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Lie" and <i>The Carnival Vol. II</i> (2004–2009)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-"Hips_Don't_Lie"_and_The_Carnival_Vol._II_(2004–2009)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-"Divine_Sorrow"_and_World_Cup_Song_(2009–2016)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#"Divine_Sorrow"_and_World_Cup_Song_(2009–2016)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>"Divine Sorrow" and World Cup Song (2009–2016)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-"Divine_Sorrow"_and_World_Cup_Song_(2009–2016)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Carnival_III_and_Wyclef_Goes_Back_to_School_(since_2016)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Carnival_III_and_Wyclef_Goes_Back_to_School_(since_2016)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span><i>Carnival III</i> and <i>Wyclef Goes Back to School</i> (since 2016)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Carnival_III_and_Wyclef_Goes_Back_to_School_(since_2016)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Yéle_Haiti" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Yéle_Haiti"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Yéle Haiti</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Yéle_Haiti-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Politics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Politics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Politics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2010_Haitian_presidential_campaign" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010_Haitian_presidential_campaign"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>2010 Haitian presidential campaign</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010_Haitian_presidential_campaign-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Appearances_in_television_and_film" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Appearances_in_television_and_film"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Appearances in television and film</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Appearances_in_television_and_film-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Writing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Writing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Writing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Writing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personal_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Personal life</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_life-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Filmography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Filmography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Filmography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Filmography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Film" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Film"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1</span> <span>Film</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Film-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.2</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_nominations" 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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Grammy_Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Grammy Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Grammy_Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-MTV_Video_Music_Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#MTV_Video_Music_Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.3</span> <span>MTV Video Music Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-MTV_Video_Music_Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_honors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_honors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.4</span> <span>Other honors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_honors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%81_%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%86" title="وایکلف ژان – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="وایکلف ژان" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AB_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%81" title="ওয়াইক্লেফ জঁ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ওয়াইক্লেফ জঁ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%81_%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%86" title="وایکلف ژان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="وایکلف ژان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ki mw-list-item"><a href="https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Kikuyu" lang="ki" hreflang="ki" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Gĩkũyũ" data-language-local-name="Kikuyu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gĩkũyũ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%99%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%81%B4%EB%A6%AC%ED%94%84_%EC%9E%A5" title="와이클리프 장 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="와이클리프 장" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%B5%D6%84%D5%AC%D5%A5%D6%86_%D4%BA%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Վայքլեֆ Ժան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վայքլեֆ Ժան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A3_%D7%96%27%D7%90%D7%9F" title="וייקליף ז'אן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="וייקליף ז'אן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%A4_%E1%83%9F%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="უაიკლეფ ჟანი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="უაიკლეფ ჟანი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%80%E0%B5%BB" title="വൈക്ലീഫ് ജീൻ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വൈക്ലീഫ് ജീൻ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84%D9%81_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86" title="وايكلف جين – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="وايكلف جين" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wyclef Jean" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" 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class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Haitian rapper and record producer (born 1969)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the Young Thug song, see <a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_(song)" title="Wyclef Jean (song)">Wyclef Jean (song)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Wyclef" redirects here. For similarly spelled articles, see <a href="/wiki/Wycliffe_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Wycliffe (disambiguation)">Wycliffe (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Wyclef Jean</div><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-size: 77%; font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/National_Order_of_Honour_and_Merit" title="National Order of Honour and Merit">National Order of Honour and Merit</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wyclef_Jean_(51409350441).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Wyclef_Jean_%2851409350441%29.jpg/220px-Wyclef_Jean_%2851409350441%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Wyclef_Jean_%2851409350441%29.jpg/330px-Wyclef_Jean_%2851409350441%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Wyclef_Jean_%2851409350441%29.jpg/440px-Wyclef_Jean_%2851409350441%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2152" data-file-height="3231" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Jean performing in 2021</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Nel Ust Wyclef Jean</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1969-10-17</span>) </span>October 17, 1969<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 55)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Croix-des-Bouquets" title="Croix-des-Bouquets">Croix-des-Bouquets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Wyclef</li> <li>Toussaint St. Jean</li> <li>Nel</li> <li>Clef</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Five_Towns_College" title="Five Towns College">Five Towns College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music" title="Berklee College of Music">Berklee College of Music</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Rapper</li> <li>singer</li> <li>songwriter</li> <li>record producer</li> <li>multi-instrumentalist</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1989–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Organization</th><td class="infobox-data org"><a href="/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti" title="Yéle Haiti">Yéle Haiti</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_discography" title="Wyclef Jean discography">Discography</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_discography#Production_discography" title="Wyclef Jean discography">production</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Claudinette Jean</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1994)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melky_Sedeck" title="Melky Sedeck">Blandinna Jean</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melky_Sedeck" title="Melky Sedeck">Farel Jean</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Joseph" title="Raymond Joseph">Raymond Joseph</a> (cousin)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Duplessis" title="Jerry Duplessis">Jerry Duplessis</a> (cousin)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Awards_and_nominations">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Musical career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_hip_hop" title="East Coast hip hop">East Coast hip hop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggae_fusion" title="Reggae fusion">reggae fusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_rap" title="Pop rap">pop rap</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neo_soul" title="Neo soul">neo soul</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Vocals</li> <li>guitar</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Heads Music</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_One_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Entertainment One Music">E1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legacy_Recordings" title="Legacy Recordings">Legacy</a></li> <li>Carnival</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_BMG" title="Sony BMG">Sony BMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J_Records" title="J Records">J</a></li> <li>Clef</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruffhouse_Records" title="Ruffhouse Records">Ruffhouse</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fugees" title="Fugees">Fugees</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wyclef.com/">www<wbr />.wyclef<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202663#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Nel Ust Wyclef Jean</b><sup id="cite_ref-biography.com_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-biography.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'f' in 'find'">f</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ʒ/: 's' in 'pleasure'">ʒ</span><span title="/ɒ/: 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>; born October 17, 1969)<sup id="cite_ref-biography.com_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-biography.