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| birth_place = Payson, Utah, U.S.Singer-songwriterpoethumanitarian activist|actress}}| years_active = 1994–present| television = | height = Ty Murray2014|end=divorced}}| partner = | children = 1| father = Atz Kilcher| relatives = Yule F. Kilcher (grandfather)Mossy Kilcher (aunt)Q'orianka Kilcher (first cousin once removed)



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| background = solo_singerVocals (soprano)|guitar}}Atlantic Records>Valory}}The Rugburns|Joseph Brent}}www.jeweljk.com}}}}}}Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974), mononymously known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and humanitarian activist. She has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2024.Kilcher was raised near Homer, Alaska, where she grew up singing and yodeling as a duo with her father, Atz Kilcher, a local musician. At age fifteen, she received a partial scholarship to the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where she studied operatic voice. After graduating, she began writing and performing at clubs and coffeehouses in San Diego, California. Based on local media attention, she was offered a recording contract with Atlantic Records, which released her debut album Pieces of You in 1995. One of the best-selling debut albums of all time, it went 12-times platinum. The debut single from the album, "Who Will Save Your Soul", peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Singles "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games" reached number two on the Hot 100, and were listed on Billboard's 1997 year-end singles chart, as well as Billboard{{'}}s 1998 year-end singles chart.Kilcher's sophomore effort, Spirit, was released in 1998, followed by This Way (2001). In 2003, she released 0304, which marked a departure from her previous folk-oriented records, featuring electronic arrangements and elements of dance-pop. In 2008, she released Perfectly Clear, her first country album, which debuted atop Billboard{{'}}s Top Country Albums chart and featured three singles, "Stronger Woman", "I Do", and "'Til It Feels Like Cheating". In 2009, Jewel released her first independent album, Lullaby.In 1998, Kilcher released a collection of poetry, and the following year appeared in a supporting role in Ang Lee's Western film Ride with the Devil (1999) which earned her critical acclaim. In 2021, she won the sixth season of The Masked Singer as the Queen of Hearts.WEB,weblink Variety, 'The Masked Singer' Finale Reveals Queen of Hearts as Winner: Here's the Identity of the Final Two Celebrities, Michael, Schneider, December 15, 2021, December 16, 2021,

Early life

Kilcher was born May 23, 1974, in Payson, Utah, the second child of Atz Kilcher and Nedra Kilcher ({{née}} Carroll).{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=7}}NEWS,weblink Jewel bares nearly all in her new memoir, September 6, 2015, San Diego Union-Tribune, March 12, 2023, At the time of her birth, her parents had been living in Utah with her elder brother, Shane; her father was attending Brigham Young University.MAGAZINE,weblink Rolling Stone, A Search for Truth About Jewel, Neil, Strauss, December 24, 1998, April 6, 2017, December 12, 2017,weblink dead, She is a cousin of actress Q'orianka Kilcher.WEB, Anchorage Daily News, Another Family Star,weblink March 15, 2006,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060206120457weblink">weblink February 6, 2006, Her father, originally from Alaska, was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, though the family stopped attending church after her parents' divorce when she was eight years old.NEWS,weblink Here's the skinny on LDS celebrity urban legends, Newsnet.byu.edu, December 9, 2017, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070517055010weblink">weblink May 17, 2007, Her paternal grandfather, Yule Kilcher, was a delegate to the Alaska constitutional convention and a state senatorWEB,weblink Creating Alaska | Kilcher, Alaska.edu, April 18, 2014, October 29, 2020,weblink dead, who settled in Alaska after emigrating from Switzerland.WEB,weblink Jewel Biography (1974–), FilmReference, December 19, 2012, WEB,weblink Jewel Biography – Musicians, Findbiography.org, December 19, 2012, He was also the first recorded person to cross the Harding Icefield.NEWS,weblink One big star with a Jewel personality, May 26, 2009, The Guardian, London, August 10, 2008, Amy, Raphael, Shortly after Kilcher's birth, her family relocated to Anchorage, Alaska, settling on the Kilcher family's {{convert|770|acre|adj=on}} homestead.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=8}} There, her younger brother Atz Jr. was born.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=8}} She also has a half-brother, Nikos, who was primarily raised in Oregon by his mother, with whom her father had a brief relationship; Jewel would later become close to him in adulthood.{{sfn|Kilcher|2016|p=9}} After her parents' divorce in 1981, Kilcher lived with her father near Homer, Alaska.NEWS,weblink ABC7, Chicago, September 30, 2003, Jewel's new image puzzles some critics, December 9, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071019025825weblink">weblink October 19, 2007, NEWS, Hajek, Daniel, In Lumberjack Bars and Coffee Shops, Jewel Found Her Voice, September 12, 2015,weblink All Things Considered, NPR, My Big Break (story series), September 13, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160204162520weblink">weblink February 4, 2016, live, The house she grew up in lacked indoor plumbing and had only a simple outhouse.NEWS,weblink React, Smoe.org, December 12, 2017, Tarshis, Joan, Multi-faceted, October 19, 1996,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160614075931weblink">weblink June 14, 2016, The Kilcher family is featured on the Discovery Channel show (Alaska: The Last Frontier), which chronicles their day-to-day struggles living in the Alaskan wilderness. Recalling her upbringing, she said: {{blockquote|"We lived far from town. We had to walk {{convert|2|mi}} just to get to the saddle barn I was raised in... No running water, no heat—we had a coal stove and an outhouse and we mainly lived off of what we could kill or can. We picked berries and made jam. We caught fish to freeze and had gardens and cattle to live on. I rode horses every day in the summer beneath the Alaskan midnight sun. I loved it there."WEB,weblink Jewel – Official Website, About Jewel, December 12, 2017, November 6, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151106013847weblink">weblink dead, }}File:The Hilton Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska.jpg|thumb|right|The Hilton Anchorage, where Jewel sometimes performed with her father as a child]]According to Kilcher, the first song she learned to sing was "Saint Louis Blues".EPISODE, Later... With Jools Holland, BBC2, November 1, 1997, Episode #10.1, 10, 1, In her youth, Kilcher and her father sometimes earned a living by performing music in roadhouses and taverns as a father-daughter duo; they also often sang at hotels in Anchorage, including the Hotel Captain Cook and the Hilton Anchorage.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=18}} It was during this time that Kilcher learned to yodel from her father.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|pages=18–19}} She would later credit the time she spent in bars as integral to her formative years: "I saw women who would compromise themselves for compliments, for flattery; or men who would run away from themselves by drinking until they ultimately killed themselves."{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=24}}At age fifteen, while working at a dance studio in Anchorage, she was referred by the studio instructor to Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, where she applied and received a partial scholarship to study operatic voice.INTERVIEW, Jewel, Kilcher, May 24, 2010, Howard Stern, The Howard Stern Show, Interview with Jewel, Sirius XM Radio, Local businesses in her hometown of Homer donated items for auction to help allocate additional funds, and raised a total of $11,000 to pay the remainder of her first year's tuition. She subsequently relocated to Michigan to attend Interlochen, where she received classical training, and also learned to play guitar.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=27}} She began writing songs on guitar at age sixteen.{{Sfn|DeMain|2004|p=200}} While in school, she would often perform live in coffeehouses.MAGAZINE, Billboard,weblink Popular Uprisings, Borzillo, Carrie, February 4, 1995, 26, Google Books, {{Free access}} After graduating, she relocated to San Diego, California, where she worked in a coffee shop and as a phone operator at a computer warehouse.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=34}}

