Born: 23 May 1974 Birthplace: Payson, Utah Period: `90s, 2000s
Biography:
A contemporary folkie renowned for her expressive, crystalline voice, singer/songwriter Jewel was among the most successful female performers to dominate the pop charts throughout the 1990s. Born Jewel Kilcher on May 23, 1974, in Payson, UT, she was raised in remote Homer, AK, and began her music career at the age of six, regularly performing alongside her singer/songwriter parents in local Eskimo villages and tourist attractions. After her parents` divorce, she remained with her father, touring with him for the next seven years.
While attending Michigan`s Interlochen Fine Arts Academy, Jewel began writing her first songs; upon graduating, she joined her mother in San Diego, suffering through a series of short-lived day jobs before deciding to flee the nine-to-five world for good, at which time she moved into her van and began focusing on a career in music. Her first regular gig was at the Innerchange, a coffeehouse in Pacific Beach; word quickly spread, and by 1993 she was the subject of a rabid local cult following.
After signing to Atlantic, Jewel issued her debut LP, Pieces of You, in early 1995. The record was a slow starter, not even breaking into the Billboard pop charts until some 14 months after its release; however, the single "Who Will Save Your Soul" eventually beca ...
