Alicia Keys turns 42: a look back(34 images)

Grammy-winning musician Alicia Keys, known for her hit songs "IfI Ain't Got You," "No One," "Girl on Fire" and more, turns 42 on January 25, 2023. Here's a look back at her career through the years.

Alicia Keys poses with her MTV award for Best New Artist in a Video at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York City on September 6, 2001. She would go on to win the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2002. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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Keys performs at the Y100.7 Jingle Ball concert at the Office Depot Center, in Sunrise, Fla., on December 12, 2004. Earlier that year, her hit with Usher, "My Boo," dominated the Billboard Hot 100. Photo by Michael Bush/UPI

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Keys poses backstage with her four Grammys at the Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

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Keys accepts the award for top R&B/Hip Hop song of the year for "If I Ain't Got You," at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 27, 2005. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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