Lauryn Hill (born May 26, 1975, , , U.S.) is an American singer whose soulful voice propelled her to the top of the and charts at the end of the 20th century. She retreated from the spotlight thereafter.Hill and classmate Prakazrel (“Pras”) Michel performed together under the name Tranzlator Crew and were joined shortly thereafter by . As a teenager, Hill also acted on the television As the World Turns and alongside in the Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. With the money she earned from her jobs, she helped finance her group, renamed in 1993. It was eventually signed to a division of Columbia Records, but its debut album, Blunted on Reality (1994), attracted less-than-spectacular reviews. Critics commented that Hill overshadowed her partners and that she should strike out on her own. The group’s second album, The Score (1996), which featured an impressive remake of 1973 hit “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” was much better received, selling more than 18 million copies and earning two . Hill, who had been pursuing a degree in history at , abandoned her studies, and the group’s members decided to pursue their individual interests.In 1996 Hill established the Refugee Project, an organization designed to aid underprivileged youths, and the following year she and Rohan Marley (’s son) had their first child. In early 1998 she began putting together a solo album, flying to Jamaica to record the work at the Bob Marley Museum Studio. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released that August. Fueled by the success of the single “Doo Wop (That Thing),” the album went multiplatinum in several countries, and in 1999 Hill was nominated for 10 Grammy Awards. She won five, including those for best new artist and album of the year., Hill gained further prominence as the frontwoman of the Fugees, which she formed in 1990 with Wyclef Jean and Pras. Their second album, The Score (1996), topped the Billboard 200 and made Hill the first woman to win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album., Lauryn Hill, American singer whose soulful voice propelled her to the top of the hip-hop and rhythm-and-blues charts at the end of the 20th century. She was a founding member of the Fugees, with whom she recorded the well-received The Score. She is best known for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill..