Birth Name: Jewel Kilcher
Birth Place: Payson, Utah, United States
Date of Birth: May 23, 1974
Race or Ethnicity?: Swiss-German, Irish
The American country singer was born to Lenedra J. Carroll who is of Irish origin and her father is of Swiss-German descent. Jewel grew up in Homer, Alaska on a homestead which was founded by her Swiss grandfather. With not much to do in Homer, Jewel learned to entertain herself by singing and reading books. Jewel stated that she’d sometimes wear lederhosen and yodel during performances because of her Swiss roots.
Source:
http://www.superiorpics.com/jewel_kilcher/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2003/aug/10/featuresreview.review3
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she looks sorta like Irish and German
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She looks like 100% Swiss Miss.
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She is pretty.
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