Facts
FACTS
| Real Name: | Alicia Augello Cook |
| Date of Birth: | January 25th, 1981 |
| Birth Location: | New York City, USA |
| Astrological Sign: | Aquarius |
| Originally From: | Harlem, New York (Hell’s Kitchen) |
| Nationality: | American |
| Race: | Bi-Racial |
| Family: | Mother - Terri Augello, Father - Craig Cook, step Brother, Brother - Cole |
| Education: | Professional Performing Arts High School |
| Eye Colour: | Brown |
| Natural Hair Colour: | Dark Brown |
| Favorite Ice Cream: | Vanilla With Chocolate Fudge |
| Favorite Album: | “Songs In The Key Of Life” by Stevie Wonder |
| Favorite Food to Eat With Hands: | Mango |
| Favorite book: | The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (she loves to read, when she has time!) |
| Turn-on: | A guy’s walk. “If he walks with confidence, I’m definitely attracted.” |
| Turnoff: | “If (a guy) talks too damn much about nothing. If he opens his mouth and it never closes, I get really annoyed.” |
| Idols: | Stevie Wonder and Maya Angelou |
| Worst Feature: | Her calves. “I have huge calves. I can put on high boots and a skirt or shorts because the boots will only zip up a certain amount.” |
| Secret Talent: | “I’m a very good swimmer. I trained so I could be in the Olympics.” |
| Bad Habit: | “I crack my neck. Everyone tells me I better be careful because I might break it.” |
| Best Advice: | “My grandmother said, ‘Nothing before its time,” That’s a good way to put things in perspective.” |
| Describes herself as: | “Evolving.” |
| Mood Music: | Anything by Marvin Gaye. “It makes you feel love, so that makes you feel sexy.” |
| 1st Public Performance: | “Wizard of Oz” (At 4yrs Old) |
| Wrote Her First Song: | 14 |
| Musical Influences: | Chopin, Marvin Gaye, Mary J. Blige, Miles Davis, The Notorious B.I.G., Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Beethoven |
| Instruments: | Piano, guitar |
| Teenage girlsband that Alicia took part in: |
Embish’n |
| Record Label: | J Records |
| Discovered by: | Clive Davis |
| Vocal Coach durning High School: | Conrad Robinson (Jeff’s brother - the ak manager) |
| First Contract: | Columbia Recors |
| Manager: | Jeff Robinson |
| Relase Date of Debut Album: | June 26, 2001 |
| First Performance: | BET’s Teen Summit (age 17) |
| First Club Performance: | Bottomline, NYC |
