Alicia Augello Cook born January 25 1981 Better Known By Her Stage Name Alicia Keys Is An American Recording Artist Musician And Actress. She Was Raised By A Single Mother In The Hell's Kitchen Area Of Manhattan In New York City New York United States. At Age Seven Keys Began To Play Classical Music On The Piano. She Attended Professional Performing Arts School And Graduated At 16 As Valedictorian. She Later Attended Columbia University Before Dropping Out To Pursue Her Music Career. Read More On Last.Fm
Released February 17 2004. "If I Ain't Got You" Is A Song Recorded Written And Produced By American R&B-Soul Singer Alicia Keys For Her Second Studio Album The Diary Of Alicia Keys 2003 . Released In February 2004 As The Album's Second Single The Song Peaked At Number Four On The Billboard Hot 100 And Became Keys' Second Consecutive R&B Chart-Topper Remaining Atop The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs For Six Weeks. It Reached Number Three On The Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Chart For 2004. A Remix Featuring Usher And A Spanish-Language Version Featuring Arturo Sandoval Appear On The Bonus CD Of Select International Pressings Of The Diary Of Alicia Keys. The Song Is Featured In The 2004 PlayStation 2 Karaoke Game Karaoke Revolution Volume 3. The Single's Music Video Directed By Diane Martel Is Set In A Wintry New York City And Features A Cameo By Rapper-Actor Method Man As Keys' Boyfriend. The Song Has Been Covered Four Times On American Idol By Vonzell Solomon Kinnik Sky Syesha Mercado And Taylor Vaifanua. Eli Mattson Also Sang This Song On America's Got Talent In 2008. British Indie Band Athlete Have Covered The Song On Radio 1. The Single Cover Depicts Keys Similarly To The Subject Of Man Ray's 1924 Painting Le Violon D'Ingres.