Aguilera for the song "Impossible", which Keys wrote, co-produced, and provided background vocals.

Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and sold eight million copies. The album featured the singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You", "Diary and "Karma". The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at number one. Singles for the album included "Unbreakable" and "Every Little Bit Hurts". She also collaborated with recording artist Usher on the song "My Boo".

Her third studio album, As I Am, was released in 2007 and sold five million copies worldwide, earning Keys an additional three Grammy Awards. The album's singles included "No One", "Like You'll Never See Me Again", "Teenage Love Affair", and "Superwoman".

In 2008, Keys and The White Striper Jack White recorded the theme song to Quantum of Solace. In 2009, Keys co-wrote and produced the single "Million Dollar Bill" for Whitney Houston and she was featured on rapper Jay-Z song "Empire State of Mind". The song won Grammy Awards for 'Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and 'Best Rap Song'.

Keys released her fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom, in December 2009, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. Singles form the album included "Doesn't Mean Anything", "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart", "Put It in a Love Song" which featured Beyoncé and "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" featuring Drake and "Wait Til You See My Smile".

In June 2011, Songs in A Minor was re-released as deluxe and collector's editions in commemoration of its 10th anniversary and she went on a four-city promotional tour.

Keys released her fifth studio album Girl on Fire in November 2012 and features the singles "Girl on Fire", "Brand New Me" and "Not Even the King".