| Also Known As | Jewel |
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| Birth | Born on 1974-05-23 at Payson, Utah United States |
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| Height | 5' 6'' |
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| Sex | F |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Profession | Singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist and author |
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| Education | High School: Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI |
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| Relationships | Steve Poltz (musician; dated 1994-7) Sean Penn (actor; dated 1997) Christopher Douglas (dated 1999) Ty Murray (rodeo participant; dated 1999) |
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| Mother | Lenedra (Jewel's manager) |
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| Claim To Fame | Album Pieces of You (1995) with hits such as Who Will Save Your Soul, You Were Meant for Me, Foolish Games |
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Jewel was born in Payson, Utah, but spent most of her young life growing up in Homer, Alaska, living with her father. The home in which she grew up did not have indoor plumbing, but a simple outhouse instead. She and her father sometimes earned a living by singing in bars and taverns. It was from these experiences she learned to yodel, a quality demonstrated in many of her songs. Her father was a ..
Jewel Kilcher's Biography |
| Quote: [about her song "Daddy"] "I was seven years old and went to a friend's house for dinner. (...) The father came and turned the TV off and punished the children because they weren't allowed to watch black people on TV." More Quotes | | Trivia: Lived in a VW bus in San Diego with her mother before making it big.Her father is of German origin and her mother is American.Father's name is Atz and mother's Lenedra Carroll. More Trivia | | Jewel Kilcher Photo Gallery | | Contact Jewel Kilcher |
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