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The new season of 2024 includes special episodes on Nina Simone, Slipknot, Fleetwood Mac, Franck Ocean and Lauryn Hill.

Here we offer you a glimpse of the story of the mysterious concert given by Lauryn Hill at the Vatican in 2003.

December 2003. As every year, the Pope organizes a Christmas concert at the Vatican. Among the former guests of honor, there are big names like Tom Jones, Patti Smith or BB King.
This year, the headliner is Lauryn Hill. And, mystery: unlike her colleagues, there is no longer any trace of her visit. However, having a pop star of the caliber of the singer of the Fugees in a showcase in front of the highest cardinals of the Church, in theory for the papacy, is a godsend.
So the question is: what did Lauryn Hill do for the Vatican to throw her into oblivion?