Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar) was the lead vocalist for jazz rock band Laszlo and also the half-sister of Anoushka Shankar and daughter of Ravi Shankar (with music director Sue Jones). She moved to New York in 1999 where she started work as a backup vocalist and lounge singer. She gained the attention of executives at Blue Note Jazz while singing backup for Victoria Williams. Norah had yet to develop a "voice of her own", but the record label was willing to work with her to find it whether it be jazz or not. She started down that path on a first set of demos that would be released in 2001 as the First Sessions EP. She followed that up the next year with her landmark debut album Come Away With Me. The album gained critical attention and sold over 26 million units worldwide, going Diamond on the US charts. Norah Jones would also end up winning five awards at that year's Grammy Awards and three of her collaborators would also win awards. It is considered one of the best albums of the 2000s.
Here is the discography surrounding Norah Jones's debut album:
First Sessions (2001 EP)
Don't Know Why (2001/2002 single)
Come Away With Me
Feelin' the Same Way (2002 single)
Live in New Orleans (2002 live album)
Something Is Calling You (2002 single)
Come Away With Me (2002 single)
Turn Me On (2003 single)
Nightingale (2003 single)
"Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones
"Bessie Smith" by Norah Jones
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