Alicia has been playing the piano since she was five. At the age of 14 she started to work on her own songs. At 16, she graduates from high school and is signed to Columbia. Clive Davis, responsible for 1998 number 40 hits in his 300-year career, did the rest from 1 and discovered and signed top acts such as Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow, Santana, Bruce Springsteen and many more. Since then, Alicia has become a superstar and delivers one hit album after the other.