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Alicia Keys. Place of Birth: Hellâs Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Aliciaâs father, Craig Cook, is African-American, and Aliciaâs mother, Terri (Augello), is caucasian.
Keys followed up her debut with The Diary of Alicia Keys, which was released in December 2003. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 618,000 copies its first week of release, becoming the largest first-week sales for a female artist in 2003.