Biography
Exotic beauty with a charming melodic vocal and a talented keyboards on Kijon Alisha Kiz is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time. It is called "princess coil", but for her more than 20-year-old singer's career, the title of "Queen" is worthy.Childhood and youth
Alisha Kiz (name at birth - Alice Jay Overworked Cook) was born on January 25, 1981 in Manhattan, New York, in the area called "hellish cuisine". The father of the girl is an African American Craig Cook, working with a steward, and Mother Teresa was observer, in which Italian, Scottish and Irish blood flowed, was a lawyer assistant and actress. Alisha is the only child in the family.
As Kiz said in one of the interviews, the birth in the interracial family was the advantage for her, as this gave the opportunity to feel with different cultures. Craig and Teresa diverged when their daughters were only 2 years old. Alisha continued to live with her mother in the poor Manhattan district.
From the earliest childhood, the girl diligently attended musical and dance classes, and already at 4 years old first appeared on the television screen in the series "Cosbie Show", where he performed an episodic role in the Slumber Party episode. From 7 years old Alisha began to get involved in the game on the piano, subsequently mastered the composition of Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin. Being 12-year-old, KIZ has become a student of the prestigious school of performing arts, where the profile subject chose the lessons of choral singing. Two years after the start of learning, the girl wrote his first songs.
Creation
The creative biography of the singer began with a trial contract with the SO SO DEF label and participating in the Soundtrack record for the fantastic film of 1997 "People in Black". It was the debut professional work KIZ. On June 5, 2001, a presentation of the first Studio Plate Alisha, which was named Songs in a minor. The album became commercially successful, 12 million copies were sold worldwide, and the girl himself called the best artist in the R & B genre and the best new artist.In addition, the debut plate brought the singer 5 figurines "Grammy" in 2002, one of which is in the nomination "Song of the Year" for the sensual composition Fallin '. Alisha became the second American performer after Lauren Hill, who was lucky enough to climb the stage for a reward 5 times.
Next year, the talented performer recorded the second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys, who repeated the success of the first - there were 8 million copies around the world, and also won the 4 nominations of the Grammy-2005 premium nominations. The lyrical composition of If Ain't Got You, written and spirroined by the singer independently, became the winner in the category "The best female vocal work in the rhythm end-blues genre.
In 2006, Alisha released a Unplugged concert larch, the lightning line of the Billboard-200 chart. Such success has also reached the NIRVANA Rock Group in 1994.
As an actress KIZ appeared in television shows, such as "American dreams", "fantasies". And on the large screens, the actress first got after participating in the shooting of the triller "Visor Tuby" in 2006. Alisha reincarnated into the heroine named Georgia Saile. The film also starred Ryan Reynolds and Andy Garcia.
In 2007, the discography of the singer expanded another work - the album As I AM, which received 3 figurines "Grammy" and saved 5 million copies. Her acting career at that time also did not stand in place - the girl performed one of the key roles in the drama "The Secret Life of Bees". This work brought a young actress nomination for the National Association Association for the Progress of the Color Population.
On December 1, 2009, the light saw the 4th record by the name of The Element of Freedom, which took the 1st place in the British Chart among the albums. Girl on Fire, the fifth job of the performer, went out after 3 years and ranked 5th in the American landscape charts.
The release of the 6th Studio Album KIZ called Here was held on November 3, 2016. He has positively met musical critics and listeners. Here for the first week reached the top positions in the Billboard-200 Charter.
Music Alisha Kiz is a mixture of jazz, cooler and R & B with abundant use of keyboard tools. The leitmotif of her creativity is love and broken heart, expanding the possibilities and rights of women. With its main inspirations among musicians, a woman calls Whitney Houston, Barbru Streisand, Nina Simon, Stevie Wander, Prince, Jay and many others.
The singer style can be described as gospel and vintage soul, diluted by drum rhythm and bass. KIZ prefers not to limit himself with narrow frames and experiments with pop rock sound.
Personal life
Alisha Kiz is happy in a personal life with her husband Casim Din (creative pseudonym SWIZZ Beatz), which is a famous rapper and composer. Wedding closed ceremony took place in the middle of the summer of 2010 in the French island of Corsica, and already on October 14 of the same year, their firstborn was born - a boy named Egypt Daud Dean. On December 27, 2014, their family was gained - the second child of Alisha and Casima appeared on the world - Jenzis Ali Dean. In addition, the couple raises two more children from the previous relationship of the man.
Alisha is an active user of the Social Network "Instagram". On his personal page, she publishes photos and video without makeup and in a swimsuit, frames with carpet tracks and from the family archive.
The singer is actively engaged in charity and participates in various social promotions - she took part in an advertising campaign aimed at combating breast cancer, as well as in rallies and protests together with ordinary residents of America.
Alisha Kiz now
Now Alisha Kiz continues to delight the public and its fans with concerts, new clips and hits.In 2019, the woman became the leading and main heroine of the Grammy Prize, having struck the concert hall with the game on two pianos at the same time.
Discography
- 2001 - Songs in A Minor
- 2003 - The Diary of Alicia Keys
- 2007 - AS I Am
- 2009 - The Element of Freedom
- 2012 - Girl on Fire
- 2016 - Here