Norah Jones

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30.11.2010 21:11
Danger Mouse revealed details about new album
Famous electronic musician and producer unveiled some information about his new studio effort. Upcoming album will feature 15 songs, recorded in collaboration with Jack White and jazz singer Norah Jones.

28.03.2011 20:56
Foo Fighters are "very happy" to help Japan
Dave Grohl claimed he was glad to have an opportunity to contribute to recently released Songs For Japan album. "We can not heal people or rebuild their homes, but we can donate our songs to help them", said he.

24.10.2011 10:42
Arcade Fire have performed together with Neil Young
Arcade Fire have taken part at the Bridge School Benefit charity festival. During the show the band teamed up with Neil Young – together they performed track Helpless, written by legendary rock musician in 1969.

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Biography

Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Jones Shankar) was born on March 30, 1979 in New York in the family of the legendary Indian musician, professional sitar player Ravi Shankar, and Sue Jones, a dancer whose love towards music has left an imperishable impression on the future singer. Norah’s father didn’t take much part in her upbringing – at the age of four she moved with her mother to a suburb of Dallas, Texas, where her talents began to reveal themselves. From the early childhood Jones loved listening to mother’s vinyl records. She was especially enchanted by the music of Bill Evans, Billie Holiday and Willie Nelson whom she still calls her idol. While in school, she performed in church choir and learned to play piano and guitar. At the age of 16, with her parents’ permission, she officially shortened her name to Norah Jones, the name by which she is known to millions of fans worldwide. At the age of 17 she won a prestigious Down Beat Student Music Award for Best Jazz Vocalist and Best Original Composition. Shortly after that the future star entered the University of North Texas where she majored in jazz piano, but the education process came to its end quite soon – after two years of studying she moved back to her city of birth, New York, to focus on her musical career.

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