MUSICIAN

Alicia Keys

1981 - Today

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Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer and songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After disputes with the label, she signed with J Records to release her debut studio album, Songs in A Minor (2001). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alicia Keys has received more than 23,931,902 page views. Her biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Alicia Keys is the 188th most popular musician, the 1,059th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,075th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Musician.

Alicia Keys is most famous for her songs "Fallin'", "No One", "Girl on Fire", and "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down".

Memorability Metrics

  • 24M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 83

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alicia Keys ranks 188 out of 3,175. Before her are Bernard Haitink, Rory Gallagher, Muddy Waters, Nam June Paik, John Cale, and John Paul Jones. After her are Giovanni Battista Martini, Emil Gilels, Roger Whittaker, Dr. Alban, Claudio Arrau, and Paolo Conte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Alicia Keys ranks 7. Before her are Zlatan Ibrahimović, Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas, Natalie Portman, Roger Federer, and Fernando Alonso. After her are Samuel Eto'o, Britney Spears, David Villa, Beyoncé, Serena Williams, and Jessica Alba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alicia Keys ranks 1,059 out of 20,380. Before her are Gary Sinise (1955), Ed O'Neill (1946), Jack Kirby (1917), Groucho Marx (1890), Frank B. Kellogg (1856), and Joyce Carol Oates (1938). After her are Nellie Bly (1864), James Jones (1921), John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899), Julian Schwinger (1918), Peggy Guggenheim (1898), and L. Frank Baum (1856).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Alicia Keys ranks 50. Before her are Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Keith Jarrett (1945), Chick Corea (1941), Ritchie Valens (1941), Duff McKagan (1964), and Muddy Waters (1913). After her are Ike Turner (1931), Willie Nelson (1933), Stan Getz (1927), Joe Jackson (1928), Herbie Hancock (1940), and Lenny Kravitz (1964).

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