Born
Wyclef Jeanelle Jean on October 17, 1969, the Haitian American rapper, singer,
record producer, and politician moved to the United States with his family when
he was nine.
He first received fame as a member of the acclaimed New Jersey hip
hop group the Fugees.
Wyclef is multi-talented; he’s
a rapper, a singer, a songwriter, a producer, an actor. He also plays the
guitar, the piano, and the drums.
In 1994, he married Fusha
designer Marie Claudinette. In 2005, they adopted their daughter,
Angelina Claudinelle Jean. The couple renewed their vows in August 2009.
Jean’s efforts at earthquake
relief, highly publicized in 2010 throughout Haiti and the United States, were channelled through his charitable organization “Yele Haiti” and supported by donations
from Jean’s Twitter followers, views of the MTV telethon Hope for Haiti and
audiences for numerous benefit concerts and other events.
Wyclef recently published a
book about his life titled the purpose where he revealed things about his past
he’s not proud of.
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