Alicia started taking piano lessons when she was 7 years old. When she was 14 years old, she was writing songs. And at age 16, Alicia graduated from Manhattan's Professional Performance Arts School.
In 2001, her debut CD "Songs in A Minor" was released. On the first day, more than 50,000 copies were sold. It went multi-platinum. In 2003, she followed up with the Grammy winning CD "The Diary of Alicia Keys".
