Today is Alicia Keys birthday! In honor of the Girl On Fire singer, here are 10 facts about her.
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1. She has won 15 Grammy’s
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
2. Alicia Keys real name is Alicia Augello Cook.
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
3. She wanted her stage name to be Alicia “Wilde” until her manager convinced her otherwise.
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
4. She started playing the piano at the age of 7 and wrote her first song at 14 years old.
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
5. She went to Colombia University but left before graduation to pursue her career in music.
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
6. Most of the songs from her 2001 album “Song In A Minor” are not actual in A minor
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
7. In 2010 Keys and her husband Swizz Beats adopted a village in Soweto.
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
8. In 2016, Keys decided to stop wearing make-up after the #NoMakeUp movement came out.
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
9. She ran a full marathon, yes full in Athens, Greece in 2006.
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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys! 10 Things To Know was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
