Norah Jones (full name of Gitali Norah Jones Shankar) - American singer, musician, performer of her own songs, film actress. She began her solo career in 2002, releasing her first successful album "Come Away with Me".
In the creative biography of Nora, there are 11 music albums and many singles that have become popular all over the world. Jones received 9 Grammy Music Awards and several other awards. Her albums have sold over 50 million copies. The singer was named one of the best jazz performers of the decade.
Nora also starred in 7 films and took part more than 70 times in popular entertainment shows and concerts, music and film awards, including the Oscars and Grammys.
Facts from the biography
Nora was born in the USA in the spring of 1979. Her father is the famous musician Ravi Shankar, who from childhood instilled in his daughter a love of art.
After her parents divorced in 1986, Jones moved with her mother from New York to the city of Grapewan, Texas. Here she began to study at Colleyville Middle School, and then enrolled in Grapevine High School.
Nora was carried away by music and creativity early. In school, she began to sing in a church choir, learned to play the piano and saxophone, took vocal lessons, and attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts.
After completing her primary education, she entered the School of Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas (Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts). Then continued her education at the University of North Texas (UNT).
In her student years, Nora twice won the DownBeat Student Music Awards as the best jazz vocalist and original performer.
In 1998, Nora, along with her father, Ravi Shankar, performed at a concert in New Delhi.
Creative career
While studying at the university, the girl met many famous jazz musicians and participated in student concerts. There, she met with Jesse Harris, who co-authored many of Nora's songs. In 1999, together with Jesse, they founded their own music group in New York.
In 2002, the singer's first successful album "Come Away with Me" was released, receiving 5 Grammy awards. After that, she recorded 10 more albums that became popular around the world.
In 2008, Nora organized an alternative country group with her friends Sasha Dobson and Katherine Popper. In 2014, they released the album "No Fools, No Fun".
Film career
Jones came to the cinema in 2002. She played a small role as a pianist in the film "Love with Notification."
A few years later, the girl received the main role of Elizabeth in the melodrama "My Blueberry Nights." Her partners on the set were the famous actors Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and became a nominee for the Golden Palm Branch.
