Lauryn Hill

American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer (born 1975)
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Lauryn Hill

Summary

Lauryn Hill is a human[1]. Her place of birth was East Orange[2]. She was born on May 26, 1975[3]. She worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], rapper[6], record producer[7], and actor[8]. She ranks in the top 0.18% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,981 views/month, #1,796 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Lauryn Hill was born in East Orange[2].
  • Lauryn Hill was born on May 26, 1975[3].
  • A child of Lauryn Hill was Selah Marley[10].
  • A child of Lauryn Hill was YG Marley[11].
  • Lauryn Hill held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Lauryn Hill's native language[13].
  • Lauryn Hill's professions included singer[4].
  • Lauryn Hill's professions included songwriter[5].
  • Lauryn Hill worked as a rapper[6].
  • Lauryn Hill worked as a record producer[7].
  • Lauryn Hill's professions included actor[8].
  • Lauryn Hill was educated at Columbia High School[14].
  • Lauryn Hill received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist[15].
  • Lauryn Hill received the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards[16].
  • Lauryn Hill was a member of Fugees[17].
  • Lauryn Hill is recorded as female[18].
  • Lauryn Hill's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Lauryn Hill's genre is hip-hop[20].
  • Lauryn Hill's genre is soul[21].
  • Lauryn Hill's genre is reggae[22].
  • Lauryn Hill's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[23].
  • Lauryn Hill's record label is recorded as Island Records[24].
  • Lauryn Hill's record label is recorded as Ruffhouse Records[25].
  • Lauryn Hill's discography is recorded as Lauryn Hill discography[26].
  • Lauryn Hill's Commons category is recorded as Lauryn Hill[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1975-05-26[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative hip hop, contemporary r&b, hip hop, neo soul[31]

  • Community tags: alternative hip hop, contemporary r&b, hip hop, neo soul, soul and reggae[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e8414012-4a1c-4ad4-be5e-fc55294e28cc[33]

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Origins and Family

Lauryn Hill's place of birth was East Orange[2]. She was born on May 26, 1975[3]. English was her native language[13].

Education

Lauryn Hill's education included a stint at Columbia High School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], rapper[6], record producer[7], and actor[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best New Artist[15], a class of award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1959[36] and Amadeus Austrian Music Awards[16], an award[37], in Austria[38], founded in 2000[39], headquartered in Vienna[40].

Personal Life

Children include Selah Marley[10], a model[41], b. 1998[42] and YG Marley[11], a singer[43], b. 2001[44], of United States[45].

Why It Matters

Lauryn Hill ranks in the top 0.18% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,981 views/month, #1,796 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

She has been cited as an influence by Young Miko[48], a rapper[49], b. 1997[50], of United States[51], awarded the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Caribbean Act[52]; Brent Faiyaz[53], a singer[54], b. 1995[55], of United States[56]; Little Simz[57], a rapper[58], b. 1994[59], of United Kingdom[60], awarded the OkayAfrica 100 Women[61]; and Andrea Koevska[62], a singer[63], b. 2000[64], of North Macedonia[65].

FAQs

Where was Lauryn Hill born?

Lauryn Hill was born in East Orange[2].

What did Lauryn Hill do for work?

Lauryn Hill worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], rapper[6], record producer[7], and actor[8].

Where did Lauryn Hill go to school?

Lauryn Hill was educated at Columbia High School[14].

What awards did Lauryn Hill receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best New Artist[15] and Amadeus Austrian Music Awards[16].

Who did Lauryn Hill influence?

Lauryn Hill has been cited as an influence by Young Miko[48], Brent Faiyaz[53], Little Simz[57], and Andrea Koevska[62].

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  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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