Jewel

At 50 years old, Jewel has this physical status:

Career

Jewel lived in her car for a time while traveling around the country doing street performances and small gigs, mainly in Southern California. She came to fame by appearing at The Inner Change Cafe and Java Joe's in San Diego, where she would later record her debut as a barista at Java Joe's in Poway, where she had appeared as a barista. The Rugburns, her friend Steve Poltz's band, appeared in the same venues. "You Were Meant for Me" later became a member of Poltz on several of her songs, including "You Were Meant for Me." (He also appeared in the song's second, more well-known video.) On her Tiny Lights tour in 1997, the Rugburns opened for Jewel. On the Spirit World Tour 1999, Poltz appeared in Jewel's band, playing guitar.

Inga Vainshtein, the lead singer of the local San Diego band Rust, whom Vainshtein was directing, called to inform Jewel about a girl surfer who performed at a local coffee shop on Thursdays. Vainshtein travelled to The Inner Change with a representative of Atlantic Records, and after the show called Danny Goldberg, the show's West Coast operations's manager, demanding her demo because she was living in a van and lacked the capability to record any of her own songs. Vainshtein, who at the time was employed as a Vice President of Productions at Paramount, went on to become her boss and was instrumental in initiating a major bidding war that culminated in her acquisition of Atlantic Records. She continued to work Jewel until the end of the first album cycle, influencing Jewel's path for the first five years of her life. Pieces of You, Jewel's debut album, was released in 1995 under the name Jewel, when she was 21 years old. It featured Young's backing band, The Stray Gators, who appeared on his Harvest Moon and Harvest Moon albums, who appeared in a studio on singer Neil Young's ranch. Parts of the album was recorded live at The Inner Change Cafe in San Diego, where she had come to local prominence. The album remained on the Billboard 200 for two years, peaking at number four. The album "You Were Meant for Me," "Who Will Save Your Soul," and "Foolish Games" were among the top ten hits "You Were Meant for Me." She toured as the opening act for Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy on his 1995 North American tour in support of his album Cascade. Pieces of You have sold more than 12 million copies in the United States alone.

Mike Connell, nicknamed "Everyday Angels" in the late 1990s, created an electronic mailing list for fans. Although Jewel herself does not subscribe to this mailing list, she kept in touch with her EDA followers. "JewelStock" at the Bearsville Theatre performed on July 18 and 19, 1996. The concert was taped, and fans of the show were largely unaware of the money.

In January 1998 in San Diego, Jewel was selected to sing the American national anthem at the start of Super Bowl XXII. "San Diego's own Jewel," she was introduced. However, she was chastised for lip syncing the anthem to a digitally recorded track of her own voice. This was particularly evident when she was missing her cue and not saying the first word instead. Since being unable to get all performers to pre-record their vocals, Super Bowl producers have since admitted that they do not intend to have all performers pre-record their vocals. In one of the New Jersey Nets' home games, she appeared "The Star-Spangled Banner" once more in the 2003 NBA Finals.

A Night Without Armor, she wrote a book of poetry on May 19, 1998. Despite the fact that it sold over 1 million copies and was a best-seller in the New York Times, it received mixed feedback. Kurt Loder pointed out the incorrect use of the term "casualty" in her book of poetry (instead of the intended "casualness"), which Jewel replied, "You're a smartass for pointing this out." "Next topic" is the following. Beau Sia, a poet from A Night Without Armor, wrote a book-length response to A Night Without Armor in which he titled A Night Without Armor II: The Revenge. "Hers is flowery and sensitive," the reviewer Edna Gundersen, writing in USA Today, said. His is both wretched and absurd.

Jewel's second studio album, titled Spirit, was released on November 17, 1998. With 368,000 copies sold in its first week, the album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. In the United States, it has sold 3.7 million units. "Hands," the company's lead single, debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number six. Other singles were released, including a new version of "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)"), "What's Simple Is True," which she planned to be the theme tune to her forthcoming film, and "Life Uncommon." Jewel made her acting debut in Ang Lee's Western film Ride with the Devil (1999), opposite Tobey Maguire, shortly after the introduction of Spirit. Critics loved the film but critic Roger Ebert praised her work for, well, doing her role in a convincing and unmannered manner. She is an actress here, not a pop star trying to find a new passion."

Jewel presented Joy: A Holiday Collection in November 1999. Over a million copies were sold and peaked at No. 1 in the United States. On the Billboard 200, 32 people have been listed. As a single, she unveiled a single copy of "Joy to the World." Chasing Down the Dawn, a series of diary entries and musings about her life growing up in Alaska, her struggle to learn her craft, and life on the road. This Way, her fourth studio album, was released in November 2001. The album reached No. 1 in the United States. In the United States, a song from the album "Standing Still" debuted on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 1.5 million copies. "Break Me," "This Way," and "Serve the Ego" were among the other singles announced; Jewel's first number one club hit was "Serve the Ego."

