Lauryn Hill Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the 2015 Golden Note Award from the American Society of Comsopers, Authors and Publishers
• Made her professional singing debut after appearing on "It's Showtime at the Apollo" at the age of 13, but was booed off stage
• Studied history at Columbia University, but was forced to cut her schooling short due to going on with The Fugees
• Quote: "[In regards to her seclusion beginning in 2000] "I had to step away when I realized that for the sake of the machine, I was being way too compromised․""
• Well known as a member of the group The Fugees
• Attended the bar mitzvah of actor Zach Braff, as the two went to school together as children
• Was offered roles in the films "Beloved," "The Mexican," "The Bourne Identity" and "Charlie's Angels," but turned them down