Hill Returns to Stage With Festival Slot

04 April 2009

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Reclusive singer Lauryn Hill will make her return to the stage at the 43rd Annual Montreux Jazz festival - the former Fugees star's first public appearance since a disastrous gig in 2007.

The Grammy-winner has spent much of the last decade out of the spotlight, only performing a handful of erratic and bizarre concerts in recent years.

In July 2007, Hill played a rare show in London, only to be booed off by fans after she turned up two hours late.

Lauryn Hill, Mrs Hill, the Hill should go see a psychiatrist - period - just seek helpWyclef Jean after hearing Hill's London performance

The strange performance led her former bandmate Wyclef Jean to say "Lauryn Hill, Mrs Hill, the Hill should go see a psychiatrist - period - just seek help".

But the singer appears determined to return to the music scene and willperform at the festival in Switzerland, which is billed as a three-day tribute to Island Record founder Chris Blackwell who signed Bob Marley to the label in 1972.

Hill has only released two solo albums since 1998 - her first, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, was a worldwide smash - shifting 18 million copies and garnering Hill eight Grammy awards.

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