Jewel

Claim to Fame: 1995: Hit songs "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant for Me"

Spouse:  (August 7, 2008 - present) Ty Murray

Significant Other(s):
Sean Penn, actor, director; met while filming video for "You Were Meant for Me," which he directed; Jewel later refilmed the video with Poltz; no longer together
Steve Poltz, singer, songwriter; lead singer of the Rugburns, a well-known San Diego band; cowrote with Jewel "You Were Meant for Me" and "Adrian"; no longer together
Michel Francoeur, model; dated 18 months, 1996-98
Christopher Douglas, actor; reportedly dating as of autumn 1998

Family:
Grandfather: Yule Kilcher, politician; Swiss-born; emigrated to Alaska; spoke 12 languages; served as delegate to convention that wrote state's constitution; later served as a representative in the state legislature; died December 8, 1998, at 85
Grandmother: Ruth Kilcher; one of the first female journalists in Alaska; wrote a column about homesteading in an Anchorage daily; home-schooled their eight children
Grandfather: Jay Carroll, trapper, pilot; built his own airplane and developed a business flying visitors to hunting areas
Grandmother: Arva Carroll; pioneer wife and mother of four children
Father: Atz Kilcher, social worker, musician; divorced from Jewel's mother 1982
Mother: Lenedra Carroll (aka Nedra Caroll), poet, painter, performance artist, musician, manager; manages Jewel's career; born 1950
Brother: Atz Kilcher Jr. (aka Atzle Kilcher); born 1977
Brother: Shane Kilcher; born 1971

Education: 1992: Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan Favorites: Favorite Album of All Time: Ella Fitzgerald  -  Cole Porter Songbook Favorite Vocalist: Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald Favorite Newer Artist: Steve Poltz First Concert: I grew up in Alaska where there weren't any concerts. But, when I moved to Hawaii, there was a Jon Bon Jovi concert and I went. Favorite Concert: Steve Poltz First Album: Pink Floyd - The Wall Favorite Book: Civilization and Its Discontents "I think that really changed my life and how I viewed...my role in society." Favorite Movie: Sophie's Choice Favorite Actor: Mary Pickford Favorite Classic TV Show: I Love Lucy Favorite Food: sushi Your first job: A ranch-hand Quick Facts: Jewel was born on May 23, 1974 to Atz Kilcher and Lenedra Carroll in Payson, Utah, but the family soon moved to Anchorage, Alaska. Jewel’s name stems from Lenedra, whose middle name is Jewel, and from her Grandfather, Yule (spelled "Juel" in his homeland), a Swiss native who settled in Homer, Alaska in 1940. She began yodeling at age six as part of her family's folk act. She Was raised in the backwoods outside Homer, Alaska, in her Swiss grandfather's home--with no shower or television and icy outhouse for a bathroom.

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