Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill first appeared in the 'Fugees', a band
which was formed whilst she was still at school with childhood pals Wyclef
Jean and Pras Michel. Their first album 'Blunted on reality' suffered
poor sales but received massive attention from America's Underground club
scene. They made it big in 1996 with the release of their second
album, 'The Score' which featured well known cover versions of Bob Marley's
'No Woman No Cry' and Roberta Flack's 'Killing me Softly'. Cover
Versions are difficult for any band but the Fugees managed to make a success
of the songs which aided sales of their album. After 'The Score'
the band decided to take time out to work on other projects and Lauryn
hit the big time with the release of her first solo album 'The Miseducation
of Lauryn Hill' for which she received 5 Grammy awards in 1998, the most
ever awarded to a woman.
Her massive solo success does not however mean that
the Fugees are not going to record together again.
The official Lauryn Hill web site is still under
construction but you can be connected to www.laurynhill.com
and leave an email. Alternatively, you can, if you want to find
out about any forthcoming releases on the virgin web site
www.virgin.net.