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-time1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-time1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a Haitian rapper and record producer. At the age of nine,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he emigrated with his family to the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern United States</a>. In 1990, he formed the New Jersey–based <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> trio <a href="/wiki/Fugees" title="Fugees">Fugees</a> with fellow musicians <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pras_Michel" class="mw-redirect" title="Pras Michel">Pras Michel</a>. Jean served as lead guitarist and producer. The group released the albums <i><a href="/wiki/Blunted_on_Reality" title="Blunted on Reality">Blunted on Reality</a></i> (1994) and <a href="/wiki/The_Score_(Fugees_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Score (Fugees album)"><i>The Score</i></a> (1996), the latter becoming one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums" title="List of best-selling albums">best-selling albums of all time</a>. Following their success, Jean released his debut solo album, <i><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_Presents_The_Carnival" title="Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival">Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival</a></i> (1997), which yielded the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>-top ten single "<a href="/wiki/Gone_till_November" title="Gone till November">Gone till November</a>". </p><p>In 1997, Jean guest featured on <a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny Child</a>'s breakout single "<a href="/wiki/No,_No,_No_(Destiny%27s_Child_song)" title="No, No, No (Destiny's Child song)">No, No, No</a>". Afterwards, he co-wrote the 1999 singles "<a href="/wiki/My_Love_Is_Your_Love_(song)" title="My Love Is Your Love (song)">My Love Is Your Love</a>" for <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a>, and "<a href="/wiki/Maria_Maria" title="Maria Maria">Maria Maria</a>" for <a href="/wiki/Santana_(band)" title="Santana (band)">Santana</a>. His second solo album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ecleftic:_2_Sides_II_a_Book" title="The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book">The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book</a></i> (2000) was supported by the top 40 single "<a href="/wiki/911_(Wyclef_Jean_song)" title="911 (Wyclef Jean song)">911</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>), and received <a href="/wiki/Platinum_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Platinum certification">platinum</a> certification by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA). His third album, <a href="/wiki/Masquerade_(Wyclef_Jean_album)" title="Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album)"><i>Masquerade</i></a> (2002), peaked within the top ten of the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>. He guest performed on <a href="/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a>'s 2006 single, "<a href="/wiki/Hips_Don%27t_Lie" title="Hips Don't Lie">Hips Don't Lie</a>", which peaked atop the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100. The following year, his single "<a href="/wiki/Sweetest_Girl_(Dollar_Bill)" title="Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)">Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Akon" title="Akon">Akon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Niia" title="Niia">Niia</a>) peaked within the top 20 of the chart and led his sixth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Carnival_Vol._II:_Memoirs_of_an_Immigrant" title="Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant">Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant</a></i> (2007). The album moderately entered the <i>Billboard</i> 200 and marked his final to be released by a <a href="/wiki/Major_label" class="mw-redirect" title="Major label">major label</a>. </p><p>In 2007, Jean was appointed <a href="/wiki/Ambassador-at-large" title="Ambassador-at-large">Ambassador-at-Large</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Republic of Haiti</a> by President <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Pr%C3%A9val" title="René Préval">René Préval</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, he filed for candidacy in the <a href="/wiki/Haitian_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Haitian general election, 2010">2010 Haitian presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Haiti's <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Electoral_Council" title="Provisional Electoral Council">Provisional Electoral Council</a> ruled him ineligible to stand for office, as he had not met the constitutional requirement to have been a resident in Haiti for five years prior to the election.<sup id="cite_ref-time1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-time1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbca_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbca-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean's highly publicized efforts to raise relief funds after the <a href="/wiki/2010_Haitian_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Haitian earthquake">2010 Haitian earthquake</a> were channeled through his charitable organization, <a href="/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti" title="Yéle Haiti">Yéle Haiti</a>. The charity, which conducted education and welfare activities in Haiti between 2005 and 2010, effectively closed in 2012. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> reported that much of the earnings raised by the organization in the <i><a href="/wiki/Hope_for_Haiti_Now" title="Hope for Haiti Now">Hope for Haiti Now</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Telethon" title="Telethon">telethon</a> were retained by Jean.<sup id="cite_ref-spendsmuch_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spendsmuch-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is the recipient of three <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>, the <a href="/wiki/BET_Humanitarian_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Humanitarian Award">BET Humanitarian Award</a>, and a Vanguard Award from the <a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a>, in addition to being nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Golden Globe Award</a> for his musical work.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, President <a href="/wiki/Michel_Martelly" title="Michel Martelly">Michel Martelly</a> of Haiti awarded Jean with the <a href="/wiki/National_Order_of_Honour_and_Merit" title="National Order of Honour and Merit">National Order of Honour and Merit</a> to the rank of Grand Officer. Jean has also been inducted into the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Hall_of_Fame" title="New Jersey Hall of Fame">New Jersey Hall of Fame</a>. Jean is one of the artists who have reached the most radio charts on <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Named after the biblical scholar <a href="/wiki/John_Wycliffe" title="John Wycliffe">John Wycliffe</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wyclef Jean was born in <a href="/wiki/Croix-des-Bouquets" title="Croix-des-Bouquets">Croix-des-Bouquets</a>, Haiti<sup id="cite_ref-biography.com_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-biography.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on October 17, 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At nine years old, he emigrated with his family to <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn, New York">Brooklyn</a>, New York City, and ultimately settled in <a href="/wiki/East_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="East Orange, New Jersey">East Orange</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>. Jean began to make music as a child, and as a teen, his mother, having recognized his musical talent, bought him a guitar. He has cited <a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">reggae</a> artist <a href="/wiki/Bigga_Haitian" title="Bigga Haitian">Bigga Haitian</a> as one of his early influences, as well as neighborhood heroes MC Tiger Paw Raw and producer Lobster v. Crab.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has stated that he played music to earn respect.<sup id="cite_ref-ghiridharadas_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghiridharadas-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jean graduated from Newark's <a href="/wiki/Vailsburg_High_School" title="Vailsburg High School">Vailsburg High School</a> and enrolled for one semester at <a href="/wiki/Five_Towns_College" title="Five Towns College">Five Towns College</a> in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009 he enrolled in the <a href="/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music" title="Berklee College of Music">Berklee College of Music</a> to pursue his diploma.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean has been a resident of <a href="/wiki/Saddle_River,_New_Jersey" title="Saddle River, New Jersey">Saddle River</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="South Orange, New Jersey">South Orange</a>, and <a href="/wiki/North_Caldwell,_New_Jersey" title="North Caldwell, New Jersey">North Caldwell, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_career">Music career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Music career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fugees_(1988–1997)"><span id="Fugees_.281988.E2.80.931997.29"></span>Fugees (1988–1997)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fugees (1988–1997)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jean and other musicians formed a group in the 1980s under the name Tranzlator Crew. Jean and band member <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> pursued a romantic relationship beginning in 1992, and ending in 1997, the year of the band's breakup. Jean later revealed that Hill's dishonesty about the parentage of her child, Zion David, caused the rift that split the group up.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After they signed with <a href="/wiki/Ruffhouse_Records" title="Ruffhouse Records">Ruffhouse Records</a> and <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a> in 1993, they renamed their group the <a href="/wiki/Fugees" title="Fugees">Fugees</a> – an abbreviation of "refugees", and also a sometimes derogatory reference to Haitian immigrants.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group's debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Blunted_on_Reality" title="Blunted on Reality">Blunted on Reality</a>,</i> was released in 1994. It achieved limited commercial success, peaking at number 62 on the US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> chart. The album peaked at number 122 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a> in 1997, and it was certified gold by the <a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique</a> (SNEP).<sup id="cite_ref-USR&BAl_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USR&BAl-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UKAl_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UKAl-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SNEP1997_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNEP1997-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Blunted on Reality</i> spawned three singles: "Boof Baf", "<a href="/wiki/Nappy_Heads" title="Nappy Heads">Nappy Heads</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Vocab_(song)" title="Vocab (song)">Vocab</a>". "Nappy Heads" was the Fugees' first single to be ranked on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>, charting at number 49.<sup id="cite_ref-US100_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US100-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1996, the Fugees released their second album, titled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Score_(Fugees_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Score (Fugees album)">The Score</a>.</i> The album achieved significant commercial success in the U.S., topping the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>. It was later certified as <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">six-times platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA). It performed well in several overseas nations, topping the Austrian, Canadian, French, German and Swiss albums charts, while also peaking at number two in Sweden and the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-UKAl_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UKAl-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CANAl_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CANAl-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FRA_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FRA-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GERAl_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GERAl-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Four commercially successful <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">singles</a> were released from <i>The Score</i>; "<a href="/wiki/Fu-Gee-La" title="Fu-Gee-La">Fu-Gee-La</a>", the first single from the album, peaked at number 29 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA and by the <a href="/wiki/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie" title="Bundesverband Musikindustrie">Bundesverband Musikindustrie</a> (BVMI).<sup id="cite_ref-US100_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US100-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BVMI_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BVMI-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other three singles – "<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song#Fugees_version" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Ready_or_Not_(Fugees_song)" title="Ready or Not (Fugees song)">Ready or Not</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/No_Woman,_No_Cry#Fugees_version" title="No Woman, No Cry">No Woman, No Cry</a>" – did not appear on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 as they were not released for commercial sale, making them ineligible to appear on the chart,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although they all received sufficient airplay to appear on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_100_Airplay_(Radio_Songs)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)">Hot 100 Airplay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Airplay" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay</a> charts. "Killing Me Softly", a cover of the <a href="/wiki/Roberta_Flack" title="Roberta Flack">Roberta Flack</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly with His Song</a>", performed strongly in other territories, topping the singles charts in Australia, Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom, among several others.