Lauryn Hill

Biography

Lauryn Hill was born on 25 May 1975 as a daughter of an entrepreneur and an English teacher in South orange, new jersey. It was educated religiously and received already as a child playing the violin instruction. Their nut/mother was likewise very musical. It played piano and published with the label Motown several Singles. Lauryn Hill stood with 13 years first time on the stage. It sang the Smokey Robinson Song "Who's Loving You" in the Apollo theatre in Harlem. It visited the Columbia High School in Maplewood and studied thereafter history to the New Yorker Columbia University. During this time it was active also as an actress. Under she was to be seen in the TV series "As The World turn" and in the Whoopi gold mountain film "Sister act 2". In the year 1994 the musical career of Lauryn Hill began. She celebrated first large success with its volumes "Fugees", together with its friend of many years Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel. The first album of the Trios, "Blunted on Reality" entered at place 62 the R&B Charts. In the year 1996 then the international break-through came for the "Fugees". The album "The Score" sold itself 18 million time and with the "Billbord Award" for the "album of the yearly" was distinguished. The single uncoupling "Killing ME Sotfly" rose world-wide to place 1 the Charts and got from MTV the title "best R&B video". In addition were contained on "The Score" the hits "Fu-Gee-La" and a Cover of the Bob of Marley classical author "NO Woman, NO Cry". In the year 1997 the "Fugees" got the German "echo" as "the best international group" lent. The "Fugees" played Benefizkonzerte for crisis regions and created the "Refugee Project" for road children. Among other things they arose in Zaire and on the island Haiti, which is the homeland of Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel. In the year 1998 Lauryn Hill published its first solo album "The Miseducation OF Lauryn Hill" and becomes thereby the absolute Soul Superstar. The of it write and produce album enter on place 1 the US Charts in and sell itself 7.5 million time. Them appeared on the title "Time" magazines and for ten" Grammies were nominated. With five "Grammies" it was finally distinguished: "Best new kindist", "album OF The Year", "Best R&B album" and for the single "Doo Wop That Thing" received it the "Grammies" for "Best R&B Song" and "Best R&B Vocal performance". In the year 1999 Lauryn Hill was nominated quietly as authoress and Produzentin of the Aretha Franklin Songs "A rose Is A rose" for a "Grammy". 2000 published it its second solo album "The Lauryn Hill Story". In addition it contributed the Song "turn Your Lights to the sound TRACK of the film" The Best one "down Low". The piece sang it with the help of the modern studio technology in the Duett with their long to the deceased father-in-law Bob Marley. Lauryn Hill with Bob Marleys son Rohan is married, with which she has two children; Son Zion (geb. 4,11,1997) and daughter Selah Louise (geb. 12,11,1998).