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Born in Croix-des-Bouquets , Haiti, Jean moved to Brooklyn when he was nine, then to Northern New Jersey , where he began playing the Guitar and studying Jazz in his mostly-black high school. In 1987 , Jean, his friend (so close they told people they were cousins growing up) Prakazrel Michel ( Pras ) and his classmate, Lauryn Hill , formed a group called the Tranzlator Crew before becoming The Fugees . Wyclef worked as a cabdriver. The Fugees signed to ' " Stayin' Alive ") and "Gone Til November" (recorded with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ). Jean went on to work with artists including '', recorded with guests Youssou N'Dour , Earth, Wind & Fire , Kenny Rogers , The Rock and Mary J. Blige . The critical reception was mixed, with many calling the album scattershot and too far-ranging to be cohesive. Jean's third album, '' Masquerade '', was released in 2002 and sold well, though critics frequently panned it. His fourth album was ''The Preacher's Son'', an album that Wyclef considered a continuation of his first album, Carnival. In 2003, Jean produced rapper Jin 's first single Learn Chinese . In 2004, he released his fifth album, entitled ''Sak Pasé Presents: Welcome to Haiti (Creole 101)'' (released in the United States by Koch Records ). A freewheeling album that is something of a return to his Caribbean roots, most of the songs on the album are in his native language of Haitian Creole or Kreyòl. He also covered Creedence Clearwater Revival 's song "Fortunate Son" for the soundtrack of The Manchurian Candidate . Jean also produced and wrote original songs for the original soundtrack to Jonathan Demme's 2003 Documentary " The Agronomist ", a film about the legendary Jean Dominique , an active man of the people of Wyclef's homeland, Haiti. In the same fashion, Jean crafted the music for the documentary ''Ghosts Of Cite Soleil'' {Link without Title} , in which he found himself on the phone with a young and notorious gang leader in Haiti wishing to leave the life of violence and follow Jean's footsteps and pursue a career in rap. In 2005, Jean earned a Golden Globe nomination for his track entitled " Million Voices " featured on the soundtrack to the film Hotel Rwanda . Jean has been active in his support of his native country and created his own foundation ''Yéle Haiti'' {Link without Title} to provide humanitarian aid and assistance to Haiti, which is currently the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Yéle is a non-political organization intended to empower the people of Haiti and the Haitian diaspora to rebuild their nation. "The objective of Yéle Haiti is to restore pride and a reason to hope, and for the whole country to regain the deep spirit and strength that is part of our heritage." -Wyclef Jean TELEVISION APPEARANCES
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