Music career

1993–1997: Beginnings and Pieces of You

File:Jewel at Clinton's inauguration party.jpg|thumb|upright|Kilcher at Bill Clinton's second inauguration gala, 1997]]For a time, Kilcher lived in her car while traveling around the country doing street performances and small gigs, mainly in Southern California.{{Sfn|DeMain|2004|p=200}} She gained recognition by singing at the Inner Change Cafe and Java Joe's in San Diego.{{Sfn|DeMain|2004|pages=201–202}} Her friend Steve Poltz's band, the Rugburns, played the same venues.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/19990219161315weblink">weblink dead, February 19, 1999, Simply Jewel FAQ, December 9, 2017, She later collaborated with Poltz on some of her songs, including "You Were Meant for Me". (He also appeared in the song's second, better-known video.) The Rugburns opened for Jewel on her Tiny Lights tour in 1997. Poltz appeared in Jewel's band on the Spirit World Tour 1999 playing guitar.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070210181040weblink">weblink dead, February 10, 2007, The Songs Vin Played for 06/21/1998, Cherk.com, March 2, 2007, Kilcher was discovered by Inga Vainshtein in 1993 when John Hogan, lead singer from the local San Diego band Rust, whom Vainshtein was managing, called to tell her about a girl surfer who sang at a local coffee shop on Thursdays. Vainshtein drove to The Inner Change with a representative of Atlantic Records, and after the show called Danny Goldberg, the head of Atlantic Record's West Coast operations, and asked him to pay for her demo, since at the time she was living in a van and lacked the means to record any of her own music.{{Sfn|DeMain|2004|p=200}} Vainshtein, who at the time was working as a Vice President of Productions at Paramount, went on to become her manager and was instrumental in creating a major bidding war that led to her deal with Atlantic Records.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} She continued to manage Jewel until the end of the first album cycle and shaped the path of the first five years of Kilcher's career.Kilcher's debut album, Pieces of You, was released in 1995 when she was 21 years old.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=118}} Recorded in a studio on singer Neil Young's ranch, it included Young's backing band, the Stray Gators, who played on his Harvest and Harvest Moon albums. Part of the album was recorded live at the Inner Change Cafe in San Diego, where Kilcher had risen to local fame.MAGAZINE, February 25, 1995, Narm '95 – San Diego,weblink Billboard, 66, Google Books, {{Free access}} The album stayed on the Billboard 200 for two years, reaching number four at its peak.MAGAZINE,weblink Billboard, Jewel, Chart history, December 28, 2016, April 7, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170407210306weblink">weblink dead, The album spawned the Top 10 hits "You Were Meant for Me", "Who Will Save Your Soul", and "Foolish Games". To promote the album, she toured as the opening act for Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy on his 1995 North American tour in support of his album Cascade.WEB, Erica K., Landau, Grrrly Talk: Q&A with Jewel, Playing at the Fillmore Tuesday, November 3,weblink Miami New Times, October 30, 2009, NT: You once opened for Peter Murphy. That's really funny. Are you a fan of Bauhaus? J: I didn't really know who they were until I opened for Peter Murphy and then I realized how influential they were, which is really fascinating. Goth sort of before goth happened. But it was a difficult show to open for., Pieces of You eventually sold over 12 million copies in the United States alone.MAGAZINE,weblink Entertainment Weekly, Jewel's 'Pieces of You': The wild, true stories behind the classic album, EW Staff, February 18, 2015, December 28, 2016, In the late 1990s, Mike Connell created an electronic mailing list for fans, known as "Everyday Angels". Although Kilcher does not subscribe to this mailing list, she maintained communication with her EDA fans. On July 18 and 19, 1996, she gave a two-day concert known as "JewelStock" at the Bearsville Theatre. Jewel allowed the concert to be taped, and fans circulated the concert without profit.WEB, Jewel EveryDay Angels List Homepage & Guide,weblink Quackquack.net, October 11, 2015,

1998–2002: Spirit and other ventures

(File:Jewel performs at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo in December 2000.png|thumb|right|Kilcher performs at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, 2000|241x241px)Kilcher was chosen to sing the American national anthem at the opening of Super Bowl XXXII in January 1998 in San Diego. She was introduced as "San Diego's own Jewel!" but criticized for lip syncing the anthem to a digitally-recorded track of her own voice. This was especially noticeable due to her missing her cue and not mouthing the first words. Super Bowl producers have since admitted that they attempt to have all performers pre-record their vocals.WEB,weblink Hudson's Super Bowl Lip-Sync No Surprise to Insiders, ABC News, December 20, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131220170120weblink">weblink February 3, 2009, She performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" again in the 2003 NBA Finals in one of the New Jersey Nets' home games.WEB, NBA.com,weblink Lisa Marie Presley, Jewel And Phish To Highlight Star-Studded Musical Lineup For NBA Finals 2003, June 2, 2003, NBA Staff, April 26, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110427134210weblink">weblink April 27, 2011, dead, Kilcher's second studio album, which she titled Spirit, was released on November 17, 1998.JOURNAL, Spin, Naïf in the Heart, Vowell, Sarah, January 1999, 111, Google Books,weblink {{Free access}} The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 368,000 copies sold in its first week. It eventually sold 3.7 million units in the United States.MAGAZINE,weblink Ask Billboard: Jewel, Ciara, Ricky Martin, Billboard, July 26, 2013, Its lead single, "Hands", peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other singles followed, including a new version of "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)", "What's Simple Is True", which she meant to be the theme song to her upcoming movie, and the charity single "Life Uncommon".NEWS,weblink Spirit thing, Everything2.com, March 2, 2007, Shortly after the release of Spirit, Kilcher made her acting debut playing the character Sue Lee Shelley in Ang Lee's Western film Ride with the Devil (1999), opposite Tobey Maguire. The film received mixed-positive reviews,WEB,weblink Rotten Tomatoes, Ride With the Devil (1999), September 5, 2006, March 30, 2017, though critic Roger Ebert praised her performance, writing: "Jewel deserves praise for, quite simply, performing her character in a convincing and unmannered way. She is an actress here, not a pop star trying out a new hobby."WEB,weblink Chicago Sun-Times, Roger, Ebert, Ride with the Devil Movie Review, December 17, 1999, April 7, 2017, In November 1999, Kilcher released . The album sold over a million copies and peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200. She released a cover of "Joy to the World" from the album as a single.NEWS,weblink Jewel: Biography, 2004, Hastings, March 2, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070928044517weblink">weblink September 28, 2007, In 2000, she completed an autobiography titled Chasing Down the Dawn, a collection of diary entries and musings detailing her life growing up in Alaska, her struggle to learn her craft, and life on the road.WEB, Publishers Weekly,weblink Nonfiction Book Review: Chasing Down the Dawn, November 2000, April 9, 2018, In November 2001, her fourth studio album, This Way, was released. The album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. A song from the album "Standing Still" hit the Top 30. Other singles released were "Break Me", "This Way", and "Serve the Ego"; this last gave Kilcher her first number one club hit.MAGAZINE,weblink Jewel Pleasing Fans Online, On Tour, Billboard, April 26, 2018, May 27, 2003,

