Wyclef received his first guitar from his mother. By high school, he had moved to New Jersey and where he majored in jazz. By the early 1990's he had formed a hip-hop group, The Fugees, with Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel "Pras" Michel. The trio toured non-stop and their 1994 debut, "Blunted On Reality," earned them good press but not much commercial attention.

Undeterred, Wyclef and his cousin and musical partner Jerry "Wonder" Duplesis seized production control of The Fugees next effort, which, in 1996, would emerge as "The Score," one of the largest-selling and most influential hip-hop records in chart history.

"The Score"'s staggering sales (more than 11 million units worldwide) and critical acclaim helped secure Wyclef's status as one of hip-hop and R&B's hottest producers. He went on to produce a diverse roster of acts including Cypress Hill, Sublime, Bounty Killer and Simply Red.

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In 1997, Clef released his solo CD "The Carnival - featuring Fugees Allstars," which spawned the hits "Staying Alive" and the moving "Gone Till November," which earned Clef a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male. Praised for its freewheeling, multi-cultural sound, "The Carnival" has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. Following the album's release, Wyclef toured, produced a slew of hip-hop and R&B recordings (including fellow Fugee Pras's hit "Ghetto Superstar"), participated in a televised tribute to Johnny Cash, and hosted two all-day fundraisers benefiting the Wyclef Jean Foundation.

In 2006, he was featured on the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira. His sixth studio album Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (2007), spawned the single "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (featuring Akon, Niia & Lil Wayne)". Jean performed his single "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)", at the closing ceremony for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, the BET Humanitarian Award, and a Vanguard Award from the NAACP Image Awards, in addition to being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his musical work.

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   x90s, x00s, x10s, x20s
   1989-present

Born: ..in Haiti
Born: ..in Croix-des-Bouquets
Born:   Oct 17, 1972

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Based: ..in New Jersey / based nNewJersey
Based: ..in Newark / based NewarkNJ

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