Apparently from nowhere, the singer Alicia Keys managed to conquer the world with her debut Songs In A Minor (2001). Before that, the American had already come a long way in music. From her earliest childhood she studied piano (classical and jazz) until she found her own sound: a mix of hip-hop and soul, with her solid musical background providing the necessary depth in her compositions. Alicia
… Keys' best songs have a timeless character; hits like Fallin 'and A Woman's Worth have now reached the status of evergreen. The successor also exudes the familiar class. It's amazing how she once again manages to combine the hit sound of the twentieth century with the warm sound of the best soul from the sixties and seventies. Alicia is at her best in the sultry soul ballads (You Don't Know My Name, When You Really Love Someone) but also with the stripped-down fun rhythm of Heartburn produced by Timbaland, she knows what to do. With this diary, Alicia Keys proves superfluously that she is here to stay. (MS)more