Alicia Keys was born in 1981, and despite her young age she has already risen to the top of the music industry. By the end of 2007, Keys had sold more than 35 million records. When compared to other musical performers, it is easy to see that Keys has achieved a very high level of success. To go along with her past success, it is safe to say that Keys will keep this up in the near future.

One of the main reasons for success is the fact that Keys is multi-talented. Although she is known mainly as a singer, Keys also excels in many other areas as well. They include songwriting, pianist, director, actress, producer, and philanthropist. As you can see, Keys is not only dedicated to her own music. She is also quite interested in helping others to achieve success, while also raising money for charitable causes.

For all of her hard work over the years, Keys has won quite a few awards. In fact, there are not too many musicians that can stake claim to as many accolades as her. Since beginning her professional music career, Keys has won three American Music Awards, nine Grammy Awards, and 11 Billboard Music Awards. This shows just how much people in the industry think of her music.

Keys has released four albums: Songs in a Minor, The Diary of Alicia Keys, Unplugged, and most recently, As I Am. With each release, she has become more and more popular the world over.

All in all, Alicia Keys is one of the biggest names in the music and entertainment industry. To go along with this, she is a great person as well. Even though she has achieved loads of success over her short career, Keys has never lost touch with where she came from.