Alicia J. Augello-Cook (born January 25; 1981); professionally known as Alicia Keys; is an American R&B; pop; soul; and neo soul singer-songwriter; pianist; and actress. Keys has sold over 29 million albums worldwide and has won numerous awards; including eleven Grammy Awards; seventeen Billboard Music Awards; and three American Music Awards. Keys has a vocal range of a dramatic contralto; spanning three octaves. Keys cites Stevie Wonder as her biggest influence. She's often called the Princess of Soul. Keys' debut album Songs in A Minor was a worldwide success; selling over eleven million copies; and received five Grammy Awards in 2002; with Keys winning Best New Artist and also Song of the Year for "Fallin". In "Girlfriend", Keys cannot help but think that her boyfriend is having a relationship with his close female friend. She says she knows that the woman is only a friend of him, but she cannot stop thinking that her boyfriend may leave her. Keys then proceeds to say that she thinks she jealous of his "girlfriend".
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