2003–2006: 0304 and Goodbye Alice in Wonderland

In June 2003, Kilcher released her fifth studio album, titled 0304. The album was promoted by its lead single, "Intuition", which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart and No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.NEWS,weblink The Log Book, December 9, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070219010036weblink">weblink February 19, 2007, Within two months of its release, the album had sold over 350,000 in the United States. The shift in musical style on 0304 was noted by several critics, with People deeming it "an extreme musical makeover."JOURNAL, People,weblink People Staff, 59, 24, Picks and Pans Review: 0304, June 23, 2003, April 25, 2018, In response, Kilcher commented that she had been inspired to make a more upbeat-sounding record in light of the Iraq War: "I knew we were headed to war [at the time]... The music that has always done well during wartime has always been music that makes you want to escape." In his review of the album, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian awarded it two out of five stars, writing: "It's difficult to decide whether Kilcher's new image is a 180-degree career shift or simply a particularly elaborate attempt to get into Private Eye{{'}}s Warballs column. Either way, it's the most dramatic image overhaul you're ever likely to see, unless Holly Valance decides to start taking the stage in a donkey jacket and Doc Martens and covering The Pop Group's "For How Much Longer Will We Tolerate Mass Murder?""WEB, Petridis, Alexis, CD: Jewel: 0304,weblink The Guardian, April 25, 2018, August 21, 2003, File:Jewel 2008 June 05.jpg|thumb|272x272px|Kilcher performing at The Theatre in CoquitlamCoquitlamOn May 2, 2006, Kilcher released her sixth studio album, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland. The album received mixed reviews, but still managed to debut at No. 8 on the Billboard Albums Chart and sold 82,000 copies in its first week.NEWS, {{BillboardURLbyName, jewel, all, | title =Jewel – Chart history| access-date = December 9, 2017 |archive-url =weblink{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jewel|chart=all}} |archive-date = September 29, 2007}} The lead single "Again and Again" had success on Adult Top 40 Radio, peaking at No. 16.NEWS,weblink Beyond Radiol, Beyondradio.com, December 9, 2017, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070129105952weblink">weblink January 29, 2007, The second single "Good Day" was released to radio in late June and peaked at No. 30 on the Adult Pop Songs charts. In the album's liner notes, Kilcher addressed her audience in a personal letter, writing: "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland is the story of my life and is the most autobiographical album I have made since Pieces of You... By the end of the 13th song, if you have listened closely, you will have heard the story of the sirens song that seduced me, of a path I both followed and led, of bizarre twists and turns that opened my eyes, forcing me to find solutions so that discovering the truth would not lead to a loss of hope."WEB, Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, Stephen Thomas Erlewine,weblink Goodbye Alice in Wonderland – Jewel, AllMusic, April 26, 2018, CMT music critic Timothy Duggan praised the Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, writing: "This album showcases Jewel's unique talent as a lyricist, alongside a definite growth in her musicianship. It is what Pieces of You might have been had Jewel had the musical knowledge then that she has now. A very satisfying work, all in all."NEWS,weblink CMT Jewel, Cmt.com, December 9, 2017, Rolling Stone, however, called the album "overdone and undercooked" with a rating of 2 stars out of 5.MAGAZINE,weblink Jewel – Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, Rolling Stone, November 17, 2016, dead,weblink June 26, 2007, To promote the album, a music video for "Stephenville, TX", Kilcher's next single, was shown on Yahoo! Launch.NEWS,weblink Jewel on Yahoo! Launch, Yahoo Music, December 9, 2017, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070227045518weblink">weblink February 27, 2007, After a photo shoot at her Texas ranch, Kilcher spontaneously decided to have photographer Kurt Markus shoot the music video for the song "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland". According to an Atlantic Records press release, "The homegrown clip beautifully reflects both the song's organic, intimate sound and its powerfully autobiographical story."PRESS RELEASE, Jewel Returns With "GOODBYE ALICE IN WONDERLAND"; New Album Due May 2; Homegrown Video Set for Exclusive Fan Site Premiere Jan. 25.,weblink New York, Atlantic Records, January 23, 2006, July 14, 2014,

2007–2008: Label shift and Perfectly Clear

File:1 Jewel in Providence 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Kilcher performing live in Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode IslandKilcher released a video for "Quest for Love", the lead single from the movie Arthur and the Invisibles, recorded in 2006; the song is only available on the soundtrack for the film, which was released in January 2007.WEB, Market Wired,weblink Atlantic Unveils "ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK" Album Slated for January Release, November 28, 2006, April 10, 2018, In early February 2007 Jewel recorded a duet with Jason Michael Carroll, "No Good in Goodbye", that was featured on Carroll's debut CD, Waitin' in the Country. She also made a promotional appearance on the T in Boston for the Verizon Yellow Pages, playing songs on a moving subway car and then doing an hour-long acoustic concert in South Station.In a 2007 interview with The Boston Globe, Kilcher stated that she was no longer affiliated with a record label, confirming rumors that Atlantic Records had failed to renew her contract after the lackluster sales of her then-latest album. She also hinted that she would like to do a country album next.NEWS,weblink A rare Jewel on the T, November 18, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161118164100weblink">weblink December 9, 2017, The Boston Globe, February 9, 2007, She worked with John Rich of Big & Rich fame, who said that she was "probably one of the greatest American singer-songwriters we have had." He also said that "every label in Nashville" was talking to her at the time.MAGAZINE,weblink Jewel Out-Countrying John Rich On New Album,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140906002159weblink">weblink September 6, 2014, Billboard, In November 2007, Kilcher was signed to Valory Records, a newly formed division of the independent Big Machine Records label.WEB,weblink Big Machine starts new label, signs Jewel, Jimmy Wayne, Justin Moore, Countrystandardtime.com, November 8, 2007, November 2, 2007, Her first country album, Perfectly Clear, was released on June 3, 2008, selling 48,000 units in its first week. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and No. 8 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.MAGAZINE,weblink June 11, 2008, Hasty, Katie, Disturbed Scores Third Straight No. 1 Album (Chart News), Billboard, April 9, 2018, In its second week on the charts, the album dropped to No. 25 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Country Albums chart, with estimated second week sales of 75,000 units.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} Kilcher made her second film appearance in a cameo, appearing as herself in the comedy film (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story|Walk Hard), released in December 2007.MAGAZINE, Rolling Stone, Lyle Lovett Meets Ghostface Killah: How Rock-Biopic-Spoof "Walk Hard" Got Its Theme Song, August 30, 2007, March 30, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130203141601weblink">weblink February 3, 2013,weblink Approximately a month later, "Stronger Woman", the lead single from Perfectly Clear, was released to country radio on January 17, 2008, and entered the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. On April 26, 2008, it peaked at No. 13. The next single, "I Do", was released to radio on June 23, 2008. The video for the single featured her cowboy then-husband, Ty Murray. This song peaked at No. 28. Following it was "'Til It Feels Like Cheating", which peaked at No. 57.MAGAZINE,weblink Jewel – Till It Feels Like Cheating Chart History, Billboard, January 29, 2018, Perfectly Clear was released in Australia in late May 2009. It was then released across Europe by Humphead Records in June 2009.

