New York-born Alicia Keys began taking piano lessons at age seven at her mother's insistence. She proved to be such a prodigy that she was later accepted into he prestigious Professional Performance Arts School of Manhattan, where she majored in choir. Not only her musical talent but also her grades proved to be so exceptional that she was allowed to graduate...See full bio »
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Episode dated 26 February 2011
(2011)
(writer: "Empire State of Mind Part II Broken Down" - uncredited / performer: "Empire State of Mind Part II Broken Down" - uncredited)
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Charles Barkley/Alicia Keys
(2010)
(writer: "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" - uncredited / performer: "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" - uncredited, "Empire State of Mind" - uncredited)
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Episode dated 10 December 2009
(2009)
(writer: "Doesn't Mean Anything", "Fallin'", "If I Ain't Got You", "No One", "Empire State of Mind" / performer: "Doesn't Mean Anything", "Fallin'", "If I Ain't Got You", "No One", "Empire State of Mind")
2006Glory Road
(writer: "Sweet Music One of These Days" / performer: "Sweet Music One of These Days", "People Get Ready", "I Will Make the Darkness Light" / producer: "Sweet Music One of These Days", "People Get Ready", "I Will Make the Darkness Light")
[on the use of women, sex and sleaze in rap/hip-hop videos] Oh my God, the [hip-hop] videos! The imagery is so awful! I just can't get with it at all. The best thing I can say about it is that sometimes you have to see that kind of stuff so as to have a more balanced view about why it's so bad.
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Trivia:
Accepted by Columbia University at age 16, but dropped out to pursue her music career.
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