<p>Grammy-award winner Norah Jones, the daughter of late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, will perform 'Everybody Needs a Best Friend' from "Ted" at the Oscars award next month.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The song with music by Walter Murphy and lyrics by Seth MacFarlane, is nominated for an Original Song Oscar.<br /><br />Jones, 33, will be performing on an Oscar show for the first time.<br /><br />"I had such a great time recording this song with Seth, and was thrilled to find out that it was nominated for an Oscar. Getting to perform it at such a prestigious event, which my friend is hosting, is a once in a lifetime opportunity," Jones said in a statement.<br /><br />Oscar show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said they were "big admirers of Norah's singing".<br /><br />"...she will help celebrate the unique circumstance of having an Oscar host who is also nominated for Best Original Song."<br /><br />Jones emerged on the world stage with the 2002 release of her debut "Come Away With Me" which sold more than 10 million copies and earned her five Grammy Awards.<br /><br />Since then, Jones has released a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo albums like "Feels Like Home", "Not Too Late", "The Fall", and "Little Broken Hearts".<br /><br />Jones's songs have been featured many times on motion picture soundtracks, and she made her feature film acting debut in "My Blueberry Nights" in 2007.<br /><br />The Academy Awards will take place on February 24 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.<br /><br />The ceremony will be hosted by MacFarlane.</p>
<p>Grammy-award winner Norah Jones, the daughter of late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, will perform 'Everybody Needs a Best Friend' from "Ted" at the Oscars award next month.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The song with music by Walter Murphy and lyrics by Seth MacFarlane, is nominated for an Original Song Oscar.<br /><br />Jones, 33, will be performing on an Oscar show for the first time.<br /><br />"I had such a great time recording this song with Seth, and was thrilled to find out that it was nominated for an Oscar. Getting to perform it at such a prestigious event, which my friend is hosting, is a once in a lifetime opportunity," Jones said in a statement.<br /><br />Oscar show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said they were "big admirers of Norah's singing".<br /><br />"...she will help celebrate the unique circumstance of having an Oscar host who is also nominated for Best Original Song."<br /><br />Jones emerged on the world stage with the 2002 release of her debut "Come Away With Me" which sold more than 10 million copies and earned her five Grammy Awards.<br /><br />Since then, Jones has released a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo albums like "Feels Like Home", "Not Too Late", "The Fall", and "Little Broken Hearts".<br /><br />Jones's songs have been featured many times on motion picture soundtracks, and she made her feature film acting debut in "My Blueberry Nights" in 2007.<br /><br />The Academy Awards will take place on February 24 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.<br /><br />The ceremony will be hosted by MacFarlane.</p>