36 Facts About Alicia Keys Unplugged

1. Alicia Keys Unplugged declared that she hoped her music would stay indescribable.

2. Alicia Keys Unplugged will portray the classically trained pianist and journalist, who died in a helicopter accident while covering the Vietnam War.

3. In 2005 Alicia Keys Unplugged was tapped to help MTV bring back its Unplugged series.

4. Alicia Keys Unplugged performed on America: A Tribute to Heroes, a telethon to raise money for the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, that was broadcast globally and viewed by 90 million people.

5. Alicia Keys Unplugged wanted to create music from the soul that touched the hearts of people; the record company wanted either another pop teen sensation like Britney Spears or beautiful balladeer like Mariah Carey.

6. At an early age, Alicia Keys Unplugged learned to play classical music.

7. Alicia Keys Unplugged was expected to make her film debut in late 2003.

8. Alicia Keys Unplugged was born on January 21, 1981, in New York City to an Italian-American mother and an African-American father.

9. Alicia Keys Unplugged's parents did not stay together and Alicia Keys Unplugged was raised by her mother, Terri Augello, a paralegal and aspiring actress.

10. Alicia Keys Unplugged continued building her acting resume in 2008 with a role in The Secret Life of Bees.

11. Alicia Keys Unplugged's crowing achievement of 2007 was the November release of her fourth studio album, As I Am.

12. Alicia Keys Unplugged became involved in the charity Keep a Child Alive, an organization that helps children living with AIDS.

13. Alicia Keys Unplugged's parents did not stay together and Alicia Keys Unplugged was raised by her mother, Terri Augello, a paralegal and sometimes actress.

14. Alicia Keys Unplugged was born on January 25, 1981, in New York City to an African-American father and an Italian-American mother.

15. Alicia Keys Unplugged had already attracted the attention of record company executives while in high school years, and after what amounted to a bidding war for her talents, she signed with Arista Records in 1998.

16. In 2017, Alicia Keys Unplugged received and shared the award for the Ambassador of Conscience from Amnesty International alongside Canadian Indigenous rights activists.

17. Alicia Keys Unplugged hosts and is the musical director of Keep A Child Alive's annual fundraising gala called the Black Ball.

18. Alicia Keys Unplugged is the co-founder and Global Ambassador of Keep a Child Alive, a non-profit organization that provides medicine, orphan care, and social support to families with HIV and AIDS in Africa and India.

19. On May 4, 2016, Alicia Keys Unplugged released her first single in four years, entitled "In Common".

20. On March 25, 2016, Alicia Keys Unplugged was announced as a new coach on Season 11 of The Voice.

21. On September 8, 2014, Alicia Keys Unplugged uploaded the music video to a new song called "We Are Here" to her Facebook page, accompanied by a lengthy status update describing her motivation and inspiration to write the song.

22. In September 2012, Alicia Keys Unplugged collaborated with Reebok for her own sneakers collection.

23. Alicia Keys Unplugged is set to co-produce the Broadway premiere of Stick Fly, which was scheduled to open in December 2011.

24. Alicia Keys Unplugged released her fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom, in December 2009.

25. Alicia Keys Unplugged opened a recording studio in Long Island, New York, called The Oven Studios, which she co-owns with her production and songwriting partner Kerry "Krucial" Brothers.

26. Alicia Keys Unplugged performed and taped her installment of the MTV Unplugged series in July 2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

27. Alicia Keys Unplugged had wanted to leave Columbia since they began "completely disrespecting [her] musical creativity".

28. Alicia Keys Unplugged brought her songs to the executives, who rejected her work, saying it "sounded like one long demo".

29. Alicia Keys Unplugged "hated" the experience of writing with the people Columbia brought in.

30. Alicia Keys Unplugged decided to drop out of college after a month to pursue music full-time.

31. Alicia Keys Unplugged was finishing high school, and her academic success had provided her opportunity for scholarship and early admission to university.

32. At the time, Alicia Keys Unplugged was part of a three-girl band that had formed in the Bronx and was performing in Harlem.

33. Alicia Keys Unplugged spent more time in Harlem during her teenage years.

34. Alicia Keys Unplugged enrolled in the Professional Performing Arts School at the age of 12, where she took music, dance, and theater classes and majored in choir.

35. Alicia Keys Unplugged is acclaimed for her humanitarian work, philanthropy and activism.

36. In 2007, Alicia Keys Unplugged made her film debut in the action-thriller film Smokin' Aces.