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Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1980 or 1981) is an American R and B and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, philanthropist, and author who has sold over twenty-seven million records worldwide and has won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards. Keys is an only child born to an Irish-Italian mother, Teresa Terri Augello (a paralegal and part-time actress), and a Jamaican father, Craig Cook (a flight attendant), in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, New York City, New York. Keys graduated from the Professional Performing Arts School, a prestigious high school in Manhattan, as valedictorian at the age of sixteen. Although accepted to Columbia University with a scholarship, she decided to drop out and pursue her musical career. Keys signed a demo deal with Jermaine Dupri and his So So Def label, then distributed by Columbia Records. She co-wrote and recorded a song entitled Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing) , which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 blockbuster, Men in Black. The song was Keys first professional recording; however, it was never released as a single and her record contract with Columbia Records ended quickly. Keys later met Clive Davis, who signed her to Arista Records, which has since disbanded. Following Davis to his newly-formed J Records label, she recorded the songs Rock wit U and Rear View Mirror , featured on the soundtracks to the films Shaft (2000) and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) respectively. Keys then released her debut album, Songs in A Minor.