Jewel
Milestones
- Birthplace: Payson, Utah, USA
- Birthday: May 23, 1974
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2009
Joined the eighth season of ABC’s reality competition, “Dancing with the Stars”; pulled out before the first episode due to an injury
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2008
Released her debut country album, Perfectly Clear
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2007
Dropped from Atlantic Records, after they failed to renew her contract
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2007
Signed to Valory Records, which specializes in country music and is a division of Big Machine Records label
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2006
Released her sixth album, Goodbye Alice In Wonderland
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2003 to 0000
Co-hosted the reality competition series, “Nashville Star” (USA, 2003-2007; NBC, 2008-present)
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2001
Released her most critically acclaimed album to date, “This Way”
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2000
Penned her autobiography, Chasing Down the Dawn
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1999
Made film debut in Ang Lee’s “Ride with the Devil”
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1999
Released the documentary DVD, “Jewel: A Life Uncommon,” featuring live performances and candid interviews
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1998
Published a book of poetry, A Night Without Armor
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1998
Released second album, Spirit
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1995
Released her debut album, Pieces of You with the singles "You Were Meant for Me" and "Who Will Save Your Soul"
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Began writing songs at the age of seventeen
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Discovered by Inga Vainshtein, while performing at the Innerchange Coffeehouse in San Diego
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Signed with Atlantic Records
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Traveled the country doing street performances and small gigs