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Wyclef Jean - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Nelust Wyclef Jean was born in a poor area of ??Haiti on October 17, 1970. As soon as his family moved to Brooklyn, and from there to New Jersey, the boy was then 9 years old, Wyclef began taking guitar lessons, and jazz music immediately sunk into soul. Together with his friends, in 1992 he organized the musical group The Fugees, although the guys played in the style of rap and hip-hop. The band disbanded in 1997, although later reunited in 2004-2005, having managed to sell about 17 million copies of the discs. The Score's album became a cult hit and left a significant mark on hip-hop culture. In the year when the guys decided to scatter, Jean's solo album The Carnival was released, which became platinum twice. And the composition Guantanamera generally fell into the category of classics. The second collection of works The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book was received by critics without much praise in 2001. but fans were of the opposite opinion and the disc went platinum. The third album Masquerade (2002) turned out to be simply perfect, it is still considered the most significant in the world of rap.
Living on the mainland, for many years, Wyclef Jean has not forgotten about his native land. Proving to everyone with the help of his songs that all people are brothers, he releases a whole series of compositions with elements of different styles, where, of course, the reggae style prevails - close to his homeland. He was even appointed Ambassador of Haiti on special assignments, and he himself created the Yele Haiti Foundation to organize humanitarian aid in support of the country. In 2010, Nelust planned to become president of Haiti, but the electoral commission refused him due to the fact that the singer had not lived in the republic for the past five years. In addition to music albums, which went platinum through one, and the last one was released only in 2015 Clefication, Jean showed an interest in cinema. He starred in nine films, of which the best films with Wyclef Jean are the charity telethon Hope for Haiti (2010) and Black November (2012).
Wyclef Jean has brown eyes, naturally dark hair, dark skin and full lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is high, the hair is curly, hard. Wyclef Jean does not change hair color, giving preference to natural. The actor has a medium wide nose and an oval chin. Wyclef Jean lets go of his mustache and beard. The actor's height is 180 cm, no tattoos.