2009–2013: Lullaby and other releases

File:Jewel at Yahoo Yodel 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Kilcher at the Yahoo!Yahoo!In early 2009, it was announced that Kilcher would release a new studio album titled Lullaby, a collection of lullabies which she described as "not just for children, but also adults". Its lead single, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", was released on iTunes on March 17, 2009. The album was released on May 5, 2009. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" was No.1 on The Top Children's Songs the week of release. Like 2011's The Merry Goes 'Round, it is sold under the Fisher Price brandWEB,weblink Jewel Lullaby CD, September 28, 2013, Fisher Price, which Jewel described as "a great partnership".WEB,weblink Crown Jewel, David Michael, Conner, May 13, 2009, September 28, 2013, The Advocate (LGBT magazine), The Advocate, Kilcher also recorded the "Make It Last" with R&B singer Tyrese in conjunction with the release of his comic book Mayhem!. It was intended to be used for the soundtrack to (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) but did not appear on the final track listing.WEB,weblink Gibson, Jewel To Perform Song On Revenge of the Fallen Soundtrack Transformers News Reviews Movies Comics and Toys, Tformers.com, April 18, 2014, In January 2010, Kilcher released "Stay Here Forever", from the soundtrack to the film Valentine's Day. It also served as the lead-off single to Jewel's ninth studio album Sweet and Wild released on June 8, 2010.WEB,weblink News: Jewel Schedules New Country Album, Acoustic Tour, CMT, April 8, 2010, CMT Staff, April 18, 2014, The single debuted at No. 48 on the Hot Country Songs chart and reached No. 34 in May 2010. "Satisfied" was released as the album's second single on May 17, 2010, reaching its highest peak of No. 57. On October 10, 2010, Jewel released the third single from Sweet and Wild, "Ten". It made its debut on the Hot Country Songs Chart at No. 55 on the week of October 15, 2010, and peaked at No. 51 two weeks later.Kilcher's second children's album, The Merry Goes 'Round, was released in August 2011.WEB,weblink The Merry Goes 'Round: Music, Amazon, April 18, 2014, Like 2009's Lullaby, it is sold under the Fisher-Price brand.WEB,weblink Jewel The Merry Goes 'Round CD, September 28, 2013, Fisher Price, In June 2012, Kilcher was cast in the lead role as June Carter Cash in the Lifetime original movie Ring of Fire, opposite Matt Ross. Brian Lowry of Variety commended Kilcher's live singing in the film, and noted: "Jewel and Ross are convincing as the central couple, playing them over an extended span."WEB, Variety, Lowry, Brian,weblink May 23, 2013, TV review: 'Ring of Fire', April 26, 2018, On October 16, 2012, Jewel announced via Twitter a Greatest Hits album would be released in 2013.WEB,weblink Twitter / jeweljk: What should I name my Greatest, Twitter.com, April 18, 2014, The album features new duets from Kelly Clarkson and the Pistol Annies. Kilcher and Clarkson recorded a fresh rendition of Kilcher's song "Foolish Games" while Jewel and the Pistol Annies recut "You Were Meant for Me".MAGAZINE,weblink Jewel Releasing 'Greatest Hits' on Feb. 5, Billboard, April 18, 2014, The Greatest Hits album was released February 5, 2013.On August 6, 2013, Kilcher announced the release of her second Christmas album, titled (Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection), scheduled for release on November 12, 2013. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Kilcher was quoted as saying "I wanted this record to have a resemblance to the first album. It's a continuation of mood and spirit of that record, with the mood and feel of the album artwork with an image and tone that evokes that spirit."NEWS,weblink Jewel Announces New Christmas Album 'Let It Snow', The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2013, August 13, 2013, Alexandra, Cheney,

2014–2018: Picking Up the Pieces

In February 2014, Kilcher began work on her next album and confirmed that it will not be released by a major record label, and that she was producing it herself.TWEET, Jewel, jeweljk, 435173354698313729, February 16, 2014, im producing. No label! Indie I think. Gna c what music says 2 me 1st "@ethan_deeay: will the new album bon a label + do u have a producer?",weblink February 17, 2014, live, In April 2015, she appeared as a guest musician on Blues Traveler's album Blow Up the Moon, co-writing the song "Hearts Still Awake".MAGAZINE, Rolling Stone,weblink April 26, 2018, Jewel and Thompson Square Bring Country Color to Blues Traveler Album, April 21, 2015, Doerchuck, Brad, April 27, 2018,weblink dead, On June 28, she revealed in a Q&A on Facebook that her upcoming album would be released in the second week of September of that year, and would feature a folk sound recorded with a live band. On July 21, Kilcher confirmed the title as Picking Up the Pieces.TWEET, Jewel, jeweljk, 623538050249830400, July 21, 2015, Get ready for my follow up- Picking Up The Pieces – out this fall along w my book #NeverBroken,weblink July 27, 2016, live, Picking Up the Pieces was released on September 11, 2015. Four days later, on September 15, she released her third book, a new memoir entitled Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story.In 2016, Kilcher was featured in the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe, having previously met the actor when she was supposed to co-star with him in The Lyon's Den. During the Roast, Kilcher performed a parody of "You Were Meant for Me" claiming she was the 16-year-old caught having sex with Lowe in a 1988 videotape.NEWS, Mallenbaum, Carly,weblink Jewel roasted Rob Lowe with a parody of her own song, USA Today, September 6, 2016, July 30, 2017, Also in 2016, Kilcher founded Jewel Inc., a platform for her work in music, TV, and film, as well as her entrepreneurial endeavors—in particular regarding mindfulness.CES: Jewel Launches Platform to Bring Mindfulness to the Workplace, The Hollywood Reporter Among its ventures was co-creating in partnership with Trevor Drinkwater the Wellness Your Way, Music and Wellness Festival, held originally in 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio.PRESS RELEASE,weblink The Kroger Co. And Inclusion Companies Launch Wellness Your Way Festival, Prnewswire.com, In 2017, she returned to acting, starring in the Fixer Upper Mysteries on the Hallmark Channel.WEB,weblink Jewel Will Star in Hallmark's Fixer-upper Murder Mystery, and You're Calling It Now: the Body Is Behind the Shiplap, December 27, 2016, Vulture, WEB,weblink Jewel Is Starring in a Hallmark Channel Murder Mystery, December 27, 2016, Spin, WEB,weblink People, Jewel Reveals Three Reasons She Wanted to Be in Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery, Corinthios, Aurelie, January 13, 2017, April 6, 2017,

