Jewel Kilcher born May 23, 1974, professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress and poet. She has received four Grammy Award nominations and has sold over 27 million albums worldwide.
Jewel debuted on February 28, 1995, with the album, Pieces of You, which became one of the best selling debut albums of all time, going platinum 15 times. One single from the album, "Who Will Save Your Soul", peaked at on Billboard's Hot 100; two others, "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games", also reached 2 and respectively on the Hot 100, and were included in Billboard's 1997 year-end singles chart. She has crossed multiple genres throughout her career. Perfectly Clear, her first country record, was released on The Valory Music Co. in 2008. It debuted at on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and featured three singles, "Stronger Woman", "I Do", and "Til It Feels Like Cheating". Jewel released her first independent album Lullaby in May 2009. Jewel is the co-host, as well as a judge, with Kara DioGuardi on the songwriting competition reality television series Platinum Hit, which premiered May 30, 2011.
In January 2010, Jewel 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. The single debuted at #48 on the Hot Country Songs chart and reached #34 in May 2010. "Satisfied" was released as the album's second single on May 17, 2010, reaching its highest peak of #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 #55 on the week of October 15, 2010 and peaked at #51 two weeks later. She is currently working on an album for children, that is also enjoyable to adults.
Jewel debuted on February 28, 1995, with the album, Pieces of You, which became one of the best selling debut albums of all time, going platinum 15 times. One single from the album, "Who Will Save Your Soul", peaked at on Billboard's Hot 100; two others, "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games", also reached 2 and respectively on the Hot 100, and were included in Billboard's 1997 year-end singles chart. She has crossed multiple genres throughout her career. Perfectly Clear, her first country record, was released on The Valory Music Co. in 2008. It debuted at on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and featured three singles, "Stronger Woman", "I Do", and "Til It Feels Like Cheating". Jewel released her first independent album Lullaby in May 2009. Jewel is the co-host, as well as a judge, with Kara DioGuardi on the songwriting competition reality television series Platinum Hit, which premiered May 30, 2011.
In January 2010, Jewel 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. The single debuted at #48 on the Hot Country Songs chart and reached #34 in May 2010. "Satisfied" was released as the album's second single on May 17, 2010, reaching its highest peak of #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 #55 on the week of October 15, 2010 and peaked at #51 two weeks later. She is currently working on an album for children, that is also enjoyable to adults.