MTV Europe Music Awards 2008

Alicia Keys

Nine-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys is a true musical prodigy who has taken modern R&B soul to a whole new level. Since her 2001 debut, Songs In A Minor, the New York native has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and accomplishments with over 20 million albums sold worldwide. Alicia’s follow-up disc, The Diary of Alicia Keys, went 7 times platinum and captured four Grammy Awards. The 2005 release Unplugged sold 2 million copies and Keys became the first female R&B artist to have three consecutive #1 debuts on the Billboard 200 album chart in as many releases. Her third studio album, As I Am, included the single 'No One' which became one of the fastest moving and highest charting singles on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Alicia’s talents have blossomed into a rare mix of hip-hop flavour and insightful, wise-beyond-her-years songwriting, coupled with her spine-tingling vocal power, positively stirring live performances, and expertise as a classically trained pianist.