← Back to explore

Jewel

Acting

Born May 23, 1974 · Homer, Alaska, USA

Also known as Jewel Kilcher

Biography

Jewel Kilcher, professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet. She has received four Grammy Award nominations and has sold over 27 million albums worldwide. Jewel debuted on February 28, 1995, with the album, Pieces of You, which became one of the best selling debut albums of all time, going platinum 15 times. One single from the album, "Who Will Save Your Soul", peaked at #11 on Billboard's Hot 100; two others, "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games", also reached #2 and #7 respectively on the Hot 100, and were included in Billboard's 1997 year-end singles chart. She has crossed multiple genres throughout her career. Perfectly Clear, her first country record, was released on The Valory Music Co. in 2008. It debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and featured three singles, "Stronger Woman", "I Do", and "Til It Feels Like Cheating". Jewel released her first independent album Lullaby in May 2009. Jewel will be the host, as well as a judge with Kara DioGuardi, on the upcoming series Platinum Hit. The competition pits 12 singer-songwriters against each other for a record deal and $100,000. It premieres May 30th, 2011 on Bravo.

Awards & recognition

  • MTV Video Music AwardBest Female Video · 1997
  • Grammy AwardBest Female Country Vocal Performance · 2010 · nominated
  • Grammy AwardBest Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1997 · nominated
  • Grammy AwardBest New Artist · 1997 · nominated
  • Grammy AwardBest New Artist · 1996 · nominated
Show all 6 awards →
  • Grammy AwardBest Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1996 · nominated

Filmography37 titles

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

as Self - Guest

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

2025as Self

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

1999as Self

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Jewel

The Masked Singer

2019as Self - Queen of Hearts (archive footage)

Comedy Central Roasts

as Self

Las Vegas

2003as Jewel

MTV Unplugged

1989as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Musical Guest

Raw

1993as Self

Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery

2017as Shannon Hughes

Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe

2016as Self

American Idol

as Self

Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery

2018as Shannon Hughes

Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery

2017as Shannon Hughes

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007as Jewel

I Can See Your Voice

Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage

2021as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

7th Heaven

1996as Jewel

Ride with the Devil

1999as Sue Lee Shelley

Austin City Limits

1975as Self

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

2016as Self

Heckler

2007as Self

Undercover Boss

2010as Herself

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

Sandy Wexler

2017as Testimonial

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self

Ring of Fire

2013as June Carter Cash

Punk'd

2003as Self

American Idol

2002as Self - Guest Judge

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

The View

1997as Self

Sherri

2022as Self - Guest

The Mindfulness Movement

2020as Self

Lost in America

2019as Self