25 million records and a number of films later, and Alicia Keys had firmly established her place on top of the R&B history charts. A female vocalist with a beautiful voice, it’s unlikely her popularity will ever fade. It’s hard to deny the contributions such an amazing woman has made to her genre, but what most will remember her for is producing some of their favorite songs.

Born in the early 80s, this young female vocalist already has quite an impressive history. With millions of records sold and eleven Grammy awards and dozens of other awards, she is one of the most celebrated vocalists of our time and possibly the most well recognized R&B singer yet.

Having taken to music at a young age, it’s no surprise Alicia Keys went on to record her debut album ‘Songs in A Minor’ which sold over ten million albums and garnered her a staggering five Grammy awards. Since then she has produced three more albums, the most recent being ‘As I am’ in 2007. Her beautiful appearance and voice has opened doors for her in television and film however she’ll always be an R&B musician at heart. Her smooth voice lends itself well to her heartfelt songs about life, hardship and love.

Sitting back and relaxing with Alicia Keys can be a sobering experience. Music that truly touches the heart doesn’t come along too often these days but then again, that may be why Alicia Keys has enjoyed such success.