- Fans keep calling her number, but only J.D. Turner, a Georgia man, picks up the phone, because he has the same phone number that Keys references in her love song, Diary. In the song, Keys sings, Oooo baby, if there's anything that you fear/ Come forth and call 489-4608 and I'll be here. (August 11, 2004)
- Will make her film debut in a Halle Berry-produced biopic about piano prodigy Philippa Schuyler. (May 14, 2004)
- Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott will jointly play more than 20 arena concerts in March and April. (February 9, 2004)
- Has been added to the Feb. 8 Grammy Awards telecast. (January 30, 2004)
- Final negotiations are underway for a package trek featuring Beyonce Knowles, Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys. (January 23, 2004)
- Songs by Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, Mariah Carey are banned From 'American Idol' auditions this year. (January 23, 2004)
- Has been added to the lineup of the 2004 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, set for January 22 through January 24 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. (January 5, 2004)
- Releases her sophomore album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, Tuesday. (December 2, 2003)
- Keys's album 'Songs In A Minor' premiered Sunday on VH1 at 10 p.m. ET -- The special chronicled Keys's upbringing in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, and how she began to dance and study classical piano at the age of 5. (April 14, 2003)
- Some people celebrate their birthday with a cake, but Alicia Keys celebrated with a plaque recognizing 10 million in sales of her debut disc, Songs in A Minor -- though she turned 22 on Saturday, the crowd of well-wishers in a party hosted by her mentor, J Records founder Clive Davis, sang Happy Birthday to her Wednesday night as she received the plaque from Davis. (February 3, 2003)
- Keys and Sean Combs said Saturday the world knew too little about the devastating AIDS pandemic in Africa and promised to work daily to make the reality known -- in South Africa for an MTV concert Saturday that will be part of a World Aids Day television special targeting a global audience of up to two billion people, they said musicians had a special responsibility to talk to young people about HIV /AIDS. (November 25, 2002)
- Vanity Fair covergirls Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and Sheryl Crow engaged in all-out diva warfare in order to be best represented on the magazine -- each starlet brought their own hairdresser and make-up team. (October 17, 2002)
- A true musical prodigy whose multi-dimensional gifts emerged at age five, the beautiful Alicia has taken modern R&B soul to a whole new level at the tender age of nineteen.
- At age 16, her outstanding grades allowed her to finish high school early.
- Nickname: Lellow
- Accepted by Columbia University at age 16, but dropped out to pursue her music career.
- Named one of People Magazine's Breakthrough Stars of 2001.
- Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
- Ethnicity: Half African-American, half Italian
- Musical Influences: Chopin, Marvin Gaye, Mary J. Blige, Miles Davis, The Notorious B.I.G., Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Beethoven
- Idols: Stevie Wonder, Maya Angelou
- Instruments: Piano, guitar
- Would Like To Collaborate With: Lauryn Hill
- Favorite Album: Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
- Secret Talent: Swimming
- Bad Habit: Cracking her neck
Quotes- "I was so deeply involved in music, I had already outgrown all the pressure of high school cliques and gossip."
- "No matter what circumstances you are in, there's those things that always affect you, that always happen to you no matter who you are. You could be dead broke, you could be rich."
- On the title of her debut album: "A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It's a very moody key, and also 'A' is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes."
- On the use of women, sex, and sleaze in today's rap/hip=hop videos: "Oh My God, the [hip-hop] videos! The imagery is so awful! I just can't get with it at all. The best thing I can say about it is that sometimes you have to see that kind of stuff so as to have a more balanced view about why it's so bad."
Awards- MTV Video Music Awards: Best R&B Video; If I Ain't Got You (2004)
- NAACP's Image award: best female artist (2004)
- Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards: 4 awards (2002)
- Grammy: 5 awards (2002)
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