The Dancing with the Stars new cast is the best one they’ve ever had, so over the course of the next few weeks until the new season premieres I will be highlighting the contestants. Yesterday was gymnastic powerhouse Shawn Johnson, and today I will tell you all about the awesomeness of Jewel. Not only is she one of my all-time favorite singer/songwriters, but she is drop dead gorgeous and is going to look smokin’ hot in those costumes! Here’s some more background:

Singer Jewel rocketed to superstardom in 1995 when she released her debut album, “Pieces of You.” Her inspired vocals and soft rhythms proved too much for fans to resist, on singles like “Who Will Save Your Soul,” “Foolish Games and “You Were Meant for Me.”

The songwriter parlayed her success into six more solo records, books of poems and film and television work.

Jewel has served as a guest judge on “American Idol” and hosted “Nashville Star.”

In 2007, the pop songstress tried a new genre country music. Her duet with Jason Michael Carroll, “No Good in Goodbye,” was just the beginning.

In 2008, she released her own full country album, “Perfectly Clear,” which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s country music chart.

Jewel loves country music so much, she roped in her own cowboy. She married rodeo champion Ty Murray in August 2008, and the couple has the distinction of becoming the first married pair to compete in the same season of “DWTS.”

It’ll be interesting to see how her marriage and on-show rivalry with her hubby Ty Murray plays out. I couldn’t deal with seeing my man get down with some other half-dressed woman all the time, but I’ll be cheering her on!!!

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