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ORIGIN
Signed to Atlantic Records, Lizzo is an American singer, rapper, and actress originally from Detroit, Michigan. Her discography includes the EP, Coconut Oil (2016), and the albums, Big Grrrl Small World (2015) and Cuz I Love You (2019). The latter featured the Billboard Hot 100 hit single “Truth Hurts.” She’s been associated with a number of hip-hop groups over the years, including ‘The Chalice.’ In addition to music, Lizzo is an aspiring actress. She starred as “Liz” in the crime drama Hustlers (2019) and lent her voice to the animated film UglyDolls (2019).

Given name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, she was born on April 27, 1988, in Detroit, Michigan. She has two sisters. The family moved to Houston, Texas, when she was about 10. Growing up, Lizzo took flute lessons and was an active member of her school’s marching band. She attended the University of Houston, where she majored in classical flute performance. She dropped out before completing a degree. At age 20, Lizzo suffered a tragic loss with the death of her father. She struggled quite a bit before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2011.

CAREER
Lizzo grew up listening primarily to gospel music. She began rapping in her teens and before long formed the music group ‘Cornrow Clique’ with her friends. The stage name “Lizzo” was partly inspired by Jay-Z‘s single “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” from the album The Blueprint (2001). While in Minneapolis, Lizzo performed with groups ‘The Chalice’ and ‘Lizzo & the Larva Ink.’ The Chalice’s album, We Are the Chalice, was released in September 2012. It featured songs like “Ladies Night” and “Double Dutch.”

Lizzo’s debut solo album, Lizzobangers, was released in October 2013 by Totally Gross National Product. It was re-issued in 2014 by Virgin Records. Lizzobangers details her journey in the Minneapolis hip-hop independent music scenes. It featured production from Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson. The tracklisting includes “Paris”, “Faded” and “Bus Passes and Happy Meals.” Lizzo toured with Har Mar Superstar in the Fall of 2013. She was featured on the songs “Boytrouble” from Prince and 3rdeyegirl’s album Plectrumelectrum (2014). In 2014, she appeared on singles “New Eyes” by Clean Bandit, and “Torn Apart” by Bastille.

Big Grrrl Small World, Lizzo’s 2nd album, was released in December 2015 on her own BGSW label. The project was led by singles “Humanize”, “Ain’t I” and “My Skin.” In 2016, Lizzo signed to Atlantic Records and her major-label debut ‘Coconut Oil’ was released on October 7 of that year. The EP was spearheaded by the single “Good as Hell”, produced by Reed. The supporting music video has 27+ million views. Lizzo’s third studio album, Cuz I Love You, arrived in April 2016. It boasted production from Ricky Reed and X Ambassadors among others. The album charted at #4 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It was supported by singles “Juice” and “Tempo.”

In addition to music, Lizzo is an actress and voice artist. In 2016, she guest-starred on 4 episodes of ‘Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio’ and she hosted 10 episodes of Wonderland. She was cast as “Magic Mushroom” in the TV short Yeti! Yeti! Lizzo voiced the character “Lydia” for the animated film UglyDolls (2019). She starred as “Liz” in the crime-drama film Hustlers (2019), directed by Lorene Scafaria. The film also stars Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Lili Reinhart, Cardi B, and Keke Palmer. Over the years, Lizzo has made guest appearances on TV programs like RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Made In Chelsea, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

PERSONAL
Lizzo is around 5ft 9in tall and she’s of African-American descent. She was featured on the cover of Elle Magazine in Fall 2019. Her net worth is estimated at $10 million USD. Lizzo’s current relationship status is unknown. However, she’s stated before that when it comes to sexuality or gender, she doesn’t ascribe to just one thing. Additionally, she was named to Queerty magazines’ Pride50 list for 2019. Lizzo has 24+ million monthly listeners on Spotify. She has 5+ million followers on Instagram (lizzobeeating).

Lizzo Real Name, Birthday, Wiki

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