Norah Jones

She's got a voice of outlandish beauty and her dad's Ravi Shankar — which makes Norah Jones one of the most complete and purely enjoyable acts in pop today. Schooled in Dallas, she cut her teeth in Greenwich Village coffeehouses with trip-hop outfit Wax Poetic before delivering her killer 2002 debut, Come Away With Me.

Norah contributed to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts with a soothing rendition of Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today," captured here.

The list of artists who got in line to collaborate with Norah Jones is as long as it is eclectic, consisting of Outkast ("Take Off Your Cool"), Jools Holland ("In the Dark"), and even the Foo Fighters ("Virginia Moon"). And how about her sultry cover of Roxy Music's "More Than This" with the Charlie Hunter Quartet? Stunning.

There's such a wealth of styles and influences in the Norah Jones equation that we can quite confidently state there will be something for everyone in this kaleidoscopic distillation to her work. If her own skills as pianist, songwriter, and vocalist weren't enough, there is also her ability to shack up in the studio with all manner of artists — including legends Ray Charles and Willie Nelson — and redefine our notion of collaboration. Anything the girl touches is golden.