Jewel Kilcher is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and author.

She has received four Grammy Award nominations and, as of 2021, has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Jewel was raised near Homer, Alaska, where she grew up singing and yodeling as a duo with her father, Atz Kilcher, a local musician.

Singer Jewel siblings: Atz Lee Kilcher, Shane Kilcher

Jewel Kilcher and her siblings were born in Payson, Utah, she is the second child of Atz Kilcher and Nedra Kilcher.

At the time of her birth, her parents had been living in Utah with her elder brother, Shane; her father was attending Brigham Young University. She is a cousin of actress Q’orianka Kilcher.

For a time, Jewel lived in her car while traveling around the country doing street performances and small gigs, mainly in Southern California.

She gained recognition by singing at The Inner Change Cafe and Java Joe’s in San Diego, she would later make her debut record at Java Joe’s when it was in Poway, where she had worked as a barista.