Wyclef Jean

Nel Ust Wyclef Jean, born on October 17, 1969, in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Haitian-American musician, rapper, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Rising to global superstardom as a founding member of legendary hip-hop trio Fugees alongside Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, their 1996 masterpiece 'The Score' became one of the best-selling hip-hop albums in music history. As a solo artist, Wyclef's genre-defying fusion of hip-hop, reggae, Caribbean roots, folk, and Latin pop yielded immortal global hits including 'Gone Till November', '911' (feat. Mary J. Blige), 'Guantanamera', 'Two Wrongs', and his monumental global Number One collaboration with Shakira, 'Hips Don't Lie' (one of the best-selling singles of the 21st century). His celebrated solo albums across 'The Carnival' series won international critical acclaim. Wyclef has produced and written for global icons including Santana ('Maria Maria', Grammy Record of the Year winner), Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston, and Avicii. For guitarists, keyboardists, and acoustic performers worldwide, Wyclef's signature acoustic guitar strumming and soulful Caribbean chord progressions (such as the classic changes in '911' and 'Gone Till November') are widely celebrated and covered across the globe.