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[[I Am the Band|Jewel Kilcher]] (1974-) , better known by just her first name, has been singing solo professionally since early 1995, with the release of her CD Pieces of You, which went platinum twelve times, becoming one of the best-selling debut albums of all time. [[Signature Song|"Foolish Games"]], a single on this CD, held the record for the longest chart run of a single (sixty-five weeks), and still holds the second-longest chart run.
She has since released other albums, including a [[Genre Shift|few shifts]] [[Out
Characterized by guitar and folky sounds as well as wordy lyrics and [[Painful Rhyme|imperfect rhymes]], Jewel also has released two books, a poetry book and an autobiography. She has also starred in the movie Ride with the Devil, and has guest-starred on numerous TV shows. She's also a well-known philanthropist, donating a portion of her income [http://www.highergroundhumanity.org/ Higher Ground for Humanity], particularly [http://www.jeweljk.com/?content=project_clean_water The Clean Water Project], as well as being a spokeswoman for the group ''Stop Breast Cancer for Life''.
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