http://www.frivolouspeople.com/2009/03/happy-mothers-day-...

Music artist Alicia Keys' mother Terri Augello insisted that Alicia take piano lessons as a child and even helped her pick her stage name. “My mother's such a strong person that she really instilled that kind of strength in me as well,” says Alicia, whose real name is Alicia Cook. “I'm really thankful for that, because she's not a pushover, and neither am I.”

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