Alicia Keys welcomes second child

In this photo released by the Philippine Air Force, Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, left, touches a typhoon survivor as she visits the Villamor Air Base in suburban Pasay,. Keys visited the air force base to bring cheer to hundreds of evacuees from eastern Philippine provinces wracked by Typhoon Yolanda earlier this month. AP

In this photo released by the Philippine Air Force, Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, left, touches a typhoon survivor as she visits the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City. Keys visited the air force base to bring cheer to hundreds of evacuees from eastern Philippine provinces wracked by Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013. AP

LOS ANGELES — Alicia Keys gave birth to son Genesis Ali Dean early Saturday morning. It’s baby number two for the Grammy-winner and husband, producer-rapper Swizz Beatz, who are also parents to 4-year-old Egypt Daoud.

The 33-year-old singer shared the news on her Instagram account, Sunday, with a photo of Genesis’s footprints. The image also details that the baby was born at 1:52 a.m. and weighs 6 pounds, 5 ounces (2.86 kilograms).

Keys expressed excitement in her social media captions, saying that “the joy of joy is joy” and that she is grateful.

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