<sup id="cite_ref-GERsin_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GERsin-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Ready or Not" peaked at number one in the UK and at number three in Sweden. "No Woman, No Cry" – a cover of the <a href="/wiki/Bob_Marley_%26_The_Wailers" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Marley & The Wailers">Bob Marley & The Wailers</a> song of the same name – topped the singles chart in New Zealand. The Fugees collaborated with singer <a href="/wiki/Bounty_Killer" title="Bounty Killer">Bounty Killer</a> on the single "Hip-Hopera" and recorded the single "<a href="/wiki/Rumble_in_the_Jungle_(song)" title="Rumble in the Jungle (song)">Rumble in the Jungle</a>" for the soundtrack to the film <i><a href="/wiki/When_We_Were_Kings" title="When We Were Kings">When We Were Kings</a></i> in 1997: although they have not released any studio albums since <i>The Score</i>, a compilation album, <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Fugees_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Fugees album)">Greatest Hits</a></i>, was released in 2003, and spawned the single "Take It Easy".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1997–2004"><span id="1997.E2.80.932004"></span>1997–2004</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1997–2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Start_of_solo_career">Start of solo career</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Start of solo career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jean announced plans to begin a solo career with 1997's <i><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_Presents_The_Carnival" title="Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival">Wyclef Jean Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee All-Stars</a></i> (generally called <i>The Carnival</i>). The album's guests included Fugees members <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pras" title="Pras">Pras</a>, along with Jean's siblings' group <a href="/wiki/Melky_Sedeck" title="Melky Sedeck">Melky Sedeck</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/I_Threes" class="mw-redirect" title="I Threes">I Threes</a> (back-up vocals for <a href="/wiki/Bob_Marley" title="Bob Marley">Bob Marley</a>); <a href="/wiki/The_Neville_Brothers" title="The Neville Brothers">The Neville Brothers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Celia_Cruz" title="Celia Cruz">Celia Cruz</a>. The album was a hit, as were two singles: "<a href="/wiki/We_Trying_to_Stay_Alive" title="We Trying to Stay Alive">We Trying to Stay Alive</a>" (adapted from the <a href="/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a>' "<a href="/wiki/Stayin%27_Alive" title="Stayin' Alive">Stayin' Alive</a>") and "<a href="/wiki/Gone_till_November" title="Gone till November">Gone till November</a>" (recorded with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Philharmonic_Orchestra" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Philharmonic Orchestra">New York Philharmonic Orchestra</a>). </p><p>Released in 2000, Jean's second solo album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ecleftic:_2_Sides_II_a_Book" title="The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book">The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book</a></i> was recorded with guests including <a href="/wiki/Youssou_N%27Dour" title="Youssou N'Dour">Youssou N'Dour</a>; <a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a>; <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers" title="Kenny Rogers">Kenny Rogers</a>; <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>. With Blige, he released "<a href="/wiki/911_(Wyclef_Jean_song)" title="911 (Wyclef Jean song)">911</a>" as a single. He was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Act at the 2000 <a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="MTV Europe Music Awards">MTV Europe Music Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">9/11 attacks</a>, Jean participated in the benefit concert <i><a href="/wiki/America:_A_Tribute_to_Heroes" title="America: A Tribute to Heroes">America: A Tribute to Heroes</a></i>, contributing a cover of the Bob Marley song "<a href="/wiki/Redemption_Song" title="Redemption Song">Redemption Song</a>". His third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Masquerade_(Wyclef_Jean_album)" title="Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album)">Masquerade</a></i>, was released in 2002. His fourth album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Preacher%27s_Son_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Preacher's Son (album)">The Preacher's Son</a></i>, was released in November 2003 as the follow-up to his first solo album, <i>The Carnival</i>. In 2004, he released his fifth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_Haiti:_Creole_101" title="Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101">Sak Pasé Presents: Welcome to Haïti (Creole 101)</a></i> (released in the U.S. by <a href="/wiki/Koch_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Koch Records">Koch Records</a>). Most of its songs are in his native language of <a href="/wiki/Haitian_Creole" title="Haitian Creole">Haitian Creole</a> like "Fanm Kreyòl" with the <a href="/wiki/French_Caribbean" class="mw-redirect" title="French Caribbean">French Caribbean</a> <a href="/wiki/Admiral_T" title="Admiral T">Admiral T</a>. Jean also figured on the album <i>Mozaik Kreyòl</i> of this one in the song "Secret Lover". He then covered <a href="/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival" title="Creedence Clearwater Revival">Creedence Clearwater Revival</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/Fortunate_Son" title="Fortunate Son">Fortunate Son</a>" for the soundtrack of the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Manchurian_Candidate_(2004_film)" title="The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)">The Manchurian Candidate</a></i> (2004) and wrote the song "Million Voices" for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda" title="Hotel Rwanda">Hotel Rwanda</a></i> (2004).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Songwriting_and_producing">Songwriting and producing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Songwriting and producing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jean co-wrote "<a href="/wiki/My_Love_Is_Your_Love_(song)" title="My Love Is Your Love (song)">My Love Is Your Love</a>" for <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a>'s album of the same name. He produced and wrote songs for the soundtrack to <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Demme" title="Jonathan Demme">Jonathan Demme</a>'s 2003 documentary <i><a href="/wiki/The_Agronomist" title="The Agronomist">The Agronomist</a></i>, about the Haitian activist and radio personality <a href="/wiki/Jean_Dominique" title="Jean Dominique">Jean Dominique</a>. With <a href="/wiki/Jerry_%27Wonder%27_Duplessis" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis">Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis</a>, Jean also composed the score of the documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_Soleil#In_the_media" title="Cité Soleil">Ghosts of Cité Soleil</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He helped produce the film and appears briefly onscreen speaking by telephone in 2004 to a "<i>chimere</i>" gang-leader and aspiring rapper, Winston "2Pac" Jean.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Hips_Don't_Lie"_and_The_Carnival_Vol._II_(2004–2009)"><span id=".22Hips_Don.27t_Lie.22_and_The_Carnival_Vol._II_.282004.E2.80.932009.29"></span>"Hips Don't Lie" and <i>The Carnival Vol. II</i> (2004–2009)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: "Hips Don't Lie" and The Carnival Vol. II (2004–2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WyclefJean.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/WyclefJean.jpg/170px-WyclefJean.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/WyclefJean.jpg/255px-WyclefJean.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/WyclefJean.jpg/340px-WyclefJean.jpg 2x" data-file-width="683" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>Wyclef Jean performing at a UNAIDS concert in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>During a period between 2004 and 2006, fueled by a reunion performance in the documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Chappelle%27s_Block_Party" title="Dave Chappelle's Block Party">Dave Chappelle's Block Party</a></i> (2005), it appeared that the Fugees would record a new album. However, Pras claimed to <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i> magazine</a>, "To put it nicely, it's dead." Pras said the root of this animosity was the third member of the group, Lauryn Hill, and was quoted in <i>Billboard</i> as saying; "Me and Clef, we on the same page, but Lauryn Hill is in her zone, and I'm fed up with that shit. Here she is, blessed with a gift, with the opportunity to rock and give and she's running on some bullshit? I'm a fan of Lauryn's but I can't respect that."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, Jean was featured in <a href="/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a>'s smash hit "<a href="/wiki/Hips_Don%27t_Lie" title="Hips Don't Lie">Hips Don't Lie</a>". The song went on to reach number one in over 55 countries. Jean and Shakira went on to perform the song at the <a href="/wiki/2006_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2006 MTV Video Music Awards">2006 MTV Video Music Awards</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2007_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Grammy Awards">2007 Grammy Awards</a>. He joined Shakira on various dates of her Oral Fixation Tour in the U.S. Also in 2007, Jean scored the <a href="/wiki/Angelina_Jolie" title="Angelina Jolie">Angelina Jolie</a> documentary <i><a href="/wiki/A_Place_in_Time" title="A Place in Time">A Place in Time</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2007, Jean released a new song called "<a href="/wiki/Sweetest_Girl_(Dollar_Bill)" title="Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)">Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Niia" title="Niia">Niia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Akon" title="Akon">Akon</a>, which references the song "<a href="/wiki/C.R.E.A.M." title="C.R.E.A.M.">C.R.E.A.M.</a>" by the <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>. One month later he released an album that he recorded in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>, with the help of <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a>, who also collaborated with Jean on the songs "You Know What it is" and "My Swag" on the latter's 2007 album, <i><a href="/wiki/T.I._vs._T.I.P" class="mw-redirect" title="T.I. vs. T.I.P">T.I. vs. T.I.P</a></i>. In 2008, an upbeat single "Let Me Touch Your Button" featuring <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am">will.i.am</a> was released in the UK in conjunction with Jean's involvement with UK MOTOROKRSTAR.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean released a song with Serj Tankian called "Riot". </p><p>In 2009, Jean was featured on the song "Spanish Fly" with <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a> and Bachata group <a href="/wiki/Aventura_(band)" title="Aventura (band)">Aventura</a> included on Aventura's album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_(album)" title="The Last (album)">The Last</a></i>, released in June. On June 17, 2009, Jean announced via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> that his new album would be called <i><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyclef Jean (album)">wyclefjean</a></i> and was to be released sometime in February 2010.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The first single from <i>wyclefjean</i> was to be titled "Seventeen" and feature Lil Wayne.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2009, Jean unveiled his video "Haitian Slumdog Millionaire" featuring Haitian artist Imposs. Making a guest appearance in the video was New York City entrepreneur and philanthropist Ali Naqvi. