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For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not gonna be perfect - that's the thrill of it.

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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
Actor
Art Collector
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Poet
Presenter
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Harlem
New York
Alicia J. Augello Cook
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Shows
Live
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Singing

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