Did You Know...

Jewel had quite the stage presence, using her time on stage to sing, play, and joke. Jewel has always been one to try to keep her music near her heart, once saying, "I wanted to focus on the craft of performing and songwriting. I've always been a live musician, and I wanted my voice to shine through. To me, relevance means staying honest about where you are. The most important thing to me is maintaining my authenticity."

In 1995, Jewel released her first album, Pieces of You. The first single from the album, Who Will Save Your Soul, featuring Jewel on both guitar and vocals is a love melody that showcases her talent with her voice going from soft and sultry all the way up to yodeling. The second single, which became one of the best selling singles of all time, was You Were Meant For Me. The video was directed by her then boyfriend, Sean Penn, and was well received on MTV.

Jewel took three years to release her next album, Spirit, but used the time in between to tour with Peter Murphy, release a book of poetry titled A Night Without Armor, and go on shows such as Entertainment Tonight and The Late Show with Jay Leno. Hands and Kiss the Flame are two of the more popular tracks from Spirit. In 1999, she released a Christmas album, entitled Joy: A Holiday Collection, with Christmas classics like Silent Night and Joy to the World.