On Feb. 27, Alicia Keys celebrates the 20th anniversary of the biggest GRAMMY night of her career. The 15-time winner took home five gramophones at her first GRAMMY Awards (where she was the night's biggest winner), but it was seemingly her Song Of The Year win for "Fallin'" that meant the most.
"Whoa, whoa," were the first words out of Keys' mouth upon taking the stage. "You don't know how much this humbles me."
In this episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch the then 21-year-old R&B star share some words of wisdom, then be left speechless as she accepts her award.
Keys' speech foreshadowed her legacy as an artist who brings only light to whatever she is doing. "To stickin' to your dreams no matter what," she says as she hoists her GRAMMY. "Please believe in yourself. Always believe in yourself. Man, this makes me believe that. I believe that anyway. No matter what, I believe that."
Along with Song Of The Year, "Fallin'" won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song at the 2002 GRAMMYs. Keys also earned the coveted Best New Artist honor, as well as a Best R&B Album win for her debut album, Songs In A Minor.
Revisit Alicia Keys' Song Of The Year win above, and stay tuned to GRAMMY.com for more episodes of GRAMMY Rewind.
