Jewel

 Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974) is an American artist, singer, actress and author. She has earned four Grammy Award nominations and, in 2021, she has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.Jewel was raised in Homer, Alaska, where she sang and yodeling as a duo with her father, a local musician. She was fifteen years old when she was awarded a partial scholarship to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan. She studied operatic voice. After graduation, she started writing songs and performing in cafes and clubs in San Diego, California. In response to local media attention the singer was given a recording contract with Atlantic Records, which released her debut album, Pieces of You, in 1995. The album became one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, going 12 times platinum. The album's first single, the album, "Who Will Save Your Soul" was a chart-topper at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 while two others, "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games" were ranked at number two on the Hot 100, and were listed on Billboard's 1997 year-end singles chart as well the singles chart for 1998's year-end chart.Her subsequent album, Spirit, was released in 1998, and followed by This Way (2001). She released 0304 in 2003. The album marked a departure from her folk-oriented recordings and included electronic arrangements as well as elements of dance-pop.