Nora Jones net worth
What is Nora Jones’ net worth?
Norah Jones is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actress who has a net worth of $25 million. During her career, Jones has won quite a few awards, including nine Grammys. Her music has also proven to be very commercially successful as she has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Nora started her solo career with her debut album “Come Away with Me”, which sold 27 million copies and was certified diamond. In addition, the debut album won Jones five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
She went on to release successful albums such as “Feels Like Home,” “Not Too Late,” and “The Fall,” all of which were certified platinum and sold over a million copies each. She has since released multiple albums, bringing her release total to seven. Outside of her music career, Nora is an actress best known for her role in the movie Blueberry Nights.
early life
Geethali Norah Jones Shankar was born on March 30, 1979 in Manhattan, New York. Her father is Indian musician Ravi Shankar and her mother is a concert producer named Sue Jones. That means Jones has Indian-American ancestry. Nora’s parents separated when she was very young, and she was raised by her mother in Grapevine, Texas. As a child, Nora started singing at church and taking piano lessons. She has also honed her vocal talent through professional training.
Eventually, she transferred to a performing and visual arts high school in Dallas. She continues to perform at the local Methodist church and her high school choir, and performs regularly as a soloist. She also continued her music education, learning how to play the saxophone during high school. By the age of 16, she had legally changed her name to “Nora Jones.”
During these early days, Norah Jones was particularly influenced by artists such as Bill Evans and Billie Holiday. By the time she was a teenager, she had already made a name for herself as a jazz singer, winning two Down Beat magazine’s Student Music Awards for Best Jazz Singer. After high school, Jones attended the University of North Texas, majoring in piano. She also joined the UNT jazz singer and rubbed shoulders with Jesse Harris, with whom she would work later in her career. Harris and Jones later reconnected in New York to record music together.
Profession
Nora Jones actually started her professional music career as a casual singer rather than a recording artist. This allowed her to get in touch with Peter Malik, who had seen one of her performances. Malik then asked her to participate in various recordings, which were later included on Malik’s album “New York City.” Jones then signed with Blue Note, a subsidiary of EMI Group. This in turn led Jaw Newland to record a number of demo tracks with Norah. After recording the demo track, Jones recorded her debut album “Come Away With Me”, which was released in 2002.
“Come Away With Me” earned critical acclaim from critics while being incredibly commercially successful. Jones won five Grammy Awards for this album, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The album’s lead single, “Don’t Know Why,” topped the charts.
Jones then launched “Feels Like Home,” which debuted in 16 countries. Nora won another Grammy in 2005, this time for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Additionally, Jones won Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration for his duet “Here We Go Again” with Ray Charles.
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In 2007, Jones wrote or co-wrote all of her own songs for her latest album, Not Too Late. The album eventually sold 4 million copies worldwide. In 2009, Nora released her fourth studio album, The Fall. Although it was the first time she failed to reach the No. 1 spot in the United States, the album was well received by critics and eventually sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Over the next few years, she released albums such as “Little Broken Hearts,” “Day Breaks,” and “Pick Me Up Off the Floor.”
In addition to her solo work, Jones has collaborated with artists such as Foo Fighters, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Mike Patton, A Tribe Called Quest, Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper, and more.
real estate
In 2009, Nora paid $4.9 million for a historic townhouse in New York City. In November 2019, she listed the original townhouse for $8 million and quickly found a buyer. The home has a 1,440 square foot backyard with a blue stone patio and wisteria canopy. The real highlight of the outdoor area is the heated pool and hot tub, a rarity in Brooklyn. Other features of the four-story home include five bedrooms, a sunroom, a 300-square-foot patio, beamed ceilings and a teak bar.
In 2015, Jones reportedly purchased a nearby townhouse on the same block in Cobble Hill. She bought the home for $6.25 million. The house is somewhat famous because it was used in the filming of Julia Roberts’ film Eat, Pray, Love. It has a 2,125 square foot main floor, double height, beamed ceilings, large skylights and an equally large fireplace. Outside, there is a greenhouse with a perennial garden.
