Jewel

Kilcher was rasied in Homer, Alaska, U.S. and got her first taste of performing music, singing in bars alongside her father to earn money. At age 16 Kilcher began studying at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlohen, Michigan, U.S., and learned to play the guitar and compose her own songs. After moving to San Diego, California to be with her mother, an A&R representative heard the singer play at the coffee shop where Kilcher was a Barista, which subsequently led to Atlantic Records signing Jewel.

“Pieces of You”, Jewel’s debut album was released in 1995 and was an immediate hit. Aided by the gentle hit singles “Who Will Save Your Soul”, “You Were Meant for Me”, and “Foolish Games”, and an extensivee touring schedule, the album was later certified as a 12-times multi-platinum album. This success afforded Jewel the creative freedom rarely seen with 22 year old, and the singer turned her focus towards poetry and released the collection of poems “Night Without Armor”. After performing the national anthem at the 1998 Super Bowl XXXII, Jewel released her sophomore album “Spirit” towards the tail-end of 1998. With a more pop-orientation, “Spirit” may have deterred a number of the signer’s original fans however still peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, largely aided by the single “Hands”.

A year later Jewels released the Christmas-themed album “Joy: A Holiday Collection”, with the song “Joy to the World” released as a single. Once again breaking the Billboard 200 Top 10, Jewel’s third album ”This Way” was issued in November 2001. The album spawned the singles “Standing Still”, “Break Me”, “This Way”, and the club hit “Serve the Ego”. With even greater pop sensibilities the album “0304” was released in 2003 led by the single “Intuition”.

Noticing her declining appeal, Jewel’s sixth studio album “Goodbye Alice in Wonderland” returned the singer to her earlier warm and sweet-sounding approach, however marked the end of Jewel’s tenure with Atlantic Records. After recording a duet with country music star Jason Michael Carrol entitled “No Good in Goodbye”, Jewel expressed an interest in pursuing a country-music career and later signed with the independent Valory Records in 2007. Utilising the singer’s tumultuous childhood, Jewel’s debut country album “Perfectly Clear” was released in January 2008. The record topped the Billboard Country Album chart aided by the singles “Stronger Woman”, “I Do”, and “Till It Feels Like Cheating”.

In 2009 an album of lullabies arrives entitled “Lullaby” featuring a cover of the popular song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. Jewel’s ninth studio album “Sweet and Wild” was issued in June 2010 led by the single “Satisfied”. The follow-up to “Lullaby”, “The Merry Goes ‘Round” was released in 2011, followed by a best-of compilation “Greatest Hits” in 2013, and her second Christmas album “Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection” also in 2013.