{"id":20417,"date":"2025-07-13T18:28:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T18:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=20417"},"modified":"2025-07-13T18:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T18:28:53","slug":"from-homeless-teen-to-music-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=20417","title":{"rendered":"From Homeless Teen to Music Icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jewel\u2019s early life was marked by hardship. After her mother left at age eight, she was raised by an abusive father and fled home at 15, surviving alone in a remote cabin. By 19, she moved to San Diego, dreaming of a career in music. 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