Geethali Norah Jones (born March 30, 1979), better known by her stage name Norah Jones, is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and actress of Anglo-American a . .   Expand    Wikipedia

Geethali Norah Jones (born March 30, 1979), better known by her stage name Norah Jones, is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and actress of Anglo-American and Indian-Bengali descent. She is the daughter of sitarist Ravi Shankar and the half-sister of Anoushka Shankar. Her career began with her 2002 debut album Come Away with Me, an adult contemporary vocal jazz album with a soul/folk/country tinge, that received five Grammy Awards, including "Record of the Year" and "Best New Artist". This was followed by her second album, Feels like Home, released in 2004. In 2007, she released her third album, Not Too Late. Jones will release her fourth album, The Fall, on November 17, 2009. She has sold more than 16 million albums in the US and over 36 million records worldwide; altogether, she has sold more albums than any other female jazz artist during the 2000s. Jones was born in Brooklyn, New York City on March 30, 1979 to sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and Sue Jones. She spent her childhood with her mother, who moved to the Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, Texas, when Jones was four. She attended Colleyville Middle School, followed by a short period at Grapevine High School before transferring to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. Her only formal vocal training was her stint in the choir at Colleyville and Booker T. Washington. While at Colleyville, she also participated in band and played the alto saxophone. She officially changed her name to Norah Jones at the age of sixteen with the blessings of her parents.

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