Norah Jones

Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979; she changed her name officially to Norah Jones at age 16) is an American multi-Grammy Award winning pianist and singer-songwriter whose career was launched with her successful 2002 debut album Come Away with Me, a contemporary pop album with a soul/folk tinge, that sold 20 million copies worldwide and received 8 Grammy awards.

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March 30 - 1979 - American - Grammy Award - Pianist - Singer-songwriter - 2002 - Come Away with Me - Pop - Soul - Folk

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Jones was born in New York City, the daughter of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, but she spent her childhood with her mother, Sue Jones, who moved to Dallas, Texas, when Norah was four. She is considered to be a sex symbol among her fans, as they feel she's beautiful because of her unusual, Eurasian appearance. Jones attended the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and the University of North Texas, where she majored in jazz piano. In 1999, two years into the program, Norah left for New York City, where she performed with the band Wax Poetic.

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New York City - India - Sitar - Ravi Shankar - Dallas - Texas - Sex symbol - Eurasian - Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts - University of North Texas - 1999 - Wax Poetic

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Jones performed quite frequently with guitarist Charlie Hunter in 2001 and appeared on Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album in a duet with André 3000 in 2003. Her music is often compared to that of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone.

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Charlie Hunter - 2001 - Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - André 3000 - 2003 - Billie Holiday - Nina Simone

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Jones walked away from the Grammy Awards of 2003 with 8 awards. By receiving Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist honors all in 2003, Jones swept the "Big Four", or the four most prestigious Grammy awards.

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Grammy Awards of 2003 - Record of the Year - Album of the Year - Song of the Year - Best New Artist

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Her second album, Feels Like Home, was released on February 9 2004. Rather than repeat the softer, jazz mood of Come Away with Me, her second album was influenced by country music. Within a week of its release, Feels Like Home had sold over a million copies. In that same year, Time magazine listed Jones among the Most Influential People of 2004.

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Feels Like Home - February 9 - 2004 - Country music - Time - Most Influential People of 2004

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Jones received 3 awards at the Grammy Awards of 2005, two for her Record of the Year collaboration with Ray Charles on the song "Here We Go Again." That year, Norah Jones appeared on the self-titled record by Amos Lee.

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Grammy Awards of 2005 - Ray Charles - Amos Lee

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