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Divine_Sorrow"_and_World_Cup_Song_(2009–2016)"><span id=".22Divine_Sorrow.22_and_World_Cup_Song_.282009.E2.80.932016.29"></span>"Divine Sorrow" and World Cup Song (2009–2016)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: "Divine Sorrow" and World Cup Song (2009–2016)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2009, a track titled "Suicide Love" featuring rapper <a href="/wiki/Eve_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eve (entertainer)">Eve</a> leaked online prior to the release of his <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a>. Wyclef Jean's EP named <i>From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion</i> was released on November 10, 2009. It includes seventeen tracks, featuring Eve, <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" title="Cyndi Lauper">Cyndi Lauper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timbaland" title="Timbaland">Timbaland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Kim" title="Lil' Kim">Lil' Kim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ahh-504_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahh-504-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this album, Wyclef uses the alias <b>Toussaint St. Jean</b>, his <a href="/wiki/Alter_ego" title="Alter ego">alter ego</a>, when he raps.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jean's self-entitled studio album was due to be released in 2011, but has yet to surface. "Hold On", the lead single from the project, features dancehall artist <a href="/wiki/Mavado_(singer)" title="Mavado (singer)">Mavado</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ahh-504_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahh-504-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2014, a Jean video, "April Showers", was banned from <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> after <a href="/wiki/Cathy_Scott" title="Cathy Scott">Cathy Scott</a>, author of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Killing_of_Tupac_Shakur" title="The Killing of Tupac Shakur">The Killing of Tupac Shakur</a></i>, lodged a <a href="/wiki/Copyright_infringement" title="Copyright infringement">copyright infringement</a> complaint claiming an image in the video was similar to an autopsy photo released in her book. YouTube temporally banned the video.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/TMZ" title="TMZ">TMZ</a>, which broke the story, reported that Scott and the video's director, Hezues R', had settled the matter and agreed that Hezues R' would include a screen credit to the book at the end of the video.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jean worked with <a href="/wiki/Avicii" title="Avicii">Avicii</a> on a single titled "<a href="/wiki/Divine_Sorrow" title="Divine Sorrow">Divine Sorrow</a>" from his upcoming EP <i>J'Ouvert</i>. He collaborated again with Avicii in 2015 on the song "Can't Catch Me" on the album <i>Stories</i>, which also featured Matisyahu. This marks the third collaboration with Avicii and Jean, following "<a href="/wiki/Dar_um_Jeito_(We_Will_Find_a_Way)" title="Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)">Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)</a>" and "Divine Sorrow".<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jean appeared as a featured vocalist in <a href="/wiki/The_Knocks" title="The Knocks">The Knocks</a>' single "Kiss The Sky", which was released in January 2016. This song was part of their debut album, entitled <i>55</i>, released in March 2016. Jean was also featured on the <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a> song "Kanye West", from the rapper's mixtape <i><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)" title="Jeffery (mixtape)">Jeffery</a></i>, released in August 2016. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Young_Thug_2016_August.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Young_Thug_2016_August.png/220px-Young_Thug_2016_August.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="326" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Young_Thug_2016_August.png/330px-Young_Thug_2016_August.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Young_Thug_2016_August.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="592" /></a><figcaption>Wyclef collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a> on his Mixtape <a href="/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)" title="Jeffery (mixtape)">Jeffery</a>, and "I Swear".</figcaption></figure> <p>Wyclef wrote an autobiography entitled <i>Purpose: An Immigrant's Story</i> with the help of journalist <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bozza" title="Anthony Bozza">Anthony Bozza</a>, published in September 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Carnival_III_and_Wyclef_Goes_Back_to_School_(since_2016)"><span id="Carnival_III_and_Wyclef_Goes_Back_to_School_.28since_2016.29"></span><i>Carnival III</i> and <i>Wyclef Goes Back to School</i> (since 2016)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Carnival III and Wyclef Goes Back to School (since 2016)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 17, 2016, Wyclef released his first song in two years, which gave hints to a new album release.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A month later on June 17, he released a new song called Hendrix,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and later released a short film featuring <a href="/wiki/Michael_K._Williams" title="Michael K. Williams">Michael K. Williams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then did many interviews teasing that his new <a href="/wiki/J%27ouvert_(EP)" title="J'ouvert (EP)">J'ouvert Extended Play</a> would drop in November.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although, this release was pushed back into February. To promote his EP, he did a concert at <a href="/wiki/Terminal_5_(venue)" title="Terminal 5 (venue)">Terminal 5</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 14, 2016, Wyclef released an election song called "If I Was President 2016" that would be featured on his J'ouvert EP.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 1, 2016, he released a song that he had collaborated on with <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a>. The song was called "I Swear", which is also featured on his EP.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wyclef had also collaborated on Young Thug's <a href="/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)" title="Jeffery (mixtape)">Jeffery Mixtape</a>, and was featured on Thug's song "Kanye West".<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Young Thug also had a song named "<a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_(song)" title="Wyclef Jean (song)">Wyclef Jean</a>" that was named after him because he was such a big influence.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2017, Wyclef announced that his <i>J'ouvert</i> EP would be released on February 3, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 2, 2017, Wyclef released his new single "<a href="/wiki/Ne_Me_Quitte_Pas" class="mw-redirect" title="Ne Me Quitte Pas">Ne Me Quitte Pas</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was featured on his <i>J'ouvert</i> Deluxe EP. The EP was released and charted at 117 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 50 on the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hot_100" title="Canadian Hot 100">Canadian Hot Albums</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four more singles were released from the album, "Life Matters", "The Ring", "Holding onto the Edge" and "Little Things".<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 9, Wyclef announced on his <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> that <i><a href="/wiki/Carnival_III:_The_Fall_and_Rise_of_a_Refugee" title="Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee">Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee</a></i> would become available to pre-order on June 22, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2017, Wyclef released his, <i>Wyclef Jean Inspired By</i><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> mixtape. The mixtape features reworks of some of today's most popular records like <i><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>'s</i> "DNA." The project also offers up social commentary in the track, "Chain Gang Free <i><a href="/wiki/Meek_Mill" title="Meek Mill">Meek Mill</a></i>", features an original song called, "Camels and Ferraris", and also pays tribute to the late <i><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a></i> on, "Inspired By Whitney". </p><p>In December 2017, Wyclef along with <a href="/wiki/Naughty_Boy" title="Naughty Boy">Naughty Boy</a> appeared on the final of the <a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(UK_series_14)" class="mw-redirect" title="The X Factor (UK series 14)">fourteenth series</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The X Factor (UK TV series)">The X Factor</a></i>, guest performing "Dimelo" with contestants <a href="/wiki/Rak-Su" title="Rak-Su">Rak-Su</a>. Rak-Su won and the performance was released as the winner's single.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 25, 2017, Wyclef announced <a href="/wiki/The_Carnival_Tour_(Wyclef_Jean)" title="The Carnival Tour (Wyclef Jean)">The Carnival Tour</a> via social media.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tour had two legs with a total of 56 shows. It started on February 9, 2018, and ended on October 26, 2018. </p><p>On March 8, 2019, Wyclef released his ninth studio album, <i>Wyclef Goes Back to School Volume 1</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Yéle_Haiti"><span id="Y.C3.A9le_Haiti"></span>Yéle Haiti</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Yéle Haiti"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti" title="Yéle Haiti">Yéle Haiti</a></div> <p>In 2001, Jean established <a href="/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti" title="Yéle Haiti">Yéle Haiti</a>, a charitable organization known legally as the Wyclef Jean Foundation and incorporated in <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>. Following 2004's <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Jeanne" title="Hurricane Jeanne">Hurricane Jeanne</a>, the organization provided scholarships to 3,600 children in <a href="/wiki/Gona%C3%AFves,_Haiti" class="mw-redirect" title="Gonaïves, Haiti">Gonaïves, Haiti</a>. It continued to provide scholarships, school funding, meals and other charitable benefits to citizens of Haiti in the following years. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/2010_Haitian_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Haitian earthquake">2010 Haitian earthquake</a>, Yéle became prominent in raising funds for disaster relief. According to Jean, Yéle raised over $1 million in 24 hours over Twitter.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean took part in an <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> donation drive and other publicized fundraising,<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as the <i><a href="/wiki/Hope_for_Haiti_Now" title="Hope for Haiti Now">Hope for Haiti Now</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Telethon" title="Telethon">telethon</a>, which he organized with actor and producer <a href="/wiki/George_Clooney" title="George Clooney">George Clooney</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yéle donated funds to orphanages, street cleaning crews, hospitals and medical clinics and organized food service to provide hot meals to refugees and victims of the catastrophe.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-charity_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charity-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By February 2010, questions were reported about the history and management of Yéle. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> reported that the charity had failed to file tax returns for several years. The former executive director, <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Rawal" title="Sanjay Rawal">Sanjay Rawal</a>, questioned Yéle's ability to handle large projects and criticized its lack of financial controls.