2019–present: The Masked Singer and Freewheelin' Woman

Towards the end of 2019, Kilcher released a new song "No More Tears", which was written and recorded for Lost in America, a documentary about youth homelessness in America by Rotimi Rainwater. In an interview with American Songwriter, Kilcher explained that, in addition to being an executive producer on the documentary, she was inspired to write the track because she was moved by the stories of the individuals featured in the film and related those to her own experiences of being homeless when she was eighteen. In the same interview, it was confirmed that "No More Tears" would also be the first track released from her upcoming album which she hoped to release sometime in 2020.WEB,weblink Jewel Shares Insights On New Projects, Writing Process, December 2, 2019, American Songwriter, en-US, February 26, 2020, December 15, 2019,weblink dead, In 2021, Kilcher competed in season six of The Masked Singer as "Queen of Hearts".WEB, And the winner of 'The Masked Singer' Season 6 is…,weblink 2021-12-24, news.yahoo.com, December 16, 2021, en-US, Kilcher made her way to the finals, where she was declared the winner of season six on December 16, 2021. She was rewarded the golden mask trophy after her encore performance.WEB, 90s Grammy-winning artist 'Queen of Hearts' revealed in the 'The Masked Singer',weblink 2021-12-24, USA Today, en-US, After her performance of "River",{{Citation|title=Jewel - River (from The Masked Singer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osjjDKwfMSE|language=en|access-date=2021-12-24}} judge Jenny McCarthy called her the greatest artist that they've ever had on the show.WEB, December 16, 2021, Dana Rose, Falcone, Masked Singer Winner Jewel Says the Show Presented a 'Perfect' Opportunity for Her as a Single Mom,weblink 2021-12-24, PEOPLE.com, en, Kilcher and her son performed a duet of her song "Hands" on The Masked Singer Christmas Singalong, aired on Fox on December 22, 2021.WEB, December 23, 2021, Jessica, Wang, Jewel performs touching 'Hands' duet with her son on The Masked Singer holiday special,weblink 2021-12-24, EW.com, en, Jewel subsequently released a cover EP titled Queen of Hearts containing covers of the songs she performed on The Masked Singer.MAGAZINE, Zemler, Emily, 2021-12-16, Jewel Releases Covers EP After Winning 'The Masked Singer',weblink 2021-12-24, Rolling Stone, en-US, In March 2022, it was announced that Kilcher would represent Alaska in the inaugural American Song Contest, set to begin later in the month.WEB, American Song Contest: Michael Bolton, Macy Gray & Jewel among acts,weblink Eurovision, European Broadcasting Union, 3 March 2022, 3 March 2022, She performed "The Story" in the third episode and scored well in the public vote, but her overall score was brought down by a lower jury ranking which narrowly cost Kilcher a place in the semi-finals.Kilcher's thirteenth studio album, Freewheelin' Woman, was released on April 15, 2022, via her own label, Words Matter Media. The album was co-produced by Kilcher and Butch Walker and was developed with the intention for Kilcher to create music that she felt connected to and excited about rather than creating in order to meet expectations.WEB,weblink Jewel Shares Americana-Infused Single "Long Way 'Round," New Album 'Freewheelin' Woman' Out April 15, Grateful Web, On February 19, 2023, Kilcher performed The Star-Spangled Banner at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah.WEB, 2023-02-17, Jewel — a Utah native — will sing the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game,weblink 2023-02-20, Deseret News, en, On May 28, 2023, Kilcher performed The Star-Spangled Banner at the Indy 500 in Speedway, Indiana.WEB, Jewel will sing the national anthem at the 2023 Indy 500,weblink 2023-05-19, The Indianapolis Star, en-US, On April 9, 2024, Kilcher joined Olivia Rodrigo to perform "You Were Meant for Me" at her forth show at Madison Square Garden for her Guts World Tour.MAGAZINE, Mier, Tomás, April 9, 2024, Olivia Rodrigo Sings With Jewel at Madison Square Garden: ‘An Honor’,weblink live,weblink April 10, 2024, April 10, 2024, Rolling Stone,

Artistry

(File:Jewell April 2010.jpg|thumb|230x230px|Jewel on the red carpet in 2010)Jewel is a soprano.NEWS,weblink Jewel, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, The Observer, May 21, 2006, February 16, 2018, Gordon, Agar, Caitlin Gibson of The Washington Post described Jewel's vocal versatility, stating that "she can summon many voices—deep and powerful, girlish and sweet, piercing and agile." Gibson also commented about Jewel's debut; "In an era still gripped by grunge, [she] climbed to the top of the pop charts with sweet, simple folk tunes".NEWS,weblink '90s folk superstar Jewel is happy — finally. Now she wants to know: Are you?, June 30, 2018, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., January 18, 2018, Caitlin, Gibson, Her fifth studio album 0304 (2003) was a departure from her previous folk rock-oriented albums and incorporates a more general pop sound. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote about 0304, describing it as "A record that (is) lyric-driven, like Cole Porter stuff, that also has a lot of swing... that combined dance, urban, and folk music. [...] [it is] an original-sounding album, something with more imagination than the average dance-pop record. Better still, it sounds more authentic (and boasts a better set of songs) than her previous records, which were either too ramshackle or too self-serious and doggedly somber to really reveal much character."WEB, Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, Stephen Thomas Erlewine,weblink 0304 – Jewel, AllMusic, January 1, 2014, Perfectly Clear (2008) was influenced by her appreciation for country music,NEWS,weblink A change, maybe, but predictable, Appleford, Steve, Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2008, April 29, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080606003522weblink">weblink June 6, 2008, live, while Picking Up The Pieces (2015) saw Jewel "going back to [her] folk/American roots that [she] began with."MAGAZINE,weblink Jewel Returns to Folk Roots on 'Picking Up the Pieces' Album, Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner, Wenner Media, July 28, 2015, July 28, 2015, Moss, Marissa R., July 29, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150729162345weblink">weblink dead, Owning a wide variety of Taylor Guitars, Jewel uses a Taylor 912-C most often.WEB, Rodgers, Jeffery Pepper, Acoustic Guitar Central: Artist Gear Picks,weblink Acoustic Guitar (magazine), Acoustic Guitar, String Letter Publishing, November 1, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080905172357weblink">weblink September 5, 2008, Acoustic Guitar writer Jeffery Pepper Rodgers called the guitar her "steady companion". All of her guitars are strung with D'Addario products. To strum, she employs a unique self-created fingerpicking technique or a hard pick.

