DUBAI: US singer Alicia Keys is set to perform in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 17. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The gig is part of the first Saadiyat Nights, a three-month series of open-air musical events that began on Jan. 6 with a show by another American songstress, Mariah Carey. Welsh singing icon Tom Jones and US musician John Legend will also take to the stage, on March 1 and 2, respectively. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform on Jan. 27, British artist Sting on Feb. 3, and Lebanese soprano Majida El-Roumi on Feb. 10. A classically trained pianist, Keys, 43, began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records three years later. She has sold more than 90 million records, making her one of the world’s best-selling music artists, and was named by Billboard as the top rhythm and blues artist of the 2000s decade.