Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill ( born May 25, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey ) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter and actress. She was known primarily as the lead singer of The Fugees and as the first five -time Grammy winner in 1999.
Career
Lauryn Hill founded in 1988 along with Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel, the band The Fugees. She also worked as an actress (eg Sister Act 2 - Back in the Habit with Whoopi Goldberg ) and studied at Columbia High School history. The Fugees first album Blunted on Reality was not a commercial success despite excellent reviews. The second album, The Score (1996 ), has sold 17 million copies and was awarded several times with platinum records and two Grammy Awards. The album also included a cover version of Killing Me Softly, which held nine weeks at No. 1 on the German music charts. This success made all three members of the Fugees to international stars.
Published in 1998, Lauryn Hill released her first solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which was a great success worldwide. It also contained Doo Wop ( That Thing ), which was released as a single. In 1999 she was nominated with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill for eleven Grammy Awards and became the first artist in five categories (Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female R & B Vocal Performance, Best R & B Song and Best R & B Album). The album's title is derived from Carter G. Woodson's book, The Miseducation Of The Negro. In 1999 she was awarded the Kora All African Music Award in the category of diaspora. 2003 Hill made headlines when they sharply criticized the clergy at the Christmas concert in the Vatican in a speech before their performance.
In 2012 she went after a long break on tour again. The reviews of some of their performances, such as their concert in Berlin's Tempodrom, were marked by the disappointment over their brittle voice that could not reach the level of previous years, but also about the poor sound mixing on site. As Hills voice broke at the first sign songs, acknowledged many viewers their performance with boos and left early the event.
Personal
Lauryn Hill has five children with her longtime partner, former American football player and now a musician Rohan Marley, son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley. My sixth child has a different father, according to Rohan Marley.
2013 Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison for tax evasion after she had not taxed income in the amount of 1.8 million U.S. dollars in the years 2005 to 2007. A court in Newark, New Jersey in addition ordered three months house arrest of the ex - singer of the Fugees. Hill had pleaded guilty.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
- In addition, published: 1998: Nothing Even Matters
- 1998: To Zion
- 1998: Can not Take My Eyes Off You
- 2010: Repercussions
- 2013: Neurotic Society ( Compulsory Mix)