Literary works

In 1998, Jewel published a book of poetry titled A Night Without Armor. Although it sold over 1 million copies and was a New York Times best-seller, it received mixed reviews.NEWS,weblink December 9, 2017, CNN, Poetry excerpts from Jewel's 'A Night Without Armor', June 1, 1998,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20011211162725weblink">weblink December 11, 2001, During an MTV interview in 1998, Kurt Loder pointed out the incorrect usage, in her book of poetry, of the word "(wikt:casualty|casualty)" (instead of the intended "casualness") to which Jewel responded, "You're a smartass for pointing that out. Next topic."JEWEL, KURT LODER SQUARE OFF ON POETIC LICENSE MTV Staff (September 25, 1998). MTV. In the fall of 1998, the poet Beau Sia composed a book-length response to A Night Without Armor that he titled A Night Without Armor II: The Revenge.BOOK, A Night Without Armor II: The Revenge, 0966204298, Sia, Beau, 1998, Mouth Almighty Books, The reviewer Edna Gundersen, writing in USA Today, noted, "Hers is flowery and sensitive. His is wry and absurd."Gundersen, Edna, "A rare Jewel of a poetic parody," USA Today, September 16, 1998.In 2000, Jewel published a biographical book called Chasing Down the Dawn

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Personal life

Jewel and actor Sean Penn began dating in 1995 after Penn spotted her performing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Penn invited Jewel to compose a song for his film The Crossing Guard and followed her on tour.WEB, Schillaci, Sophie, Jewel Reveals Pre-Fame Relationship With Sean Penn: 'I Liked His Mind',weblink Entertainment Tonight, September 23, 2015, September 23, 2015, After dating for a decade, Jewel and rodeo cowboy Ty Murray were married in the Bahamas in 2008. She gave birth to their son, Kase Townes Murray, on July 11, 2011.WEB, Ulrica Wihlborg,weblink Jewel, Ty Murray Welcome Son Kase, People.com, September 23, 2016, November 17, 2016, In 2014, after nearly six years of marriage, the couple divorced.WEB, Jewel, Dear World, July 2, 2014, JewelJK.com,weblink July 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140703024722weblink">weblink July 3, 2014, live, Jewel is the daughter of Atz Kilcher, who stars in the Discovery Channel show (Alaska: The Last Frontier).WEB,weblink Alaska: The last frontier, December 9, 2013, All three of her brothers live in Alaska.WEB, Bartolomeo, Joey,weblink August 8, 2008, Jewel Gets Married!, People, April 18, 2014, Her first cousin once removed is actress Q'orianka Kilcher who is best known for her role as Pocahontas in The New World (2005).WEB,weblink Q&A INTERVIEW: On eve of 'Handmade Holidays' concert at Sands, Jewel's dad talks about their family life in the Alaskan wilderness, Chris, Cameron, mcall.com, December 5, 2018, Jewel has been estranged from her mother (who served as her business manager) since 2003, when Jewel accused her of stealing millions of dollars from her.NEWS, Varga, George, Jewel bares nearly all in her new memoir,weblink September 15, 2015, The San Diego Union Tribune, September 5, 2015, Jewel has said: "I don't think I started off young as a feminist. I read a lot of books in Alaska, I was pretty isolated where I grew up, and I think that I never thought I was any different than a man; I was raised in a place where pioneer women were very strong still. They'd shoe horses and build their own homes and were very self-sufficient. It wasn't really until I've gotten older that I really became a fan of women. And a fan of what women are capable of balancing and achieving, by just being them."WEB, Hatch, Holly, Folk Artist Jewel on Feminism and LGBT Courage, March 14, 2014,weblink Out Front (newspaper), Out Front, June 17, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140906002441weblink">weblink September 6, 2014, live, In a 2022 interview with Mental, Jewel talks about how she started having panic attacks at age sixteen. Unbeknownst to her then, she employed the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), particularly visualization, to manage them.WEB,weblink Singer Jewel Shares Coping Tips for Anxiety and Holiday Stress, December 15, 2022,

Humanitarian activism

Jewel formed the nonprofit organization Higher Ground for Humanity along with her mother, Lenedra J. Carroll, and Jewel's older brother, Shane Kilcher. The organization's focus is education, sustainable improvements, and building alliances with like-minded organizations.WEB,weblink The Official Website of Jewel – About,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070220172736weblink">weblink February 20, 2007, Jewel donates a portion of her income to the organization and often holds events to benefit the organization.NEWS,weblink Atlantic Records – Jewel Photos, December 9, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060831031550weblink">weblink August 31, 2006, The organization tends to parallel Jewel's career since she provides the majority of the organization's funding. {{As of|2005}}, the activities of the organization were concluded.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} One early grantee was the Global Youth Action Network, which has become one of the largest youth movements around the United Nations.In September 2006, as part of Lifetime's "Stop Breast Cancer for Life" campaign, Jewel delivered more than 12 million petition signatures to Capitol Hill, urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2005 (S 910/HR1849).WEB,weblink A Flower from Jewel to Breast Cancer Survivors, Beth Sanders Moore, September 6, 2013, CancerForward, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140906002338weblink">weblink September 6, 2014, The bill would ban the practice of "drive-through" mastectomies, when women are discharged from the hospital just hours after their surgeries. Jewel served as the honorary chairperson of the 2006 Help the Homeless Walk in Washington, D.C.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20130113092816weblink">weblink dead, January 13, 2013, Fannie Mae Walk For The Homeless, December 9, 2017, In November 2008, Jewel began work on a project with several dozen singer-songwriters to write and auction their lyrics with donations benefiting her "Project Clean Water" charity.WEB, Jewel Gets Cold Shoulder in Alaska,weblink CBS News, August 18, 2009, March 30, 2017, Many singers and songwriters besides herself have donated their written lyrics including Patrick Davis, Alabama's Randy Owen, John Mellencamp, Jason Mraz, Gretchen Wilson, and Marv Green. The majority of the lyrics were written on paper and signed by the songwriter, with the exception of Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl". Many of the artists in addition to writing and signing lyrics, drew pictures to illustrate their lyrics.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} The auction ran from December 1, 2008, to December 18, 2008, promoted by CMT and Virgin Music.WEB, CMT Auctions,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091002213858weblink">weblink October 2, 2009, Ernie Ashworth Signed & Dated "Talk Back Trembling Lips" Lyrics, November 30, 2017, dead, Some of the lyrics that were up for auction included hits such as "So Small", "Foolish Games", "I'm Yours", "I Kissed a Girl", "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", "Live Like You Were Dying", "I Don't Need a Man", "Superman (It's Not Easy)" and "Redneck Woman".WEB,weblink Virgin United, Auction of handwritten lyrics by your favorite artists benefitting Project Clean Water, Constantine, Christie, November 21, 2008, December 12, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081221012850weblink">weblink December 21, 2008, The highest bought lyrics being Jewel's signature song "You Were Meant For Me" sold for US$1,505,{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} and "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "Hands", raising more than $1,005 each.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} Jewel promised that all items sold by December 18 would be delivered by Christmas.WEB, Jacksonville, Florida,weblink April 18, 2014, firstcoastnews.com, {{Dead link|date=February 2021|bot=Dlmarial|fix-attempted=yes}} After the majority of the auctions ended on December 18 two new lyrics by Craig Wiseman and Ernie Ashworth were put up for auction ending in January 2009.In May 2013, Jewel served as ambassador for the ReThink: Why Housing Matters initiative. She was included in the initiative's public service announcement (PSA) which asked Americans to rethink their views on public housing and consider how it benefits people in their own communities.WEB,weblink ReThink Housing: Why Housing Matters, Rice, Courtney, December 12, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130608092554weblink">weblink June 8, 2013, live,

