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Wyclef Jeanelle Jean (; (:wajklɛf ʒã); born October 17, 1969)〔(Wyclef Dumped From Haiti's Presidential Ballot ), time.com, August 21, 2010: "''Before he announced on August 5 that he was running for President of Haiti, Wyclef Jean was still listing his age as only 37 years old. But after declaring himself a presidential candidate, the Haitian hip-hop star also decided to come clean and confirm that he was really 40''."〕 is a Haitian rapper, musician and actor. At the age of nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life there. He first achieved fame as a member of the acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees. Jean won three Grammy Awards for his musical work.〔(Past Winners Search ), GRAMMY.com; accessed October 19, 2014.〕 On August 5, 2010, Jean filed for candidacy in the 2010 Haitian presidential election,〔Joseph Guyler Delva,("Wyclef Jean registers as Haiti presidential contender" ), reuters.com, August 6, 2010; accessed October 19, 2014.〕 although the Electoral Commission subsequently ruled him ineligible to stand as he had not met the requirement to have been resident in Haiti for five years.〔〔(Wyclef Jean to appeal against Haiti election ruling ), bbc.co.uk, August 22, 2010. "Haiti's electoral commission said that Mr Jean was ineligible to stand as the Haitian constitution requires candidates to have lived in the country for five years prior to an election. The 40-year-old singer lives in the US."〕 Jean's efforts at earthquake relief, highly publicized in 2010 throughout Haiti and the United States, were channeled through his charitable organization, Yéle Haiti. The charity, which performed a variety of charitable works in Haiti between 2005 and 2010, effectively closed in 2012 after much controversy. Along with Carlos Santana, Avicii and Alexandre Pires, he was chosen to perform the closing ceremony at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Their single, "Dar Um Jeito" ("We Will Find a Way"), the official World Cup anthem, was released on April 29, 2014. ==Early life and personal history== Jean was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, the son of a Nazarene pastor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wyclef Jean )〕 In 1982 Wyclef moved with his family to northern New Jersey. Jean has cited reggae artist Bigga Haitian as one of his early influences, as well as neighborhood heroes MC Tiger Paw Raw and producer Lobster v. Crab.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Reggae Artists – Reggae Artists – Black Rat: Max Wayne )〕 Jean graduated from Vailsburg High School, Newark, New Jersey, briefly attended Eastern Nazarene College and finished one semester at Five Towns College in New York. Jean has been a resident of Saddle River, South Orange, and North Caldwell, New Jersey.〔Cruz, Alicia. ("Did Wyclef Jean fake his gunshot injury in Haiti?" ), NewJerseyNewsroom.com, March 23, 2011; retrieved January 3, 2012. "Wyclef Jean, a North Caldwell resident, told media outlets a bullet grazed his hand in the hand as he stood outside of his vehicle to make a phone call late Sunday night. Jean, who was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, added that he did not know if the alleged gunshots were directed towards him."〕 In 2009, Jean enrolled in the Berklee College of Music. In 1994, he married Fusha designer Marie Claudinette.〔(Fusha By Marie Claudinette Jean )〕 In 2005, they adopted their daughter, Angelina Claudinelle Jean. The couple renewed their vows in August 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wyclef Jean – Wyclef And Wife Renew Vows )〕 His "uncle", strictly a cousin, (Jean's mother is Joseph's first cousin)〔Joseph, Raymond A. 2014. For whom the dogs spy: Haiti: from the Duvalier dictatorships to the earthquake, four Presidents, and beyond. New York: Arcade Publishing.〕 the political activist, journalist and diplomat Raymond Alcide Joseph has been the Haitian ambassador to the United States since 2005, and came to prominence as a spokesman for his country after the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake. Together with Wyclef, he issued an appeal for international aid. On March 19, 2011, Jean claimed that he was shot in the palm of his right hand in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The police reported otherwise saying that Wyclef was not wounded by a bullet but was cut by glass. Police Chief Vanel Lacroix said "we met with the doctor who saw him and he confirmed Wyclef was cut by glass." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wyclef Jean」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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