Lauryn Hill, birth name Lauryn Noel Hill

Lauryn Hill, birth name Lauryn Noel Hill, was born on 25th May 1975. Apart from being an American singer, Lauryn Hill is also a popular musician, film actress, rapper and record producer.
Born in New Jersey, Lauryn Hill was bonded to music since her childhood days. She completed her graduation from Columbia High School, New Jersey. As she grew, she started performing and acting in school and other places. Her voice and acting skill were appreciated by audiences.
Her performance can be viewed in the soap operas such as ‘As the World Turns’ and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and songs like ‘His Eye Is on the Sparrow’ and ‘Joyful, Joyful’. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was her first solo effort. Since 1996, Lauryn Hill has been sharing a strong bondage with Rohan Marley and she is the mother of four children.
She stepped in the professional world of singing with The Fugees. It was basically a music group formed by Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel. A nickname ‘L Boogie’ was given to Lauryn Hill for her skills to change her own rhythmic writing into rap verses. She earned worldwide acclamation with the remake of ‘Killing Me Softly with His Song’

During 2006 Lauryn Hill abandoned the status of a celebrity and indulged herself in other mediums of creativity, such as writing music, screenplays, and poetry, designing clothes and so forth. Recently in 2007, she went on a tour which featured shows in 14 different countries, across the world.


She was nominated for the Grammy Awards 19 times, among which she won 8 times. Until 2006 Lauryn Hill has won 300 awards, which includes the Grammy Awards and three World best-selling Music Awards. Other awards won by Lauryn Hill are World Music Awards, American Music Award, MTV Video Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Soul Train Lady of Soul and WB Radio Music Awards.

The best laurel for Lauryn Hill came in 1999 when she became the first female solo artist to be awarded five Grammy’s in a single year.

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