<sup id="cite_ref-strom_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strom-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By August 2012, chief executive Derek Q. Johnson was the last remaining officer of the charity. He resigned and announced that Yéle was closed, saying in a statement, "As the foundation's sole remaining employee, my decision implies the closure of the organization as a whole." <a href="/wiki/New_York_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Attorney General">New York Attorney General</a> <a href="/wiki/Eric_T._Schneiderman" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric T. Schneiderman">Eric T. Schneiderman</a> investigated Yéle and attempted to reach a settlement over allegations of mismanagement. Schneiderman said that the charity had made improper payments to Jean, members of his family, and personal acquaintances. In 2010, after the earthquake in Haiti, Yéle spent more than $9 million – with half of it going to travel expenses by Jean and his entourage, consultants' fees, and real estate fees. The charity has been the subject of lawsuits in Haiti for unpaid debts.<sup id="cite_ref-charity_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charity-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jean has supported politicians in Haiti. In 2011 he told <i><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Wear_Daily" title="Women's Wear Daily">Women's Wear Daily</a></i> that he was "a big fan of <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Palin" title="Sarah Palin">Sarah Palin</a>", former vice-presidential candidate of the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was reported erroneously that Jean would be attending the <a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_National_Convention" title="2012 Republican National Convention">2012 Republican National Convention</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_Haitian_presidential_campaign">2010 Haitian presidential campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2010 Haitian presidential campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 5, 2010, Wyclef confirmed rumors that he was running for president of Haiti during an interview with <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Wolf_Blitzer" title="Wolf Blitzer">Wolf Blitzer</a>. The journalist questioned the rapper's citizenship qualifications, asking about his passport. <i>Exclaim!</i> magazine reported at the time that Jean would retire as chairman of Yéle Haiti.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 5, Jean formally filed papers as a candidate for the <a href="/wiki/Haitian_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Haitian general election, 2010">2010 Haitian presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-files_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-files-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wyclef intended to run as a candidate for the <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Haiti" class="mw-redirect" title="List of political parties in Haiti">Viv Ansanm (Live Together) political party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-files_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-files-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 20, 2010, his bid for candidacy was rejected by <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Electoral_Council" title="Provisional Electoral Council">Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council</a>. He was turned down because he did not meet the constitutional residency requirement of having lived in Haiti for five years before the November 28 election.<sup id="cite_ref-bbca_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbca-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean said, "I respectfully accept the committee's final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same".<sup id="cite_ref-cnn.com_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn.com-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances_in_television_and_film">Appearances in television and film</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Appearances in television and film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WyclefJean08TIFF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/WyclefJean08TIFF.jpg/170px-WyclefJean08TIFF.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/WyclefJean08TIFF.jpg/255px-WyclefJean08TIFF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/WyclefJean08TIFF.jpg/340px-WyclefJean08TIFF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="608" data-file-height="762" /></a><figcaption>Jean at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="2008 Toronto International Film Festival">2008 Toronto International Film Festival</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>In 2002, Jean played the part of <i>Richie Effs</i> in the Jamaican crime film <i><a href="/wiki/Shottas" title="Shottas">Shottas</a></i>, about two young men who participate in organized crime in <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Jamaica" title="Kingston, Jamaica">Kingston, Jamaica</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On a 2004 episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Chappelle%27s_Show" title="Chappelle's Show">Chappelle's Show</a></i>, he appeared as the musical guest and played a remix of his song "President" from the 2004 album <i>Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101</i>.</li> <li>He starred in <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile" title="Virgin Mobile">Virgin Mobile</a> commercials as himself.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2005, he appeared in the film <i>One Last Thing...</i>. His character is a cab driver named Emmett Ducasse. It is implied he is an angel due to being in the main character's "Heaven". Wyclef also has an original track entitled "Heaven's in New York" that is the closing credits first song.</li> <li>Also in 2005, Wyclef appeared in four episodes of the hit NBC prime-time television drama <i><a href="/wiki/Third_Watch" title="Third Watch">Third Watch</a></i> as Marcel Hollis, a gang leader responsible for blowing up the police precinct house in the final episode of the series.</li> <li>In December 2007, starred in the four-part MTV exclusive online short-film <i>Americlef</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 20, 2008: At the Gansevoort Hotel, Wyclef Jean in partnership with the WFP and PADF launched "Together for Haiti" to address the hunger crisis in Haiti<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> members of the American and international television and print media were invited to cover the news.</li> <li>May 14, 2009: Jean appeared in an episode of <a href="/wiki/30_Rock" title="30 Rock">30 Rock</a> entitled <i>Kidney Now!,</i> the final episode of Season 3.</li> <li>February 19, 2012: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Apprentice_(U.S._season_12)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Apprentice (U.S. season 12)">The Apprentice season 12</a>, Episode 1: "Hero Worship"</i></li> <li>He appeared on the <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Company" title="The Electric Company">The Electric Company</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>From 2012 to 2013, he appeared as Dominic "Domino" King, the head of a music label on the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> drama series <i><a href="/wiki/Nashville_(2012_TV_series)" title="Nashville (2012 TV series)">Nashville</a></i>.</li> <li>In 2016, Wyclef appeared in an episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i> in which played the CEO of a record company<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2017 December 2, Wyclef Jean joined the X-Factor UK winning male band Rak-su in the finals performing alongside English DJ Naughty Boy on the quartet's smash single 'Dimelo'</li> <li>On 2017 January 19, Wyclef Jean appeared as a diner on Episode 13 of <i><a href="/wiki/Hell%27s_Kitchen_(U.S._season_17)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 17)">Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 17)</a></i>.</li> <li>In 2021, Wyclef had a resurgence into the public eye when TMZ posted a video of him and the CEO of Jaguar, Joe Eberhardt, attending a leadership conference. During a dance party, the CEO of Jaguar was seen dancing on Wyclef's shoulders. Wyclef accidentally dropped him and everyone rushed over to help.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writing">Writing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Writing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2012 Jean published his memoir called <i>Purpose: An Immigrant's Story.</i><sup id="cite_ref-spendsmuch_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spendsmuch-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and which takes him through the turmoil of immigration, The book depicts with painful detail,<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the story of his childhood in <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a>, to his rise to the American music scene. Wyclef describes growing up in Haiti so poor, he actually ate dirt.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Purpose is considered one of the top ten reads for Haitian Americans as per the <a href="/wiki/The_Haitian_Times" title="The Haitian Times">Haitian Times</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jean had a relationship with <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1994, he married Marie Claudinette, a designer for Fusha.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, they adopted their daughter, Angelina Claudinelle Jean. The couple renewed their vows in August 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of Jean's cousins is <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Alcide_Joseph" class="mw-redirect" title="Raymond Alcide Joseph">Raymond Alcide Joseph</a>, a political activist, journalist and diplomat.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_discography" title="Wyclef Jean discography">Wyclef Jean discography</a></div> <ul><li>1997: <i><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_Presents_The_Carnival" title="Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival">The Carnival</a></i></li> <li>2000: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ecleftic:_2_Sides_II_a_Book" title="The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book">The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book</a></i></li> <li>2002: <i><a href="/wiki/Masquerade_(Wyclef_Jean_album)" title="Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album)">Masquerade</a></i></li> <li>2003: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Preacher%27s_Son_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Preacher's Son (album)">The Preacher's Son</a></i></li> <li>2004: <i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_Haiti:_Creole_101" title="Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101">Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101</a></i></li> <li>2006: <i>Ghosts of Cité Soleil (soundtrack)</i><sup id="cite_ref-ghosts-filmmaker_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghosts-filmmaker-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2007: <i><a href="/wiki/Carnival_Vol._II:_Memoirs_of_an_Immigrant" title="Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant">Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant</a></i></li> <li>2009: <i><a href="/wiki/From_the_Hut,_to_the_Projects,_to_the_Mansion" title="From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion">From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion</a></i></li> <li>2010: <i><a href="/wiki/If_I_Were_President:_My_Haitian_Experience" title="If I Were President: My Haitian Experience">If I Were President: My Haitian Experience</a></i></li> <li>2017: <i><a href="/wiki/J%27ouvert_(EP)" title="J'ouvert (EP)">J'ouvert</a></i></li> <li>2017: <i><a href="/wiki/Carnival_III:_The_Fall_and_Rise_of_a_Refugee" title="Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee">Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2019: <i><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Goes_Back_to_School_Volume_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyclef Goes Back to School Volume 1">Wyclef Goes Back to School Volume 1</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Role </th> <th><abbr title="References">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2002</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shottas" title="Shottas">Shottas</a></i></td> <td>Richie</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Country_Bears" title="The Country Bears">The Country Bears</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Full_Clip" title="Full Clip">Full Clip</a></i></td> <td>Narrator</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2005</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Be_Cool" title="Be Cool">Be Cool</a></i></td> <td>Wyclef Jean</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/One_Last_Thing..." title="One Last Thing...">One Last Thing...