Norah Jones time with him, and wrote some material that was later recorded for the album "The Fall". Ravi Shankar died in 2012. In February 2014, Jones had her first child, a son, with her musician husband. They had a second child in 2016. Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won many awards and has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. "Billboard" named her the top jazz artist of the 2000–2009 decade. She has won nine Grammy Awards and was ranked 60th on "Billboard" magazine's artists
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