Norah Jones
I find it remarkable that Norah Jones, a piano-playing, female, jazz musician, with soft, romantic, feel-good lyrics, could, in this day and age, rack up 5 Grammys, including best album of the year, record of the year and song of the year. No one thought that sweet Norah would be able to compete with the 4 million plus album sales attributed in 2002 to big-timers such as Nelly, Avril Lavigne, and Eminem. Well, think again! She's sold over 6 million albums worldwide for her debut Come Away With Me. At a time when the recording industry is in turmoil, to sell 6 million albums is almost unfeasible, especially for a new and emerging artist. So, who is this fresh, new, jazz musician, anyway? The 23 year-old Norah Jones was born on March 30, 1979 in New York City. When she was just 4 years old she moved with her mom to Grapevine, TX, a subur
1 spot, beating the MTV'ers, such as J-LO, Avril, Eminem, Nelly and Justin Timberlake. She began her singing in church choirs at the age of 5. Two years later Norah began her ultimate success - the piano. When you're on the record label Blue Note, a jazz label, and still selling 6 million plus album sales, responsible for 8 Grammy awards, and holding the No. 9 among the top 12 entertainers of the 2002 and ranked her album No. In 1996, still during her high school years, Norah won the Down Beat Student Music Award for best jazz vocalist and best original composition. " Norah went onto the University of North Texas, nationally acclaimed for its phenomenal music program, where she majored in jazz piano. They played a couple demos for Blue Note Records in late 2000 and were officially signed by January 2001. She is a skilled singer/songwriter with the majestic ability to play the piano. Norah, at the age of 15, moved to Dallas's inner city where she started Booker T. In 1997, yet once more, she still won the SMA for best jazz vocalist. Her engineer, producer and songwriter, Jesse Harris, for "Don't Know Why," as well won an extra 3 trophies, making her album Come Away With Me responsible for eight trophies overall. But, Norah was determined to have her own group. On February 23, Grammy night, Norah took home 5 trophies - Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Pop Vocal Album.
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