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Alicia Keys' troubled time leads to big success
While Alicia seems to lead a charmed life, it hasn't always been so rosy.
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Alicia, whose current hits include "No One," is in the middle of her "As I Am" tour. The new "As I Am" album debuted on
record charts at No.
Bees," starring Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, the movie is co-produced by Will Smith and backed by indie powerhouse Fox Searchlight.
While Alicia seems to lead a charmed life and has the sort of career that most other 26-year-olds could barely imagine, it hasn't always been so rosy. Two years ago, the singer went through a troubled period that nearly derailed her life and career. A workaholic lifestyle and the death of a close relative from cancer pushed her "very close" to the breaking point, she admits.
However, instead of having a public meltdown, Alicia faced her demons in private. "I knew I needed time away, so I went to Egypt for a month - on my own, which gave it a whole different perspective," she said in a recent interview. "It allowed me to see things I'd never seen before. It was so rich and beautiful and strong, and it inspired me so much, and renewed me."
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