Jewel

Jewel  (born Jewel Kilcher; May 23, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress, and author/poet.  She has received four Grammy Award nominations and, as of 2008, has sold over 27 million albums worldwide.  Jewel’s debut album, Pieces of You, released on February 28, 1995, became one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, going 15 times platinum.  (More from Wikipedia)

Jewel (full name:  Jewel Kilcher) is a contemporary folksinger who had a roughshod upbringing in Homer, Alaska.  She was just 21 when her debut album Pieces of You was released, spawning three popular singles:  “Who Will Save Your Soul”, “You Were Meant for Me”, and “Foolish Games”.  While not an immediate success, Jewel toured constantly, and Atlantic Records pushed the album in all quarters; it eventually became one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, selling 12 million copies in the US alone.  

Jewel has eased into country music in more recent years and has released several more acclaimed albums.  In 2013, she released her Christmas album, Let it Snow: A Holiday Collection.    

(November 2014)