Person

Norah Jones

b. 1979

American musician (born 1979)

Born
30 Mar 1979 · Brooklyn

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 54 years
  1. 30 Mar 1979BornBorn in Brooklyn
  2. 2003AwardGrammy Award for Best New Artist
  3. 2005AwardGrammy Award for Record of the Year
  4. 2008AwardGrammy Award for Album of the Year

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1979 – today).

  1. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  2. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  3. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  4. 1985Schengen Agreement
  5. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  6. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  7. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  9. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  11. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  12. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  13. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  14. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  15. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  16. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  17. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  18. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  19. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  20. 20112011 Norway attacks
  21. 2011Libyan civil war
  22. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  23. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  24. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  25. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  26. 2015Paris Agreement
  27. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  28. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  29. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  30. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  31. 2023Gaza war
  32. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  33. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Norah Jones ( NOR-ə; born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar, March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She has won several awards for her music and, as of 2023, has sold more than 53 million albums worldwide. Billboard named her the top jazz artist of the 2000s decade. She has won ten Grammy Awards and was ranked 60th on Billboard magazine's Artists of the 2000s Decade chart.

In 2002, Jones launched her solo music career with the release of Come Away with Me, which was a fusion of jazz with country, blues, folk and pop. It was certified diamond, selling over 27 million copies, making it the third best-selling album of the 21st century. The record earned Jones five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist. Jones is the first person of South Asian descent to win 5 Grammy Awards at a single show.

Her subsequent studio albums Feels Like Home (2004), Not Too Late (2007), and The Fall (2009) all gained platinum status, selling more than a million copies each. They were also generally well received by critics.

Jones made her feature film debut as an actress in My Blueberry Nights, which was released in 2007 and was directed by Wong Kar-Wai.

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