Hanswahini SinghAlicia Keys
Originally named Alicia Augello Cook, Alicia is a phenomenal singer, actress, and pianist. Alicia’s first hit album was ‘Songs in a Minor’ which sold over 12 million records. In 2003, she spawned her second album ‘The Diary of Alicia Keys’ in which singles ‘Diary’, ‘I Ain’t Got You’, ‘You Don’t Know My Name’ swept a huge success, sold millions of copies worldwide. Her work has garnered numerous awards such as 17 NAACP Image Awards and 15 Grammy Awards and is also considered as best selling artist. The artist grew in New York City, Manhattan. Alicia Keys is of African American descent from father’s side and white Sicilian through mother’s ancestry.
On being biracial Alicia argued, “My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of color, even a mixed color, is seen as black in America. So that’s how I regard myself.”