Jewel's fifth studio album, titled 0304, was released in June 2003. "Intuition," the album's lead single, which debuted at No. 1, was promoted. The Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart at 5 ranked No. 5 and No. No. 21. Billboard Hot 100 at 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album had sold over 350,000 in the United States within two months of its introduction. Several observers had praised the change in musical style on 0304, with some calling it "an extreme musical makeover." Jewel said in reaction that she had been inspired to make a more upbeat-sounding record in the aftermath of the Iraq war: "I knew we were going to war [at the time]... Music that has always thrived during wartime has always been music that makes you want to get out." Alexis Petridis of The Guardian rated it two out of five stars on its album: "It's difficult to decide whether Kilcher's latest image is a 180-degree career shift or merely a complicated effort to join Private Eye's Warballs column." If Holly Valance decides to wear a donkey jacket and Doc Martens and reporting The Pop Group's "How Longer Will We Tolerate Mass Murder," it's the most dramatic image reform you're ever likely to see.

Jewel released Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, her sixth studio album. The album received mixed feedback, but it did debut at No. 1, earning the album's first appearance at No. 1! In its first week, 8 on the Billboard Albums Chart topped 82,000 copies and sold 82,000 copies. On Adult Top 40 Radio, the lead single "Again and Again" had a resounding success, peaking at No. 1 on Adult Top 40 Radio, peaking at No. 68. 16. In late June, the second single "Good Day" was released on radio and peaked at No. 59. On the Adult Pop Songs charts, 30 of them are ranked 30th. "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland is the story of my life and it is the most autobiographical album I have made since Pieces of You," Jewel wrote to her audience in a personal letter. "I believe the truth will not lead to a loss of hope."

In Wonderland, CMT music critic Timothy Duggan lauded Jewel's unique ability as a lyricist as well as a steady rise in her musicianship. It's what Pieces of You may have been if Jewel had the musical skills she now has. All in all, it was a pleasure to work." Rolling Stone, on the other hand, called the album "overdone and undercooked" with a score of 2 stars out of 5. On Yahoo! Jewel's next single, "Stephenville, TX," was promoted to promote the album. Launched. Jewel spontaneously decided to have photographer Kurt Markus shoot the music video for her album "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" after a photo shoot at her Texas ranch. "The homegrown clip beautifully reflects both the song's organic, personal sound, and its movingly autobiographical tale," according to a Atlantic Records press release.

A video for "Quest for Love," the lead single from the film Arthur and the Invisibles released in 2006, has been released; the song appears only on the film's soundtrack, which was released in January 2007. "No Good in Goodbye," Jewel's debut CD, Waiting in the United States, was released in early February 2007. She appeared on the T in Boston for the Verizon Yellow Pages, performing songs on a moving subway car and then performing an hour-long acoustic concert in South Station.

Jewel said in a Boston Globe interview in 2007, that she was no longer associated with a record label, denying rumors that Atlantic Records had failed to renew her contract after the non-successor sales of her then-latest album. She also hinted that she might like to do a country album next year. She worked with John Rich of Big & Rich, who said she was "probably one of the finest American singer-songwriters we've ever seen." He also said that "every brand in Nashville" was talking to her at the time.

Jewel was signed to Valory Records, a newly formed sub-brand of the independent Big Machine Records label, in November 2007. Perfectly Clear, her first country album, was released on June 3, 2008, and it sold 48,000 units in its first week. It debuted at No. 1 in the United States. 1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart. Billboard's 200 Album Chart has ranked 8 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. The album dropped to No. 98 in its second week on the charts. The Billboard 200 and No. 25 were on the Billboard 200 and No. 67. 5 on the Country Albums chart, with estimated second week sales of 75,000 units. Jewel made her second film appearance in a cameo, appearing as herself in the comedy film Walk Hard, which was released in December 2007.

About a month later, "Stronger Woman," Perfectly Clear's lead single, was released to country radio on January 17, 2008, and it climbed to the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. On April 26, 2008, the stock reached its highest peak at No. 13. 13. On June 23, 2008, the new single, "I Do," was announced on radio. Ty Murray, her cowboy then-husband, appeared in the single's film. This album debuted at No. 1 in the United States. 28. Following it, "Until It Feels Like Cheating" debuted at No. 1 on the charts, which peaked at No. 13. 57. In late May 2009, Perfectly Clear was launched in Australia. Humphead Records also published it in June 2009.

Jewel would debut Lullaby, a series of lullabies that she describes as "not just for kids, but also adults." "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was the country's top song, and it was the first single to be released on iTunes on March 17, 2009. The album was released on May 5, 2009. The week after being released, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" was No.1 on The Top Children's Songs. It is available under the Fisher Price brand, which Jewel referred to as a "great partnership" in 2011's "The Merry Goes 'Round."

