Norah Jones

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Born 30 March 1979.

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Biography

Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. She is the daughter of Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and Sue Jones. She is also Anoushka Shankar's half-sister.

In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away with Me, a fusion of country music and pop with elements of jazz which was certified diamond album, selling over 26 million copies. The record earned Jones five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist. Her subsequent studio albums, Feels Like Home, released in 2004, Not Too Late, released in 2007, the same year she made her film debut in My Blueberry Nights, and her 2009 release The Fall all gained Platinum status, selling over a million copies and were generally well received by critics. Jones' fifth studio album, Little Broken Hearts, was released on April 27, 2012.

Jones has won nine Grammy Awards and was 60th on Billboard magazine's artists of the 2000–2009 decade chart. Throughout her career, Jones has won numerous awards and has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. Billboard named her the top jazz artist of the 2000–2009 decade.

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  1. Little Broken Hearts 2012

    Review of Little Broken Hearts

    Reviewed by Marcus J. Moore

    Esteemed songstress makes heartbreak sound good.
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    Review of …Featuring

    Reviewed by Daniel Ross

    A surprisingly varied collection of duets with acts including Outkast and Foo Fighters.
  3. The Fall 2009

    Review of The Fall

    Reviewed by Andrew Mueller

    An album’s worth of Jones’ luxuriance is somewhat rough going.
  4. Not Too Late 2007

    Review of Not Too Late

    Reviewed by Chris White

    This music won’t change the world, but neither does it deserve to be cast from it as...
  5. Feels Like Home 2004

    Review of Feels Like Home

    Reviewed by Nick Reynolds

    ...when you try and listen actively to 'Feels Like Home' there's little to engage the...
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    Reviewed by Kathryn Shackleton

    Easy Jazz meets Country twang in this smoothest of introductions to the wonderful...

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