Anoushka Shankar Anoushka Shankar Anoushka Shankar (Bengali : অনুষ্কা শঙ্কর) (born 9 June 1981) is a British Indian sitar player and composer. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar and the half-sister of Norah Jones. Anoushka was born in London and her childhood was divided between London and Delhi. She is the daughter of Sukanya Shankar and Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, who was 61 when she was born. Through her father, she is also the half-sister of American singer Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Shankar), and Shubhendra "Shubho" Shankar, who died in 1992. As a teenager, Anoushka lived in Encinitas, California,
Schmidt (singer) pop. She feels inspired by Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Weill, Billie Holiday and Norah Jones. Schmidt (singer) Elisa Sophia Schmidt (born February 14, 1990), also known by the stage name Femme Schmidt or SCHMIDT, is a German singer-songwriter. Schmidt grew up in Koblenz, Germany. When 16, she visited Hurtwood House near Dorking, Surrey, England where she began writing songs in English. At age 17, she left for the USA for a year, returning to Munich, Germany afterwards for finishing school. Since her childhood she had the wish to become a musician and worked towards that goal. In June 2010, Schmidt signed