In conjunction with the debut of his comic book Mayhem, she co-produced the "Make It Last" with R&B singer Tyrese. It was supposed to be used for the soundtrack to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but it didn't appear on the final track list.

"Stay Here Forever" from the film Valentine's Day soundtrack was released in January 2010. It also served as the lead-off single on Jewel's ninth studio album Sweet and Wild, which was released on June 8, 2010. The single debuted at No. 1 in the United Kingdom. On the Hot Country Songs chart, 48 songs appear on the Hot Country Songs chart, with No. 1 at No. 48 and No. 49. In May 2010, the country's 34 individuals reached their peak. On May 17, 2010, "satisfied" was released as the album's second single, reaching its highest peak of No. 13. 57. Jewel's third single, "Ten," was released on October 10, 2010. It debuted at No. 11 on the Hot Country Songs Chart for the first time. On the week of October 15, 2010, there were 55, with the highest peak at No. 57. It's now 51 weeks old.

The Merry Goes 'Round', Jewel's second children's album, was released in August 2011. It is available under the Fisher-Price brand, similar to 2009's Lullaby. Jewel appeared in the lead role as June Carter Cash in the Lifetime original film Ring of Fire, opposite Matt Ross in June 2012. "Jewel and Ross are convincing as the central couple in the film, playing them for an extended period," Variety's Brian Lowry said. Jewel revealed via Twitter on October 16, 2012 that a "Greatest Hits" album would be published in 2013. The album features new duets from Kelly Clarkson and the Pistol Annies. Jewel and Clarkson produced a new version of Jewel's "Foolish Games," while Jewel and the Pistol Annies recut "You Were Meant for Me." On February 5, 2013, the Greatest Hits album was released.

Jewel revealed the unveiling of her second Christmas album, Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection, on August 6, 2013. Jewel was quoted as saying, "I wanted this album to have a resemblance to the first album" in a Wall Street Journal interview. It's a continuation of mood and spirit of the album, with the album's mood and feel of the artwork's design infused with an image and tone that evokes that spirit."

Jewel started working on her next album in February 2014 and announced that it would not be released by a major record label and that she was making it herself. She appeared on Blues Traveler's album Blow Up the Moon in April 2015 co-writing the song "Hearts Still Awake." In a Facebook Q&A on Sunday, she revealed that her forthcoming album would be released in the second week of September this year, as well as a folk sound recorded with a live band. Jewel announced the name as Picking Up the Pieces on July 21. On September 11, 2015. Picking Up the Pieces. On September 15, she published her third book, "Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story," a four-day journey.

Jewel appeared in Rob Lowe's Comedy Central Roast in 2016, having previously met the actor when she was supposed to co-star with him in The Lyon's Den. Jewel performed a parody of "You Were Meant for Me" during the roast, claiming she was the 16-year-old found having sex with Lowe in a 1988 videotape. Jewel Inc., which is a platform for her film, television, and film, as well as her entrepreneurial endeavors, especially regarding mindfulness, was established in 2016. The Wellness Your Way, Music, and Wellness Festival, which was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of its ventures. She returned to acting in the Fixer Upper Mysteries on the Hallmark Channel in 2017.

Jewel released a new song "No More Tears" in the United States, which was written and recorded for Lost in America, a documentary about youth homelessness in America by Rotimi Rainwater. In an interview with American Songwriter, Jewel said she was inspired to write the book after being inspired by the lives of the individuals in the film and relating them to her own experiences of being homeless when she was eighteen. It was also revealed that "No More Tears" would be the first song from her forthcoming album, which she hopes to debut sometime in 2020 in the same interview.

Jewel appeared in season six of The Masked Singer as Queen of Hearts in 2021. Jewel made her way to the finals, where she was named the champion of season six on December 16, 2021. Following her second appearance, she was awarded the golden mask trophy. Judge Jenny McCarthy praised her on "River" after her appearance on the program, naming her as the best artist they've ever seen on television. On The Masked Singer Christmas Singalong, Jewel and her son performed a duet of her song "Hands" on Fox on December 22, 2021. Jewel later launched Queen of Hearts, a cover EP that featured excerpts from her appearance on The Masked Singer.

In March 2022, it was announced that Jewel would represent Alaska in the inaugural American Song Contest, which will begin later this month. In the third episode, she appeared on "The Story" and received a high vote in the national election, but her overall standing was lowered by a lower jury ranking, which barely cost Jewel a spot in the semi-finals.

Freewheelin' Women, Jewel's thirteenth studio album, was released on April 15, 2022, via her own label, Words Matter Media. Jewel and Butch Walker co-produced the album, with the intention of encouraging Jewel to create music that she felt connected to and excited about rather than building in order to please expectations.

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