Norah Jones Jones is the daughter of Indian sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar, and is the half-sister of fellow musician Anoushka Shankar. Jones was born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York, to American concert producer Sue Jones and Indian musician Ravi Shankar. After her parents separated in 1986, Norah lived with her mother, growing up in Grapevine, Texas. She attended Colleyville Middle School and Grapevine High School before transferring to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. While in high school, she sang in the school choir, participated in
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