It spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single ' Fallin'', and earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. The album was critically and commercially successful, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. After disputes with the label, she signed with Arista Records and later released her debut album, Songs in A Minor, with J Records in 2001. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records. Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
