Norah Jones

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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

Norah Jones is not someone who will come and go, like many of these manufactured artists. She is a skilled singer/songwriter with the majestic ability to play 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. 1 spot on the Billboard chart, you got to be doing something right.

b of Dallas. She began her singing in church choirs at the age of 5. Two years later Norah began her ultimate success - the piano.

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. 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.

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