| Genres: |
Folk,
Holiday & Seasonal,
Pop / Rock
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| Descriptive "tags": |
female vocalists, pop, singer-songwriter, folk, rock, female, alternative, female vocalist
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| Decades Active: |
1990s,
2000s
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Flikr (photos),
YouTube (videos)
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Biography
Jewel Kilcher, 23 May 1974, Payson, Utah, USA. Singer-songwriter Jewel was raised in Homer, Alaska, but left her home at the age of 16 to study opera in Michigan, Illinois. She then joined her mother in her Volkswagen van mobile home in San Diego, California. At that time Jewel first began to sing professionally at the Innerchange coffee shop, an establishment serving the local surfing community. These concerts quickly attracted a strong local following, and inevitably drew the attendance of several major label A&R staff. There were also early indications of her sense of humour - notably a popular on-stage imitation of the Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan. The major label Atlantic Records won her signature, leading to the release of her February 1995 debut album, Pieces Of You. A low-key release, Jewel promoted it with a tour of west coast coffee houses and the release of the album's strongest track, "Who Will Save Your Soul", as a single....
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