Early Life and Music Career of Jewel

Jewel Kilcher, known professionally as Jewel, was born on May 23, 1974 in Payson, Utah, though she was raised in Homer, Alaska. She is the daughter of Nedra Carroll and Atz Kilcher, who is a folk singer and TV personality. Jewel started singing at an early age and taught herself to play guitar when she was 15. She wrote her first song at the age of 16.

Jewel's music career started in 1995 with her debut album Pieces of You. The album spawned the hit single 'You Were Meant for Me', which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became one of her most popular songs. Jewel followed up this success with her second album Spirit in 1998, which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 chart. Her third album This Way was released in 2001 and featured the hit single 'Standing Still'.

Recent Albums and Tours

After a brief hiatus from 2003 to 2006, Jewel returned with her fourth studio album Goodbye Alice in Wonderland in 2006. The album received positive reviews from critics and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart. She released a fifth studio album Perfectly Clear in 2008, followed by a sixth album Sweet and Wild in 2010. Jewel then embarked on a tour across America to promote her seventh studio album Picking Up the Pieces in 2015.

Awards and Recognition

Throughout her music career, Jewel has earned multiple awards and honors for her work. She has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1997 and 2004. Jewel also won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist in 1996. In 2009, she was honored with an ASCAP Voice of Music Award for her contribution to music.

Personal Life

In 2008, Jewel married Ty Murray, a professional bull rider and rodeo cowboy. The couple had one son together before divorcing in 2014. In 2017, she began a relationship with NFL quarterback Charlie Whitehurst and they married in 2019.