</a></i></td> <td>Emmett Ducasse</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dirty_(2005_film)" title="Dirty (2005 film)">Dirty</a></i></td> <td>Baine</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2006</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Full_Clip" title="Full Clip">Full Clip</a></i></td> <td>Narrator</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops</i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Redline_(2007_film)" title="Redline (2007 film)">Redline</a></i></td> <td>(uncredited)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_November" title="Black November">Black November</a></i></td> <td>Timi Gabriel</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Show </th> <th>Role </th> <th><abbr title="References">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/MOBO_Awards" title="MOBO Awards">MOBO Awards</a></i></td> <td>Presenter with <a href="/wiki/Melanie_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Melanie B">Melanie B</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Carmen:_A_Hip_Hopera" title="Carmen: A Hip Hopera">Carmen: A Hip Hopera</a></i> (TV Movie)</td> <td>Fortune Teller</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Next_Top_Model" title="America's Next Top Model">America's Next Top Model</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chappelle%27s_Show" title="Chappelle's Show">Chappelle's Show</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Third_Watch" title="Third Watch">Third Watch</a></i></td> <td>Marcel Hollis</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Company_(2009_TV_series)" title="The Electric Company (2009 TV series)">The Electric Company</a></i></td> <td>Himself – He Needs a Kidney Performed by</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nashville_(2012_TV_series)" title="Nashville (2012 TV series)">Nashville</a></i></td> <td>Dominic Wells</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i><br />(Episode: "Broken Rhymes")</td> <td>Vincent Love</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2018</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hell%27s_Kitchen_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)">Hell's Kitchen</a></i></td> <td>Himself – Restaurant Patron</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>UnSung</i></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golden_Globe_Awards">Golden Globe Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Golden Globe Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>source, Golden Globe Awards:<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1222442308">.mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}</style> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan=""><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" title="Golden Globe Awards">2004</a> </td> <td rowspan="">"Million Voices” – <a href="/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda" title="Hotel Rwanda">Hotel Rwanda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Grammy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Source, Grammy Award wins:<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1222442308"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/39th_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="39th Grammy Awards">1997</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Score_(Fugees_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Score (Fugees album)">The Score</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Album">Best Rap Album</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/40th_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="40th Grammy Awards">1998</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Guantanamera" title="Guantanamera">Guantanamera</a>" <small>(featuring <a href="/wiki/Celia_Cruz" title="Celia Cruz">Celia Cruz</a> and Jeni Fujita)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group">Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_Presents_The_Carnival" title="Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival">The Carnival</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Album">Best Rap Album</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/41st_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="41st Grammy Awards">1999</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Gone_till_November" title="Gone till November">Gone till November</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Solo_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance">Best Rap Solo Performance</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/42nd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="42nd Grammy Awards">2000</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(Santana_album)" title="Supernatural (Santana album)">Supernatural</a></i> <small>(as a producer)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/43rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="43rd Grammy Awards">2001</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/911_(Wyclef_Jean_song)" title="911 (Wyclef Jean song)">911</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/48th_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="48th Grammy Awards">2006</a> </td> <td>"Million Voices" <small>(shared with <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Duplessis" title="Jerry Duplessis">Jerry Duplessis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Guerra_(composer)" title="Andrea Guerra (composer)">Andrea Guerra</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Song_Written_for_Visual_Media" title="Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media">Best Song Written for Visual Media</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/49th_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="49th Grammy Awards">2007</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Hips_Don%27t_Lie" title="Hips Don't Lie">Hips Don't Lie</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Collaboration_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals">Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MTV_Video_Music_Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: MTV Video Music Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1222442308"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/1998_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1998 MTV Video Music Awards">1998</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/Gone_till_November" title="Gone till November">Gone till November</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Video" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video">Best R&B Video</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Direction" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction">Best Direction in a Video</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/We_Trying_to_Stay_Alive" title="We Trying to Stay Alive">We Trying to Stay Alive</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography in a Video</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2020 MTV Video Music Awards">2020</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Dear_Future_Self_(Hands_Up)" title="Dear Future Self (Hands Up)">Dear Future Self (Hands Up)</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(with <a href="/wiki/Fall_Out_Boy" title="Fall Out Boy">Fall Out Boy</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Rock_Video" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video">Best Rock</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_honors">Other honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Other honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, President <a href="/wiki/Michel_Martelly" title="Michel Martelly">Michel Martelly</a> of Haiti awarded Jean with the <a href="/wiki/National_Order_of_Honour_and_Merit" title="National Order of Honour and Merit">National Order of Honour and Merit</a> to the rank of Grand Officer "as a sign of high consideration national for his dedication to the promotion of Haiti around the world."<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Jean was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Hall_of_Fame" title="New Jersey Hall of Fame">New Jersey Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wyclef_Jean&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJaynes2005" class="citation book cs1">Jaynes, Gerald D. (February 1, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=UZx2AwAAQBAJ&q=among+pop+rap%27s+many+stars+are+puff+daddy+will+smith+wyclef+jean+salt-n-pepa&pg=PT615"><i>Encyclopedia of African American Society</i></a>. SAGE Publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781452265414" title="Special:BookSources/9781452265414"><bdi>9781452265414</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240423020659/https://books.google.com/books?id=UZx2AwAAQBAJ&q=among+pop+rap%27s+many+stars+are+puff+daddy+will+smith+wyclef+jean+salt-n-pepa&pg=PT615#v=snippet&q=among%20pop%20rap's%20many%20stars%20are%20puff%20daddy%20will%20smith%20wyclef%20jean%20salt-n-pepa&f=false">Archived</a> from the original on April 23, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 13,</span> 2020</span> – via Google Books.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+African+American+Society&rft.pub=SAGE+Publications&rft.date=2005-02-01&rft.isbn=9781452265414&rft.aulast=Jaynes&rft.aufirst=Gerald+D.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DUZx2AwAAQBAJ%26q%3Damong%2Bpop%2Brap%2527s%2Bmany%2Bstars%2Bare%2Bpuff%2Bdaddy%2Bwill%2Bsmith%2Bwyclef%2Bjean%2Bsalt-n-pepa%26pg%3DPT615&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-biography.com-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-biography.com_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-biography.com_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-biography.com_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140118152059/http://www.biography.com/people/wyclef-jean-587970">"Wyclef Jean Biography – Facts, Birthday, Life Story"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Biography.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Biography.com">Biography.com</a> (<a href="/wiki/FYI_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="FYI (TV network)">FYI</a> / <a href="/wiki/A%26E_Networks" title="A&E Networks">A&E Networks</a>). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.biography.com/people/wyclef-jean-587970">the original</a> on January 18, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 21,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Wyclef+Jean+Biography+%E2%80%93+Facts%2C+Birthday%2C+Life+Story&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biography.com%2Fpeople%2Fwyclef-jean-587970&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-time1-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-time1_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-time1_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160730051605/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2012369,00.html">"Wyclef Dumped From Haiti's Presidential Ballo"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i>. August 21, 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2012369,00.html">the original</a> on July 30, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 21,</span> 2017</span>. <q>Before he announced on August 5 that he was running for President of Haiti, Wyclef Jean was still listing his age as only 37 years old. But after declaring himself a presidential candidate, the Haitian hip-hop star also decided to come clean and confirm that he was really 40.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Time&rft.atitle=Wyclef+Dumped+From+Haiti%27s+Presidential+Ballo&rft.date=2010-08-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fworld%2Farticle%2F0%2C8599%2C2012369%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66Q5TX20100730">"Wyclef Jean steps toward Haitian presidential race"</a>. <i>Reuters</i>. July 30, 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101005023408/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66Q5TX20100730">Archived</a> from the original on October 5, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 3,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Wyclef+Jean+steps+toward+Haitian+presidential+race&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSTRE66Q5TX20100730&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNME2007" class="citation web cs1">NME (January 4, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/wyclef-jean-17-1316220">"Wyclef becomes 'ambassador'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>NME</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405154133/https://www.nme.com/news/music/wyclef-jean-17-1316220">Archived</a> from the original on April 5, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 5,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NME&rft.atitle=Wyclef+becomes+%27ambassador%27&rft.date=2007-01-04&rft.au=NME&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nme.com%2Fnews%2Fmusic%2Fwyclef-jean-17-1316220&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Joseph Guyler Delva,<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6745FD20100806">"Wyclef Jean registers as Haiti presidential contender"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100809195018/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6745FD20100806">Archived</a> August 9, 2010, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, reuters.com, August 6, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bbca-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bbca_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bbca_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11053604">Wyclef Jean to appeal against Haiti election ruling</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181021130251/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11053604">Archived</a> October 21, 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, bbc.co.uk, August 22, 2010.