The CD was produced by Kanye West, Rich Harrison, Timbaland and Kerry Krucial. Ģ003-2005: The Diary of Alicia Keys and UnpluggedĪt the end of 2003, the singer's second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, the singer won five Grammys, including in the categories of Best Newcomer and Best R&B Album, song of the year, and best female R&B vocal performance. Thanks to the album and the worldwide number one hit Fallin ' as well as three other successful single releases, Keys became the most successful R&B interpreter of 2001. The album sold over twelve million times worldwide. In the US alone, Songs in A Minor was awarded platinum six times for 6.2 million copies sold. The album sold 236,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The record is a mix of classic Motown elements and contemporary R&B productions. Dolittle 2 released her debut album Songs in A Minor in the summer of 2001. Īfter individual releases on the soundtracks for Men in Black, Shaft - Any questions? and Dr. Due to artistic differences, Keys separated from Columbia in 1998 and followed Clive Davis, the founder of Arista Records, to his new music label J Records. Although she got a place at Columbia University, she decided against studying and instead signed a demo contract with Jermaine Dupris So So Def Records, a Columbia Records sub-label.
Īt the age of 16, she graduated from high school early. She mainly played classical music, especially compositions by Mozart, Beethoven and her favorite Chopin. Alicia Keys first took ballet and piano lessons at the age of five. In her youth she came into contact with the music of Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Lauryn Hill, Prince and Stevie Wonder, among others. There she grew up with her mother after her parents separated. Life 1981–2000: childhood and adolescenceĪlicia Keys was born in 1981 in Hell's Kitchen in the New York borough of Manhattan, the daughter of the African-American flight attendant Craig Cook and the musical singer Teresa Augello, who is of Irish-Scottish-Italian descent. July 1, 2016–2020: Here, The Voice and ALICIA.1.3 2003–2005: The Diary of Alicia Keys and Unplugged.With a Black supergirl as its main protagonist, drawn by a Black comics artist, the novel showcases representation for the community, especially Black youth. The coming-of-age story focuses on Lolo walking the halls of her high school by day while balancing her mission to protect her city.
“When Andrew and I came up with the idea of translating the song into a young adult graphic novel, I knew that I wanted it to be about a girl coming to realize the strength she’s always had. “When I wrote ‘Girl On Fire,’ I knew I was writing it for that girl in the way back row who needed someone to tell her there’s nothing you can’t do, that nothing is impossible,” Keys shared. For instance - “She got her head in the clouds, And she’s not backing down.” Co-written by Andrew Weiner and illustrated by Brittney Williams, “Girl on Fire” embodies the song’s lyrics. The new novel follows the story of 14-year-old Lolo Wright, a young Brooklyn girl who discovers she has superpowers. Inspired by her fifth studio album and hit single, “Girl on Fire,” singer Alicia Keys has released her first-ever young adult graphic novel, reports Afro Tech.
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