In New York, Norah Jones, a 23-year-old singer from Texas with a jazz background, had a fantastic night at the 45th annual Grammy Awards. She won big awards, including best pop vocal album, best female pop vocal performance, album of the year, record of the year, and best new artist! Her first album, Come Away With Me, won three more awards too.
Jones, the daughter of famous sitar player Ravi Shankar, was shocked by her wins. “I never thought the music I created would be so popular, so this is incredible!” she shared. Her song “Don’t Know Why” won song of the year.
Country singer Faith Hill praised Jones, saying, “Her album is always playing in my house and car!” Other artists like Eminem, Coldplay, India.Arie, and Nelly also won awards.
The Grammys had a new style this year; there was no single host. Instead, famous people from New York, like Willem Dafoe and Ed Bradley, took turns leading the show. Although Ravi Shankar’s other daughter, Anoushka, was nominated for best world album, the award went to Ruben Blades for his album Mundo.
Jones is the type of artist that the Grammy board loves—she’s talented and humble. In an online chat, she said, “I’m lucky to have people around me who support me and don’t want to take advantage of my success. Many artists don’t have that.”
Music producer Arif Mardin said, “Her beautiful voice hits the listener’s heart like a laser beam. It’s amazing how quickly her music became popular.” And now, Norah Jones has the Grammys to prove her talent!
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