<br />"Haiti's electoral commission said that Mr Jean was ineligible to stand as the Haitian constitution requires candidates to have lived in the country for five years prior to an election. The 40-year-old singer lives in the US."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-spendsmuch-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-spendsmuch_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-spendsmuch_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDeborah_Sontag2012" class="citation news cs1">Deborah Sontag (October 11, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/world/americas/quake-hit-haiti-gains-little-as-wyclef-jean-charity-spends-much.html?pagewanted=all">"In Haiti, Little Can Be Found of a Hip-Hop Artists Charity"</a>. <i>New York Times</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080812/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/world/americas/quake-hit-haiti-gains-little-as-wyclef-jean-charity-spends-much.html?pagewanted=all">Archived</a> from the original on February 3, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 23,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+York+Times&rft.atitle=In+Haiti%2C+Little+Can+Be+Found+of+a+Hip-Hop+Artists+Charity&rft.date=2012-10-11&rft.au=Deborah+Sontag&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F10%2F12%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fquake-hit-haiti-gains-little-as-wyclef-jean-charity-spends-much.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dall&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Wyclef+Jean&title=&year=All&genre=All">Past Winners Search</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194446/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Wyclef+Jean&title=&year=All&genre=All">Archived</a> March 4, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 19, 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto1-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/wyclef-jean">"Wyclef Jean"</a>. <i>www.goldenglobes.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210421210506/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/wyclef-jean">Archived</a> from the original on April 21, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 21,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.goldenglobes.com&rft.atitle=Wyclef+Jean&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldenglobes.com%2Fperson%2Fwyclef-jean&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0419889/awards/">"Wyclef Jean"</a>. <i>IMDb</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230427020310/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0419889/awards/">Archived</a> from the original on April 27, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 27,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=IMDb&rft.atitle=Wyclef+Jean&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Fname%2Fnm0419889%2Fawards%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/post-malone-pickup-man-first-country-airplay-1235471783/">"Post Malone Secures His First Hit on Country Airplay Chart With 'Pickup Man'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Billboard</i>. November 14, 2023. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231120142622/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/post-malone-pickup-man-first-country-airplay-1235471783/">Archived</a> from the original on November 20, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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' I BELIEVE IN THE END THE TRUTH WILL CONQUER'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125817/https://twitter.com/wyclef/status/196622190609842177">Archived</a> from the original on November 8, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 9,</span> 2021</span> – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=MY+DAD+NAMED+ME+AFTER+%27John+Wycliffe%27+A+REFORMATATOR+FROM+THE+14TH+CENTURY+SAYING%21+%27+I+BELIEVE+IN+THE+END+THE+TRUTH+WILL+CONQUER%27&rft.date=2012-04-29&rft.aulast=Jean&rft.aufirst=Wyclef&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fwyclef%2Fstatus%2F196622190609842177&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHassan" class="citation news cs1">Hassan, Genevieve. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-10866989">"Profile: Wyclef Jean"</a>. <i>BBC News</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180513145634/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-10866989">Archived</a> from the original on May 13, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 23,</span> 2018</span>. <q>Despite leaving Haiti in 1979, Jean has kept his Haitian citizenship</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Profile%3A+Wyclef+Jean&rft.aulast=Hassan&rft.aufirst=Genevieve&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-10866989&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100130052523/http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=2419">"Reggae Artists – Reggae Artists – Black Rat: Max Wayne"</a>. Bigupradio.com. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 26,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Reggae+Artists+%E2%80%93+Reggae+Artists+%E2%80%93+Black+Rat%3A+Max+Wayne&rft.pub=Bigupradio.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigupradio.com%2FartistDetail.jsp%3Faid%3D2419&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ghiridharadas-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ghiridharadas_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/magazine/what-is-wyclef-jean-trying-to-save-in-haiti.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FJean%2C%20Wyclef&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=collection">ANAND GIRIDHARADAS, "The Would-Be Prince of Port-au-Prince"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170202071647/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/magazine/what-is-wyclef-jean-trying-to-save-in-haiti.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FJean%2C%20Wyclef&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=collection">Archived</a> February 2, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>New York Times Magazine</i>, 15 July 2011; accessed 30 January 2017</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKurczy2010" class="citation web cs1">Kurczy, Stephen (August 5, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0805/Wyclef-Jean-for-Haiti-president-Four-challenges-he-ll-face">"Wyclef Jean for Haiti president: Four challenges he'll face"</a>. <i>The Christian Science Monitor</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101126030410/http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0805/Wyclef-Jean-for-Haiti-president-Four-challenges-he-ll-face">Archived</a> from the original on November 26, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Berklee College of Music. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100808201551/http://www.berklee.edu/news/1065/wyclef-jean-enrolls-in-berklee">Archived</a> from the original on August 8, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 28,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wyclef+Jean+Enrolls+in+Berklee&rft.pub=Berklee+College+of+Music&rft.date=2009-10-02&rft.aulast=Bush&rft.aufirst=Allen&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.berklee.edu%2Fnews%2F1065%2Fwyclef-jean-enrolls-in-berklee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cruz, Alicia. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/movies/did-wyclef-jean-fake-his-gunshot-injury-in-haiti">"Did Wyclef Jean fake his gunshot injury in Haiti?"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110326193404/http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/movies/did-wyclef-jean-fake-his-gunshot-injury-in-haiti">Archived</a> March 26, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, NewJerseyNewsroom.com, March 23, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2012. "Wyclef Jean, a North Caldwell resident, told media outlets a bullet grazed his hand in the hand as he stood outside of his vehicle to make a phone call late Sunday night. Jean, who was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, added that he did not know if the alleged gunshots were directed towards him."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCentury2007" class="citation cs2">Century, Douglas (February 11, 2007), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/arts/music/11cent.html">"Alpine, N.J., Home of Hip-Hop Royalty"</a>, <i>The New York Times</i>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121229093109/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/arts/music/11cent.html">archived</a> from the original on December 29, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 16,</span> 2008</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Alpine%2C+N.J.%2C+Home+of+Hip-Hop+Royalty&rft.date=2007-02-11&rft.aulast=Century&rft.aufirst=Douglas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F02%2F11%2Farts%2Fmusic%2F11cent.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211108052021/https://www.mtv.com/news/2499239/wyclef-jean-lauryn-hill-pregnancy-story-closure/">"Wyclef Jean Told Story of Lauryn Hill's Pregnancy for 'Closure to a Chapter'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mtv.com/news/2499239/wyclef-jean-lauryn-hill-pregnancy-story-closure/">the original</a> on November 8, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 8,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MTV&rft.atitle=Wyclef+Jean+Told+Story+of+Lauryn+Hill%27s+Pregnancy+for+%27Closure+to+a+Chapter%27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtv.com%2Fnews%2F2499239%2Fwyclef-jean-lauryn-hill-pregnancy-story-closure%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fugees-mn0000182415">"Fugees: Overview"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121015015335/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fugees-mn0000182415">Archived</a> from the original on October 15, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 10,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AllMusic&rft.atitle=Fugees%3A+Overview&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Ffugees-mn0000182415&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-USR&BAl-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-USR&BAl_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/r%26b/hip-hop-albums-b">"Fugees – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 20,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=Fugees+%E2%80%93+Chart+History%3A+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Albums&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fartist%2Ffugees%2Fchart-history%2Fr%2526b%2Fhip-hop-albums-b&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-UKAl-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-UKAl_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UKAl_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: <ul><li><i>Blunted on Reality</i>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZywietz,_Tobias" class="citation web cs1">Zywietz, Tobias. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_F.HTM">"Chart Log UK: Adam F."</a> <i>Zobbel.de</i>. Tobias Zywietz. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107043401/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_F.HTM">Archived</a> from the original on November 7, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 7,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Zobbel.de&rft.atitle=Chart+Log+UK%3A+Adam+F.