Lizzo Bio, Career, Family,Education,Height,Age, Boyfriend and Net Worth

This article will answer every question you have about Lizzo Below are some of the frequently asked questions about her.

  1. What does Lizzo do for a living?
  2. Who are Lizzo’s parents and siblings?
  3. What are Lizzo’s interests and hobbies?
  4. Is Lizzo married or does she have a Boyfriend?
  5. Does Lizzo have any children?
  6. Where is Lizzo now?
  7. How tall is Lizzo?
  8. How much money does Lizzo earn?
  9. What is Lizzo’s net worth?

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Who is Lizzo?

Lizzo ( Melissa Viviane Jefferson) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and also flutist. She was born in Detroit Michigan, United States, however, together with her parents they moved to Houston, Texas where she started performing. After that, she moved to Minneapolis she started her recording career. While at Minneapolis she has performed with groups such as electro soul-pop duo Lizzo and the Larva ink.

Career

Her music recording career started after she moves to Minneapolis where she started recording music. After that, she was signed under Nice Life and Atlantic Records In 2016. Before being signed to the label she had formed a three-piece all-female rap/R&b group in 2012, known as Chalice, and together with the group they released their first album titled We are the Chalice, which was received well locally.
In October 2013 she dropped one studio albums titled Lizzobangers, produced by Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson. Killian Fox ranked the Album 4/5 citing that it was joyfully nonsensical and her stream-of-consciousness rhymes can also be lethally pointed.

Moreover, the album topped Star Tribune’s ” Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013 ” list. After that, the music video was created for her different songs including, Batches & cookies and others. Still, in 2013 she toured UK and US for Har Mar Superstar, and in addition, she sang alongside her band. In October of the same year, she won the City Pages’ for the best Twin Cities artist. After that, she was named by Time in November 2013 as one of 14 music artists to watch in 2014.

 

A Photo of Lizzo
A Photo of Lizzo

Style LikeU’s Project

In 2014 she took part in the Style LikeU’s What’s Underneath project, in this project she removed her clothes as a way to show her relationship with her body. She was inspired by the experience, where she wrote: ” My Skin” which she described as ” the Thesis statement ” of her forthcoming second album.

In September 2014, together with her Chalice bandmate Sophia Eris and Claire de Lune were featured on a song titled Boy Trouble on Prince’s and 3rd EyeGirl’s Album Plectrumelectrum. Working with Prince, Lizzo says the experience was “surreal … almost like a fairytale” and that it was “something I’ll never get over”. Moreover, on October 7, 2014, Lizzo appeared as a musical guest on the late show with David Letterman.

In 2015 she released her second album titled Big Grrrl Small World, which was released on December 11. Spin ranked the album at number 17 on the 50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015 list. Furthermore, she received critical acclaims from Saunders of Paste for her ability to rap and sing with equal tenacity. On top of that her collaboration with Your Smith ” Let Em Say ” was featured in the season three premiere of Broad City.

 

 

Lizzo on Commercial Breakthrough.

In 2016 she was one of the MTV hosts for the short-lived, live music performance series Wonderland. After that, she released her major-label extended play titled Coconut Oil on October 7, 2016, under Atlantic Record Label.

Lizzo achieved her commercial success with the release of her third studio album, Cuz I Love You in 2019. The album was ranked in the top five on the US Billboard 200. In addition, the album sired two singles: “Juice” and “Tempo”.

The deluxe version of the album consisted of Lizzo’s 2017 single “Truth Hurts,” which became a viral hit, surpassing the US Billboard Hot 100 two years after its initial release. During this time, her 2016 single “Good as Hell” also climbed the charts, reaching the top three on the Hot 100 and the top ten on the UK singles chart.

Grammy Awards

Lizzo received eight nominations at the 62nd Grammy Awards, the most for any artist that year, including Album of the Year for the deluxe version of Cuz I Love You, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year for “Truth. Hurts. “, As well as Best New Artist. Lizzo ultimately won awards for Best Contemporary Urban Album, Best Pop Solo Performance for “Truth Hurts” and Best Traditional R&B Performance for the Song “Jerome”.

In addition to singing and rapping, Lizzo also plays acting roles: she was a voice actor in the animated film UglyDolls in 2019 and appeared in the crime-drama comedy Hustlers in 2019.  2019, Time named Lizzo “Artist of the Year” for her meteoric rise and contribution to music. In addition to her three Grammy Awards, he has also won a Billboard Music Award, a BET Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.

Furthermore, she recently signed a production deal with Amazon Studio to create new projects with them. Her first production with Amazon was an unscripted reality competition series.

Lizzo’s Age

Currently, she is 32 years old, she was born on April 27, 1988.

Lizzo’s Family

Parents

She is the daughter of Shari Johnson-Jefferson, her father’s name is not known. Her parents are big supporters of her work, however, her father died in 2009 when she was only 21 years.

Siblings

She has two elder siblings her sister Vannesa and her half-brother, Brandon Johnson.

Lizzo’s Education

She attended the Alief Elsik High School where she graduated in 2006. After that, she joined the University of Houston where she studied classical music focusing on the flute.

Lizzo’s Boyfriend

Currently, she is not dating anyone, however, she has managed to keep her love life very private.

Lizzo’s Height

The 32-year-old female rapper stands at 5ft and 10inches and weighs 140kgs

Lizzo’s Net Worth.

She has a net worth of $10million.

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