Accolades{| class"wikitable"

! Year !! Award !! Work !! Category !! Result !! Ref.San Diego Music Awards rowspan=3Best Acoustic {{won}} HTTPS://SANDIEGOMUSICAWARDS.COM/1994-WINNERS >TITLE=1994 WINNERS ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 8, 2019 ARCHIVE-DATE=JANUARY 8, 2019, dead, 1995 {{won}} rowspan=3PUBLISHER=SAN DIEGO MUSIC AWARDS ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190108202318/HTTPS://SANDIEGOMUSICAWARDS.COM/1995-WINNERS URL-STATUS=DEAD, | {{won}}Pieces of You >| {{won}}1996 Herself Artist of the Year {{won}} HTTPS://SANDIEGOMUSICAWARDS.COM/1996-WINNERS >TITLE=1996 WINNERS ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 8, 2019 ARCHIVE-DATE=JANUARY 8, 2019, dead, MTV Video Music Awards rowspan="4"Who Will Save Your Soul">| {{nom}} Best New Artist {{nom}}1997 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Most Performed Song {{won}} HTTPS://BOOKS.GOOGLE.COM/BOOKS?ID=YQ8EAAAAMBAJ&PG=PA9>TITLE=BILLBOARD, May 31, 1997, Grammy Award Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance >HTTP://WWW.ROCKONTHENET.COM/ARCHIVE/1997/GRAMMYS.HTM>TITLE=39TH GRAMMY AWARDS – 1997WEBSITE=ROCHONTHENET, Herself Grammy Award for Best New Artist >| {{nom}} American Music Award Favorite New Artist {{won}}| {{nom}}Gaffa (magazine)>GAFFA Awards (Denmark)| Best Foreign New Act|{{nom}}WEBSITE=GAFFA.DKARCHIVE-DATE=MARCH 22, 2012URL-STATUS=DEAD, | Pollstar Concert Industry Awards | Best New Artist Tour| {{nom}} Billboard Music Award Top Artist {{nom}}| {{nom}}| {{nom}}| {{nom}}|{{nom}}| {{nom}}| {{nom}}| {{nom}}| Top Adult Top 40 Artist| {{won}}Pieces of You >| {{nom}}Foolish Games" >| {{nom}} "You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)" >| {{nom}}| {{nom}}| {{nom}} | {{nom}} MTV Video Music Award Video of the Year {{nom}}| {{nom}} | {{won}} Billboard Music Video Awards| FAN.tastic Award| {{nom}}"Foolish Games"| Best New Artist Clip (Jazz/AC)| {{won}}VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards >| {{nom}}WEBSITE=OFTAAWARDS.COM, 1998 Grammy Award Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance >| {{nom}}NARM Awards >Pieces of You Best Selling Alternative Album {{won}}American Music Award Favorite LP {{nom}} Herself Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist {{nom}}APRA Music Awards of 1998>APRA Music AwardsYou Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)>You Were Meant for Me"| Most Performed Foreign Work| {{nom}}| Online Music Awards| Herself| Best Female Singer| {{won}}PUBLISHER=AMERICA ONLINE DATE=FEBRUARY 24, 1998 ARCHIVE-DATE=FEBRUARY 19, 2017, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards| Pieces of You| Favorite CD | {{won}}1999 rowspan="2"| {{won}}| {{won}}A Night Without Armor >| {{won}}ASCAP Pop Music Awards| "Foolish Games"Most Performed Songs| {{won}}HTTPS://BOOKS.GOOGLE.COM/BOOKS?ID=MG0EAAAAMBAJ&PG=PA8>TITLE=BILLBOARD, May 29, 1999, "You Were Meant for Me" | {{won}}BMI Awards>BMI Pop Awards| Award-Winning Song | {{won}}Billboard (magazine)>Billboard Music Video AwardsHands (Jewel song)>Hands"| Best Jazz/AC Clip | {{won}}DATE = NOVEMBER 27, 1999, BAM (magazine)>California Music Awards Herself Outstanding Female Vocalist {{nom}}2002 rowspan=2"Standing Still (Jewel song)" >DATE=MAY 23, 2002, Billboard.com, ARCHIVE-DATE=DECEMBER 13, 2013, The Music Video Production Association Announces This Year's Nominees for the 11th... -- re> HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 4 /PRNewswire/ --, 2003 Radio Music Awards rowspan="2"| {{Won}}Live! with Kelly>Regis & Kelly Awards Favorite Musical Guest {{Won}}2004 ASCAP Awards >Intuition (Jewel song)>Intuition" Most Performed Song {{won}} HTTP://WWW.ASCAP.COM/EVENTSAWARDS/AWARDS/POPAWARDS/2004/WINNERS.HTML >TITLE=2004 ASCAP POP MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS LIST ACCESS-DATE=JUNE 4, 2004 ARCHIVE-DATE=JUNE 4, 2004, dead, Broadcast Data Systems>BDSCertified Spin Awards Standing Still (Jewel song)>Standing Still" | 300,000 Spins | {{won}} DATE=DECEMBER 25, 2004, 2011 American Country Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year {{nom}}Grammy Awards >Satisfied (Jewel song)>Satisfied" Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance >ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 12, 2018LOS ANGELES TIMES>DATE=MARCH 12, 2014, |2014|Prism AwardsRing of Fire (song)>Ring of Fire"|Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries| {{nom}}