&rft.au=Zywietz%2C+Tobias&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fzobbel.de%2Fcluk%2FCLUK_F.HTM&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWyclef+Jean" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><i>The Score</i> and <i>Bootleg Versions</i>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/fugees">"Fugees"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(select "Albums" tab)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121023005216/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/fugees/">Archived</a> from the original on October 23, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Free_Your_Mind_(song)" title="Free Your Mind (song)">Free Your Mind</a>" (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa" title="Salt-N-Pepa">Salt-N-Pepa</a> with <a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> – "<a href="/wiki/What_a_Man_(song)#Salt-N-Pepa_and_En_Vogue_version" title="What a Man (song)">Whatta Man</a>" (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TLC_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TLC (band)">TLC</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Waterfalls_(TLC_song)" title="Waterfalls (TLC song)">Waterfalls</a>" (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fugees" title="Fugees">Fugees</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song#Fugees_version" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly</a>" (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Puff Daddy</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Faith_Evans" title="Faith Evans">Faith Evans</a> and <a href="/wiki/112_(band)" title="112 (band)">112</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Missing_You" title="I'll Be Missing You">I'll Be Missing You</a>" (1997)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Wyclef Jean</a> featuring Refugee Allstars – "<a href="/wiki/Gone_till_November" title="Gone till November">Gone till November</a>" (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Doo_Wop_(That_Thing)" title="Doo Wop (That Thing)">Doo Wop (That Thing)</a>" (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Say_My_Name" title="Say My Name">Say My Name</a>" (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> – "<a 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Blige</a> – "<a href="/wiki/No_More_Drama_(song)" title="No More Drama (song)">No More Drama</a>" (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Crazy_in_Love" title="Crazy in Love">Crazy in Love</a>" (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> – "<a href="/wiki/If_I_Ain%27t_Got_You" title="If I Ain't Got You">If I Ain't Got You</a>" (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Karma_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="Karma (Alicia Keys song)">Karma</a>" (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Slim_Thug" title="Slim Thug">Slim Thug</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bun_B" title="Bun B">Bun B</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Check_on_It" title="Check on It">Check on It</a>" (2006)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Normani" title="Normani">Normani</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/6lack" title="6lack">6LACK</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Waves_(Normani_song)" title="Waves (Normani song)">Waves</a>" (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Blinding_Lights" title="Blinding Lights">Blinding Lights</a>" (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anderson_.Paak" title="Anderson .Paak">Anderson .Paak</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Silk_Sonic" title="Silk Sonic">Silk Sonic</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Leave_the_Door_Open" title="Leave the Door Open">Leave the Door Open</a>" (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Out_of_Time_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Out of Time (The Weeknd song)">Out of Time</a>" (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Shirt_(song)" title="Shirt (song)">Shirt</a>" (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Snooze_(SZA_song)" title="Snooze (SZA song)">Snooze</a>" (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><div>Between 2007–2018, the category was retired.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Satellite_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #A9BAA9"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Satellite_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Template:Satellite Award for Best Original Song"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Satellite_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Template talk:Satellite Award for Best Original Song"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Satellite_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Satellite Award for Best Original Song"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Satellite_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Satellite Award for Best Original Song">Satellite Award for Best Original Song</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #A9BAA9;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Must_Love_Me" title="You Must Love Me">You Must Love Me</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" title="My Heart Will Go On">My Heart Will Go On</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Will Jennings</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Miss_a_Thing" title="I Don't Want to Miss a Thing">I Don't Want to Miss a Thing</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_She_Loved_Me" title="When She Loved Me">When She Loved Me</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Randy_Newman" title="Randy Newman">Randy Newman</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #A9BAA9;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Seen_It_All" title="I've Seen It All">I've Seen It All</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk" title="Björk">Björk</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n" title="Sjón">Sjón</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lars_von_Trier" title="Lars von Trier">Lars von Trier</a> (2000)</li> <li>"All Love Can Be" – Music by <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Will Jennings</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_to_Talk_About_(Badly_Drawn_Boy_song)" title="Something to Talk About (Badly Drawn Boy song)">Something to Talk About</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Badly_Drawn_Boy" title="Badly Drawn Boy">Badly Drawn Boy</a> (2002)</li> <li>"Siente Mi Amor (Feel My Love)" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez" title="Robert Rodriguez">Robert Rodriguez</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda#Soundtrack" title="Hotel Rwanda">Million Voices</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Wyclef Jean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Duplessis" title="Jerry Duplessis">Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Guerra_(composer)" title="Andrea Guerra (composer)">Andrea Guerra</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Love_That_Will_Never_Grow_Old" title="A Love That Will Never Grow Old">A Love That Will Never Grow Old</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Santaolalla" title="Gustavo Santaolalla">Gustavo Santaolalla</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Taupin" title="Bernie Taupin">Bernie Taupin</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Know_My_Name" title="You Know My Name">You Know My Name</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Cornell" title="Chris Cornell">Chris Cornell</a> (2006)</li> <li>"Grace is Gone" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Clint_Eastwood" title="Clint Eastwood">Clint Eastwood</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Another_Way_to_Die" title="Another Way to Die">Another Way to Die</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Jack_White" title="Jack White">Jack White</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Weary_Kind" title="The Weary Kind">The Weary Kind</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Bingham" title="Ryan Bingham">Ryan Bingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/T_Bone_Burnett" title="T Bone Burnett">T Bone Burnett</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #A9BAA9;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Haven%27t_Seen_the_Last_of_Me" title="You Haven't Seen the Last of Me">You Haven't Seen the Last of Me</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> (2010)</li> <li>"Lay Your Head Down" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Byrne" title="Brian Byrne">Brian Byrne</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Close" title="Glenn Close">Glenn Close</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Suddenly_(Les_Mis%C3%A9rables)" title="Suddenly (Les Misérables)">Suddenly</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Claude-Michel_Sch%C3%B6nberg" title="Claude-Michel Schönberg">Claude-Michel Schönberg</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Alain_Boublil" title="Alain Boublil">Alain Boublil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Kretzmer" title="Herbert Kretzmer">Herbert Kretzmer</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Young_and_Beautiful_(Lana_Del_Rey_song)" title="Young and Beautiful (Lana Del Rey song)">Young and Beautiful</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lana_Del_Rey" title="Lana Del Rey">Lana Del Rey</a> and Daniel Heath (2013)</li> <li>"We Will Not Go" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/J._Ralph" title="J. Ralph">J. Ralph</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Til_It_Happens_to_You" title="Til It Happens to You">Til It Happens to You</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/City_of_Stars" title="City of Stars">City of Stars</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hurwitz" title="Justin Hurwitz">Justin Hurwitz</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Pasek_and_Paul" title="Pasek and Paul">Benj Pasek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Paul" title="Justin Paul">Justin Paul</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stand_Up_for_Something" title="Stand Up for Something">Stand Up for Something</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shallow_(Lady_Gaga_and_Bradley_Cooper_song)" title="Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)">Shallow</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rossomando" title="Anthony Rossomando">Anthony Rossomando</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wyatt" title="Andrew Wyatt">Andrew Wyatt</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I%27m_Gonna)_Love_Me_Again" title="(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again">(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Taupin" title="Bernie Taupin">Bernie Taupin</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #A9BAA9;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Io_s%C3%AC_(Seen)" title="Io sì (Seen)">Io sì (Seen)</a>" – Music and Lyrics by Niccolò Agliardi, <a href="/wiki/Laura_Pausini" title="Laura Pausini">Laura Pausini</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> (2020)</li> <li>"Colombia, Mi Encanto" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda" title="Lin-Manuel Miranda">Lin-Manuel Miranda</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hold_My_Hand_(Lady_Gaga_song)" title="Hold My Hand (Lady Gaga song)">Hold My Hand</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> and <a href="/wiki/BloodPop" title="BloodPop">BloodPop</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Was_I_Made_For%3F" title="What Was I Made For?">What Was I Made For?</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell" title="Finneas O'Connell">Finneas O'Connell</a> (2023)</li></ul> 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class="nowraplinks vcard navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blunted_on_Reality" title="Blunted on Reality">Blunted on Reality</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Score_(album)" title="The Score (album)">The Score</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bootleg_Versions" title="Bootleg Versions">Bootleg Versions</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Fugees_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Fugees album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (2003)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:nowrap;">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Nappy_Heads" title="Nappy Heads">Nappy Heads</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vocab_(song)" title="Vocab (song)">Vocab</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fu-Gee-La" title="Fu-Gee-La">Fu-Gee-La</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song#The_Fugees_version" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ready_or_Not_(Fugees_song)" title="Ready or Not (Fugees song)">Ready or Not</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Woman,_No_Cry#The_Fugees_version" title="No Woman, No Cry">No Woman, No Cry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rumble_in_the_Jungle_(song)" title="Rumble in the Jungle (song)">Rumble in the Jungle</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:nowrap;">Related 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