Biography:

Jewel Kilcher

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)

Trivia
Her father taught music in elementary schools.

Dating champion rodeo cowboy Ty Murray. [October 1999]

Dated 'Christopher Douglas' [1999]

Dated Sean Penn, who also directed a music video for her song "You Were Meant For Me." [1997]

On behalf of the Everyday Angels, The International Star Registry redesignated the star number Ursa Minor 15h38m42s 75°58'37'' to the name Jewel Kilcher (Jewel of the North). [23 May 1997]

Her grandfather helped draft the Alaska state constitution.

Singer.

Is able to speak some Swedish. When she was 18 she had a Swedish boyfriend, named Musse, whom she learned it from. She also wrote him a lullaby song in Swedish which she has performed at concerts and on TV appearances.

Learned to play the guitar at age 16.

Broke collarbone and rib when thrown from a colt at the Stephenville, Texas ranch of her rodeo-star boyfriend star Ty Murray, April 24, 2002. Murray is 7-time winner of rodeo's all-around world title.

Attended the world-renowned Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan.

She had to cancel several dates on an upcoming tour following the death of her bassist, Terome T-Bone Hannon. (September 12, 2003)

She is one of the many artists and songwriters asked to join Music United For A Strong Internet Copyright (MUSIC), but she is still undecided as to whether the all-star ad campaign is an effective means of putting a stop to illegal downloading. (October 3, 2002)

Dated musician Steve Poltz for 3 years. They co-wrote Jewel's 1997 hit 'You Were Meant For Me.'