Full Name: Melissa Viviane Jefferson
Date of Birth: April 27, 1988
Profession: Singer & Songwriter
Lizzo is a famous American singer and rapper, who is pursuing an active career since 2010. She also writes her own songs and acts and is known as a flutist.
Her real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, and she was born on April 27, 1988. She uses Lizzo as her stage name and she released many successful projects. Throughout her life, she lived in Houston, Minneapolis, and Detroit. She started her hip-hop music career while she was in Minneapolis. Lizzo released her first studio album in 2013 and it was called Lizzobangers. Later in 2015, she released her second album Big Grrrl Small World. However, none of these albums helped her to enjoy great recognition. Lizzo’s Height available in our article.
Later, she started to sign with Atlantic Records and Nice Life Recording Company. This attempt helped her to become famous and she released her first major-label EP in 2016. It was called Coconut Oil. This EP helped her to get known in the industry and she released her third studio album Cuz I Love You in 2019. It was a great success, and she earned international recognition. The album ranked number four on the United States Billboard 200. A year later, she released the deluxe version of her album, which was successful too. Lizzo’s Weight available in our article.
Height: | 5ft 10inc (178 Cm) |
Weight: | 309lb (140 Kg) |
Body Measurements: | 45-36-47 inches (114-91-119 Cm) |
Eye Color: | Dark brown |
Hair Color: | Dark brown |
Her single Truth Hurts became viral after two years and the song ranked number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100. This also helped her to earn the title of the longest-leading solo song recorded by a female rapper. Throughout her career, she released plenty of successful singles as well. In 2022, she released her fourth studio album called Special. Besides her music career, she also took part in two films. These are UglyDolls and Hustlers in 2019. She had a voice role in UglyDolls and she played Liz character in Hustlers. Lizzo’s Eye Color available in our article.
Lizzo was born in Detroit, and she lived in Michigan for 10 years. When she was 10 years old, her family moved to Houston, Texas. Here, she received flute lessons from her music teacher Claudia Momen. She attended Alief Elsik High School and graduated here in 2016. Right after her graduation, she started to be interested in rapping. When she was 14 years old, she also started a group called Cornrow Clique together with her friends. Her Lizzo stage name was inspired by Izzo, which is one of the famous songs of Jay-Z. She also attended the University of Houston, where she studied classical music. She lost her father when she was 21 years old and became homeless for a while. Moreover, she also had to leave school to move to Minneapolis in 2011.
She states that she is quite open-minded in terms of sexuality, and she supports LGBTQ+. Her fans also call themselves Lizzbians, but she states that she is a heterosexual. Because of her weight, she suffered body shaming in her career. In 2021, she praised Chris Brown and expressed her admiration, but she was criticized by many people because of the current reputation of the rapper. She also makes donations to different organizations.
Eye color
Dark brown
Hair color
Dark brown
Height
Height: 5ft 10inc (178 Cm)
Weight
Weight: 309lbs (140kg)
Body Measurements
Body Measurements: 45-36-47 inches (114-91-119 Cm)
Sign
bull
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