She lost her father, Pandit Ravi Shankar, in December at the age of 92, and said she will forever be re-discovering his music.
So it was understandably a poignant moment for Norah Jones on Wednesday as she performed in Western Australia.
The Come Away With Me singer took the stage at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, four days after accepting her father's posthumous Grammy Award.
Poignant: Norah Jones performed at the Riverside Theatre at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in Perth, Western Australia, on WednesdayThe 33-year-old singer-songwriter took the stage in a demure blue cotton dress and crooned her hits as fans packed into the venue. Norah didn't didn't disappoint, with several fans tweeting their excitement about seeing her perform live.
Mufti-talented: The Come Away With Me singer thrilled fans with renditions of her biggest hits
Playing to the crowd: Jones took the stage in a demure blue dress and was backed by a team of musiciansOne user tweeted: 'Norah Jones #norahjones #perth #angelvoice #bigcrowd', while several others posted pictures of the stage from around the house. Ravi Shankar passed away on December 11, five days after undergoing a heart-valve replacement surgery.
The 92-year-old sitar master, Indian music promoter and friend to The Beatles got the call a few days before he passed away - he would be honoured at The Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards celebration, where he was to receive a lifetime achievement award.
Jones said before accepting the honour for her father at the Grammys on Saturday that call meant everything to her family.
On the keys: Jones delivered a performance that had fans taking to Twitter to shout her praisesShe wrote in an email to the Associated Press before the ceremony: 'I was very excited to hear about the lifetime achievement award a week before my dad passed away, one daybefore he went into surgery'.
'He knew about it and was very happy,and also that he and my sister, Anoushka, were both nominated in the same category for a Grammy (this year) was a special thing as well.
'We all miss him and are very proud of him,' she continued.
'I will forever be discovering and re-discovering his music from all walks of his long and amazing life.'
Jones was joined by her sister, Anoushka Shankar, at the Wilshire Ebert Theatre in Los Angeles to accept the posthumous honour.
Pandit: Ravi Shankar performs at the Barbican Centre in London in June 2011 
Posthumous honour: Norah Jones and her sister, musician Anoushka Shankar, accepted their father's Lifetime Achievement Award at The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Special Merit Awards Ceremony on February 9 
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