Jewel is a singer-songwriter, actress, and 2x New York Times Bestselling author. As a physical, emotional and mental health expert she is passionate about wellness, equal rights, and inspiring at-risk youth with a whole human approach to education.

Throughout her career Jewel has been nominated 33 times for several music awards from prestigious organizations including The Grammy’s, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and the Country Music Awards. She has won 21 times for various categories such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Favorite Female Artist and more.

Heralded by the New York Times as “One of the best singer-songwriters since Joni Mitchell,” Jewel has earned four Grammy Award nominations and has sold over 30 million albums. Jewel credits her great mentors Bob Dylan and Neil Young, who took the time to encourage her as a young artist. The producer of THE VOICE Mark Burnett calls Jewel “One of the greatest singer-songwriters in history.”

Jewel was on the cover of TIME Magazine and Rolling Stone. She performed on Saturday Night Live, the Super Bowl, NBA Finals and for the Pope and President of the United States. She has experimented with several genres over her career with top hits in Folk, Pop, Club, Country, Standards, Children’s and Holiday music. Jewel was chosen to finish Johnny Cash’s half written songs for a posthumous CD created by Cash’s son, John Carter Cash. Recently, she released her thirteenth studio album, Freewheelin’ Woman.