Wyclef Jean

. "Temptation", a cover of the Tom Waits song off his Frank's Wild Years album of 1987 reached number 1 of the World Jazz Charts (based on the US, Germany, France, Japan and China) and reached the US Top 40 on the pop charts. In 2005, Jean earned a Golden Globe for his track entitled "Million Voices" featured on the soundtrack to the film Hotel Rwanda. Under his influence, she started to write and compose on her own; together they made an album The Girl in the Other Room which was released in April 2004, and quickly rose to the Top 5 in the UK, the Australian top 40 album charts. 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. In December 2003, she married Elvis Costello. In 2004, he released his fifth album, entitled Sak Pasé Presents: Welcome to Haiti (Creole 101) (released in the United States by Koch Records). It garnered her her second Grammy (Best Vocal Jazz Record) and a Juno Award.

His fourth album was The Preacher's Son, an album that Wyclef considered a continuation of his first album, Carnival. Diana Krall - Live in Paris topped the Billboard jazz charts, went top 20 on the Billboard 200 and went top 5 in Canada. Jean's third album, Masquerade, was released in 2002 and sold well, though critics frequently panned it. Her concert at the "Paris Olympia" was recorded and released as her first live record. The critical reception was mixed, with many calling the album scattershot and too far-ranging to be cohesive. In September 2001, Krall began a world tour. Blige. The title track from the album reached number 22 on the adult contemporary chart.

Jean's second solo album was The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book, recorded with guests Youssou N'Dour, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kenny Rogers, The Rock and Mary J. The Look of Love went to number one on the Canadian album charts and went quadruple platinum in that country. The Fugees remained in limbo during this time, with the follow-up to The Score being continually postponed as all three members cultivated solo careers. The band mix was kept, following arrangements on The Look Of Love (2001) created by Claus Ogerman; this record achieved platinum status and reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200. Jean went on to work with artists including Santana, Tevin Campbell, Cypress Hill, Bounty Killer, Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child, Sublime, Simply Red, Mya, Sinéad O'Connor, Kimberly Scott, Mick Jagger, Canibus, The Black Eyed Peas and Eric Benét. Orchestral arrangements by Johnny Mandel provided the background on When I Look In Your Eyes (1999); more Grammy nominations came along, and she was rewarded as Best Jazz Musician of the Year. The album was a major hit, as were two singles: "We Trying to Stay Alive" (adapted from The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive") and "Gone Til November" (recorded with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra). Love Scenes (1997) quickly became a hit record with the trio of Krall, Russell Malone (guitar) and Christian McBride (bass).

The album's guests included Hill and Pras along with Jean's siblings, the I Threes (back-up vocals for Bob Marley), Neville Brothers and Celia Cruz. Her third, All For You (A tribute to the Nat King Cole trio) (1996) was nominated for a Grammy and continued for 70 weeks in the Billboard jazz charts. Jean soon announced plans to begin a solo career with 1997's Wyclef Jean Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee All-Stars (more typically called simply The Carnival). It caught the attention of producer Tommy LiPuma, who produced her second album Only Trust Your Heart (1995). Their eclectic follow-up, The Score, however, sold over 17 million copies worldwide and turned the trio into international superstars. In 1993, Krall released her first album, Stepping Out which she recorded with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton. The Fugees signed to Ruffhouse Records and released their debut, Blunted on Reality, but the album was panned and sold poorly. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York.

In 1987, Jean, his cousin Prakazrel Michel (Pras) and his classmate, Lauryn Hill, formed a group called the Tranzlator Crew before becoming The Fugees. Wyclef worked as a cabdriver. After three terms she moved to Los Angeles to study with Jimmy Rowles, with whom she also began to sing. Born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, Jean moved to Brooklyn when he was nine, then to New Jersey, where he began playing the guitar and studying jazz in high school. At age seventeen, she won a scholarship from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Wyclef Jean (born October 17, 1972) is a Haitian-born rapper, producer and former member of the superstar hip hop trio The Fugees, known now for a series of high-profile hit singles. Her playing attracted the attention of bass player Ray Brown who brought her into touch with influential teachers and producers. Clef Records Website (http://www.clefrecords.com). At the age of fifteen, she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants.

J Records Website (http://www.jrecords.com). In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. Sak Pase Records Website (http://www.sakpaserecords.net). During her youth the family moved to Vancouver. Official Website (http://www.wyclef.com). She began learning the piano at age four. 2004 Sak Pasé Presents: Creole 101 (Welcome to Haiti). Krall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada into a musical family.

2003 The Preacher's Son. Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a popular Jazz pianist and singer. 2002 Masquerade. 2004 - The Girl in the Other Room - (Verve Records). 2000 The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book. 2002 - Live in Paris - (Verve Records). 1997 Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival Featuring the Refugee All-Stars. 2001 - The Look of Love - (Verve Records).

1999 - When I Look in Your Eyes - (GRP Records). 1997 - Love Scenes - (GRP Records). 1996 - All for You - (GRP Records). 1994 - Only Trust Your Heart - (GRP Records).

1993 - Stepping Out - (Justin Time Records).