NORA formed in 1996 and are a metalcore band from Highland Park, New Jersey.
1) A female singer from Macedonia
2) A metalcore band formed in 1996 in New Jersey, they were first signed to Ferret Records but later moved to Trustkill Records. They have 3 albums and 1 EP released on Trustkill and two EPs on Ferret.
3) A female singer from Bulgaria, runner-up in the second season of Music Idol.
4) A female singer from Malaysia, whose profile is available here:
http://www.last.fm/music/Nora+Ariffin
5) A Metal band in Turkey previously named as Pyracantha. They have the great hit track "Ruhsuz Kad?n".
6) A female singer from Uzbekistan
7) A dark ambience project from Hungary.
8) A female salsa singer from Japan. Formerly fronted Orquesta de la Luz.
9) A female singer from Stockholm, Sweden.
http://www.myspace.com/noraartist
From Wikipedia:Nora, or Norah (Arabic: ????), is a feminine personal name of Arabic origin meaning "light". The root word Noor (Arabic: ???) could be also a feminine and masculine name. It has also similar Latin origin meaning "the bright one" or "honor".