Keys spent four weeks enrolled at Columbia University on a full scholarship before leaving to pursue a career in music. She attended Manhattan’s Professional Performing Arts School where she graduated at sixteen as the valedictorian. Keys began piano lessons at age seven and was writing songs by eleven. She was raised by her mother, a paralegal and part-time actress, whose father Joseph Augello acted in The Green Hornet and Lone Ranger series and was a radio DJ. Keys was born Alicia Augello Cook on January 25, 1981, in Manhattan, New York to Terria Joseph (Teresa Augello) and Craig Cook. Her stage name, “Keys,” alludes to her being a pianist. Alicia Keys is a rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist known for her unique blend of classical, R&B, jazz, neo-soul, and hip-hop.
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