Full Name: Jewel Kilcher             Dad: Atz Kilcher
Mom: Nedra                           Siblings: 2 Brothers
Age:26                               Birthplace: Homer, Alaska


Jewel's Story


Jewel was born and raised in Homer, Alaska. When she was little she had no t.v
and bathing was a weekly thing. Her parents were a folk duo who produced 2 albums
together. When Jewel was 6 she and her brothers joined her parents and would
sing at dinner shows in local hotels. 
Then when Jewel was 8 her parents divorced and she decided to live with her
dad. For the next couple of years Jewel sang with her father at local bars. Then
Jewel moved to Hawaii for about a year and lived with different relatives. When
she returned to Alaska she decided to move with her mom in Anchorage, Alaska.
Jewel attended a Michigan school called Interlochen. It was there where she
learned to play the guitar. When she completed school she moved to San Diego
with her mom.
Jewel worked various low paying jobs to survive. She had to live out of her car.
Jewel says "And I would let bosses flirt with me, because they would take me out to
dinner". After being fired from many jobs, Jewel decided music was her true calling.
She borrowed some money, upgraded her living space to a van, and started singing in 
coffee houses. At one coffee house, the Innerchange Coffeehouse, she drew a big crowd
and within five months she had a contract with Atlantic Records. She was 19
then.
When her album was first released, it did horrible. So the record company
sent Jewel on tour with various bands. Jewel feels 100% of her sales are from
touring.