Question: Who is the father of the performer of song Everybody Needs A Best Friend?

Knowledge 1: Everybody Needs a Best Friend
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" is a song from the 2012 feature film "Ted", with music composed by Walter Murphy and lyrics by Seth MacFarlane.Performed by Norah Jones during the film's opening credits, the song was used as the film's main theme song.It was released by Universal Republic Records on June 26, 2012.In January 2013, the song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 85th Academy Awards, but lost to "Skyfall" from the film of the same name.MacFarlane was also the host of the Oscars while also being nominated. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Norah Jones
Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.She has won multiple awards and has sold more than 50 million records worldwide."Billboard" named her the top jazz artist of the 2000s decade.She has won nine Grammy Awards and was ranked 60th on "Billboard" magazine's artists of the 2000s decade chart.In 2002, Jones launched her solo music career with the release of "Come Away with Me", which was a fusion of jazz with country, blues, folk and pop.It was certified Diamond, selling over 27 million copies.The record earned Jones five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist.Her subsequent studio albums — "Feels Like Home", released in 2004, "Not Too Late", released in 2007, and 2009's"The Fall" all gained Platinum status, selling over a million copies each.They were also generally well received by critics.Jones's fifth studio album, "Little Broken Hearts", was released on April 27, 2012; her sixth, "Day Breaks", was released on October 7, 2016.Jones made her film debut in "MyBlueberryNights", which was released in 2007.Jones is the daughter of Indian sitar master and composer Ravi Shankar, and is the half-sister of fellow musician Anoushka Shankar.
Knowledge 1: Everybody Needs a Best Friend
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" is a song from the 2012 feature film "Ted", with music composed by Walter Murphy and lyrics by Seth MacFarlane.Performed by Norah Jones during the film's opening credits, the song was used as the film's main theme song.It was released by Universal Republic Records on June 26, 2012.In January 2013, the song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 85th Academy Awards, but lost to "Skyfall" from the film of the same name.MacFarlane was also the host of the Oscars while also being nominated. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane( born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer.MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series" Family Guy"( 1999 – present) and" The Orville"( 2017 – present), and co-creator of the TV series" American Dad!"( 2005 – present) and" The Cleveland Show"( 2009 – 2013).He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films" Ted"( 2012), it s sequel" Ted 2"( 2015), and" A Million Ways to Die in the West"( 2014).MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied animation.Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator and writer for Hanna- Barbera for several television series, including" Johnny BravoCow and ChickenDexter's LaboratoryI Am Weasel", and" Larry& Steve".He made several guest appearances on TV series such as" Gilmore Girls The War at Home", and" FlashForward".In 2008, he created his own YouTube series titled" Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy".He won several awards for his work on" Family Guy", including five Primetime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award.In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film& Video Person of the Year.He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States, and is an active supporter of gay rights.MacFarlane has performed as a singer at several venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London.MacFarlane has released five studio albums, in the same vein of his musical idol Frank Sinatra, beginning with" Music Is Better Than Words" in 2011.He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards for his musical work.MacFarlane hosted the 85th Academy Awards in 2013 and was also nominated for Best Original Song for the song" Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from" Ted".MacFarlane served as executive producer of the Neil deGrasse Tyson- hosted, an update of the 1980s hosted by Carl Sagan.MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the series, as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives.
Knowledge 1: Norah Jones
Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.She has won multiple awards and has sold more than 50 million records worldwide."Billboard" named her the top jazz artist of the 2000s decade.She has won nine Grammy Awards and was ranked 60th on "Billboard" magazine's artists of the 2000s decade chart.In 2002, Jones launched her solo music career with the release of "Come Away with Me", which was a fusion of jazz with country, blues, folk and pop.It was certified Diamond, selling over 27 million copies.The record earned Jones five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist.Her subsequent studio albums — "Feels Like Home", released in 2004, "Not Too Late", released in 2007, and 2009's"The Fall" all gained Platinum status, selling over a million copies each.They were also generally well received by critics.Jones's fifth studio album, "Little Broken Hearts", was released on April 27, 2012; her sixth, "Day Breaks", was released on October 7, 2016.Jones made her film debut in "MyBlueberryNights", which was released in 2007.Jones is the daughter of Indian sitar master and composer Ravi Shankar, and is the half-sister of fellow musician Anoushka Shankar. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane( born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer.MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series" Family Guy"( 1999 – present) and" The Orville"( 2017 – present), and co-creator of the TV series" American Dad!"( 2005 – present) and" The Cleveland Show"( 2009 – 2013).He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films" Ted"( 2012), it s sequel" Ted 2"( 2015), and" A Million Ways to Die in the West"( 2014).MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied animation.Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator and writer for Hanna- Barbera for several television series, including" Johnny BravoCow and ChickenDexter's LaboratoryI Am Weasel", and" Larry& Steve".He made several guest appearances on TV series such as" Gilmore Girls The War at Home", and" FlashForward".In 2008, he created his own YouTube series titled" Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy".He won several awards for his work on" Family Guy", including five Primetime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award.In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film& Video Person of the Year.He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States, and is an active supporter of gay rights.MacFarlane has performed as a singer at several venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London.MacFarlane has released five studio albums, in the same vein of his musical idol Frank Sinatra, beginning with" Music Is Better Than Words" in 2011.He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards for his musical work.MacFarlane hosted the 85th Academy Awards in 2013 and was also nominated for Best Original Song for the song" Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from" Ted".MacFarlane served as executive producer of the Neil deGrasse Tyson- hosted, an update of the 1980s hosted by Carl Sagan.MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the series, as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives.

Answer: Ravi Shankar