Norah Jones mụrụ Geethali Norah Jones Shankar na Machị 30, 1979 na Manhattan, New York, nye onye na-emepụta ihe nkiri nke America bụ Sue Jones na onye egwu egwu India bụ Ravi Shankar. Mgbe nne na nna ya na-alụbeghị di na 1986 kewara, Norah malitere ibi na nne ya, na-etolite na Grapevine, Texas. Ọ gara Colleyville Middle School na Grapevine High School tupu ya agafee Booker T. Washington High School maka Performing na Visual Arts na Dallas. Egwú ya buru ụzọ were ụdị ya na Chọọchị Methodist dị na mpaghara ebe ọ na-abụ abụ mgbe niile. Mgbe ọ nọ n'ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị, ọ bụrụ abụ n'ụlọ akwụkwọ, sonyeere ndị egwu egwu, ma kpọọ saxophone alto. Mgbe ọ dị afọ 16, na nkwenye nke nne na nna ya, ọ gbanwere aha ya na NJ.
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