Tours

• 1997: Tiny Lights TourWEB,weblink Jewel Triumphs, Winegarner, Beth, April 3, 1997, MTV News, MTV Networks, January 17, 2019,
• 1997: Papillion TourMAGAZINE,weblink Jewel: Cosmic Girl, Dunn, Jancee, May 15, 1997, Rolling Stone, Wenner Media LLC, June 15, 2017, May 5, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160505054040weblink">weblink dead,
• 1999: Spirit World TourWEB,weblink Jewel Sets Dates For Summer Arena Tour, Hiatt, Brian, April 29, 1999, MTV News, Viacom Media Networks, MTV Networks, June 15, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/19990508191343weblink">weblink May 8, 1999, dead,
• 2002: This Way World TourMAGAZINE, Jeckell, Barry A., Billboard, March 1, 2002,weblink Jewel Takes Labelmate M2M On The Road, September 27, 2015,
• 2002: New Wild West Acoustic TourMAGAZINE,weblink Jewel Extends 'New Wild West' Tour, Cohen, Jonathan, Jeckell, Barry A., September 25, 2002, Billboard, VNU eMedia, Inc., June 15, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20021012104027weblink">weblink October 12, 2002, dead,
• 2003-04: 0304 Acoustic TourMAGAZINE,weblink Update: Jewel Cancels Fall Tour, Cohen, Jonathan, Jeckell, Barry A., September 11, 2003, Billboard, VNU eMedia Inc., June 15, 2017, March 17, 2005,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050317030340weblink">weblink dead,
• 2005: Tour For No Reason
• 2008: Goodbye Alice In Wonderland Tour
• 2009: Perfectly Clear Acoustic TourWEB,weblink Jewel plans solo acoustic tour, November 5, 2008, Country Standard Time, June 15, 2017,
• 2009: Lullaby Acoustic TourWEB,weblink Grrrly Talk: Q&A with Jewel, Playing at the Fillmore Tuesday, November 3, Landau, Erica K., October 30, 2009, Miami New Times, Voice Media Group, June 15, 2017,
• 2010: Star Light Café TourWEB,weblink Jewel tour plots acoustic 'Star Light Café' concerts for summer, Reitz, Allison, April 10, 2010, TicketNews, June 15, 2017,
• 2013: Greatest Hits TourWEB,weblink Jewel reflects on her career, Varga, George, May 30, 2013, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Tribune Publishing, June 15, 2017,
• 2016: Picking Up the Pieces TourMAGAZINE,weblink Jewel new Picking Up the Pieces tour announced, Robinson, Will, January 12, 2016, Entertainment Weekly, Time Inc., June 15, 2017,
• 2017, 2018: Handmade Holiday TourWEB,weblink 'Tis the Season to Give Back: Jewel Announces Her Charitable and Interactive Handmade Holiday Tour, Sands, Nicole, September 18, 2017, People, Time Inc., January 17, 2019, WEB,weblink Jewel Celebrates Family And More With Handmade Holiday Tour, Beaudoin, Jedd, November 26, 2018, KMUW, Wichita State University, January 17, 2019,

Co-headlining

• 1997: Lilith Fair {{small|(with various artists)}}WEB,weblink Lilith Fair A Hit, Kot, Greg, August 11, 1997, Chicago Tribune, Tronc, Tribune Publishing, June 15, 2017,

Opening act

• 1995 Opening act for Peter MurphyWEB,weblink A 'REINVENTED' MURPHY COMING BACK TO S.L., Mark L., Reece, July 14, 1995, Deseret News,
• 2006: Something to Be Tour {{small|(for Rob Thomas)}}WEB,weblink Rob Thomas and Jewel to team for summer tour, Madison, T. James, April 14, 2006, LiveDaily, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., December 25, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060421052716weblink">weblink April 21, 2006, dead,
• 2008: Paisley Party Tour {{small|(for Brad Paisley)}}WEB,weblink SPAC goes country with Paisley, Jewel, Malachowski, David, July 14, 2008, Times Union (Albany), Times Union, Hearst Communications, June 15, 2017,
• 2022: AM Gold Tour (for Train)MAGAZINE, Lynch, Joe, 2022-02-16, Train Returns With 'AM Gold' Album, Summer Tour Featuring Jewel & Blues Traveler,weblink 2022-04-13, Billboard, en-US, WEB, 2022-02-17, Train Announces AM Gold Tour With Jewel, Blues Traveler,weblink 2022-04-13, TicketNews, en-US,

Cancelled

• 2003: 0304 World TourWEB,weblink Jewel Cancels Tour After Her Bassist Dies, Wiederhorn, Jon, September 11, 2003, MTV News, MTV Networks, June 15, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050414065451weblink">weblink April 14, 2005, dead,

Discography

Studio albums

• Pieces of You (1995)
• Spirit (1998)
• (1999)
• This Way (2001)
• 0304 (2003)
• Goodbye Alice in Wonderland (2006)
• Perfectly Clear (2008)
• Lullaby (2009)
• Sweet and Wild (2010)
• The Merry Goes 'Round (2011)
• (Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection) (2013)
• Picking Up the Pieces (2015)
• Freewheelin' Woman (2022)

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Videography {| class"wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style"text-align:center"

! style="width:5%;"| Video !! Year !! Notes!scope="row"|Jewel: A Life Uncommon|1999An intimate documentary on VHS and DVD featuring live performances and candid interviews.!scope="row"|Live at Humphrey's By The Bay|2004Filmed during two sold-out performances in 2002 at the San Diego venue. Bonus features include interviews, live footage from her This Way Tour, and a photo gallery. Available only on DVD.!scope="row"|Jewel: The Essential Live Songbook|2008This DVD/Blu-ray home video combines two concerts that were broadcast in 2007 for the television program Soundstage (TV series) (at the Rialto Square Theatre>Rialto Theatre including some numbers with orchestra, and the Meyerson Symphony Center); and four songs from Red Rocks. Bonus features are an interview and music video. The concerts are also available separately for streaming.">

Filmography {| class"wikitable sortable"

! Year! Title! Role! Notes(The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True) >Dorothy Gale >| TV concert specialRide with the Devil (film)>Ride with the Devil Sue Lee Shelley |2002|(The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch)|Herself (as Jewel)|Television filmThe Lyon's Den >| 1 episode2006 The Young and the Restless Herself 1 episode Men in Trees Herself 1 episodeLas Vegas (TV series)>Las Vegas|Herself|1 episode7th Heaven (TV series)>7th Heaven|Herself|1 episode(Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) >||2007–2008|Nashville Star|Herself / Judge|10 episodes|2008||HerselfBull|2009Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)>Dancing with the Stars|Herself / Various|9 episodes2011|The IncurablesHerself / Host|13 episodes|Platinum Hit|10 episodes|2012The Voice (U.S. TV series)>The Voice|Herself / Adviser|4 episodesRing of Fire (2013 film)>Ring of Fire June Carter Cash Television filmDora the Explorer >Cheshire Cat >| 1 episode; voice role 2015 ''Axe Cop (TV series)'' >| 1 episode|Our Journey Home |Narrator|Documentary film2016|Holiday Homecoming with Jewel|Herself||Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe|Herself|TV special|2016–2017|(Alaska: The Last Frontier)|Herself|6 episodes2017Lost in America (2017 film)>Lost in America|Herself|Documentary film|Sandy Wexler|Testimonial (as Jewel)|Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery>Shannon Hughes rowspan="3" |Television film; also producer Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery |Undercover Boss|Herself|1 episode| 2021The Masked Singer (American TV series)>The Masked Singer| Queen Of HeartsThe Masked Singer (American TV series) season 6>season 62022I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)>I Can See Your Voice|Herself|Performer; 1 episode|American Song Contest|Herself|Contestant representing Alaska

Works cited

• BOOK, Atkinson, Brian T., I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt, 2011, Texas A&M University Press, 978-1-603-44526-9,
• BOOK, DeMain, Bill, In Their Own Words: Songwriters Talk about the Creative Process, 2004, Prager, 978-0-275-98402-1,weblink
• BOOK, Kilcher, Jewel, Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story, Penguin, 2016, 978-0-399-18572-4,
• BOOK, McFarland, P. J., 1998, Angel Standing By: The Story of Jewel, St. Martin's Griffin, 978-0-312-19827-5,weblink

References

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Further reading

• BOOK

• NEWS

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