![OK Logo](https://okmagazine.com/ok_logo_black_small.png)
Alicia Keys
![Alicia keys celeb bio headshot.jpg](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/MJyY8NJIK/480x251/2011/10/alicia-keys-celeb-bio-headshot.jpg?position=top 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/MJyY8NJIK/640x335/2011/10/alicia-keys-celeb-bio-headshot.jpg?position=top 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/MJyY8NJIK/768x402/2011/10/alicia-keys-celeb-bio-headshot.jpg?position=top 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/MJyY8NJIK/1024x536/2011/10/alicia-keys-celeb-bio-headshot.jpg?position=top 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/MJyY8NJIK/1280x670/2011/10/alicia-keys-celeb-bio-headshot.jpg?position=top 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/MJyY8NJIK/1440x753/2011/10/alicia-keys-celeb-bio-headshot.jpg?position=top 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/MJyY8NJIK/1600x837/2011/10/alicia-keys-celeb-bio-headshot.jpg?position=top 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/MJyY8NJIK/2160x1130/2011/10/alicia-keys-celeb-bio-headshot.jpg?position=top 2160w)
Oct. 18 2011, Published 3:42 p.m. ET
Nine-time Grammy award winner Alicia Keys has changed the world of pop music with her simplicity and the sounds of her piano. From the time she was a young girl growing up in NYC, Alicia’s mom knew she had a talent. She left her studies at Columbia University to focus on her professional career where she was signed with Clive Davis's J Records label. Since becoming a household name, Alicia has used her popularity to help organizations like Keep a Child Alive for HIV/AIDS. Alicia is happily married to fellow music maker Swizz Beats whom she wed in October 2010 and is mother to their son, Egypt.