Jewel Blanch was born in 1958 the daughter of Arthur and Berice Blanch. From a toddler Jewel showed that she was musical. Sometimes she would invite herself up on stage and dance around and sing along with her parents. At the age of three in Brisbane, she appeared on the Coca Cola TV Show on Channel 9 singing and playing her own ukulele. In 1962 The Blanch Family were signed to the W & G label in Melbourne where they recorded a song written for Jewel ''(I Wanta Stay on) Jumbo'' and a duet with her father with ''On Account-A I Love You''. "Jumbo" was an instant success and became a national hit. Jewel was the youngest recording artist in the world.
In 1963 Jewel and her family went to the United States where she started school while her parents knocked on doors in Hollywood. The Blanch Family having been on CBS TV led to Jewel being booked on the Art Linkletter Show. She was such a novelty, many letters poured in, and she was invited back the next month. In 1965 the family moved back to Australia. At the age of eight, Jewel was contracted to EMI to record four songs for the HMV Label. In December, Jewel performed her song ''The Funny Little Voice'' on the Barry Crocker Show. Jewel was featured in The Junior Bandstand Show on Channel 9. In 1969 the family moved back to the USA.
In 1978 she recorded for RCA after Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson heard her singing "Will I Ever Be Loved". In 1979 she won the USA Billboard Magazine's Country Music Award for Number One New Female Singles Artist. Record World Magazine also nominated her as Top New Female Vocalist as did Cashbox. Later the family moved back home to Australia. Jewel was inducted into the Hands of Fame in Tamworth. In 1982 Jewel and and her father Arthur were awarded for album of the year for 'The Lady and the Cowboy'.
Jewel also received the award for Best Female Vocalist with her own composition ''I Can Love You''. In 1984 Jewel and her husband moved to Nashville to live and opened a management and publishing company called Ten Ten. In the early 90s she offered Keith Urban a publishing deal which helped to kick start his career in America. Jewel Blanch has a lot to be credited for. Her achievements go on and you can read about Jewel and her family in their autobiography Wollun One-The Story of the Blanch Family. The book is filled with a lot of photos of what they have achieved and done to other country artists they have performed with.
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