Lizzo
Sign in to saveMelissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of 10. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip-hop. Lizzo released two studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) and Big Grrrl Small World (2015), before signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records. Her first major-label extended play (EP), Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1988-04-27
- Works
- 6
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Acting · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she later moved to Houston, Texas, where she began performing before moving to Minneapolis, where she began her recording career in hip hop music. Prior to signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records, Lizzo released two studio…
Known for
- The Roast of Kevin Hart — Self - Roaster2026
- The LPC Files - Episode 1 — phone case2026
- Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty — Self2025
- Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson — Self2025
- The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special — Self (archive footage)2024
- Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl — Self2024
- Therapuss — Self2024
- Special — Herself2023
- Love, Lizzo — Self2022
- Lizzo: Live in Concert — Self2022
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Melissa Vivianne Jefferson (born April 27, 1988 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American rapper and singer. She is a founding member of indie hip hop groups The Chalice, Grrrl Prty, The Clerb, Ellypseas, and Absynthe. Her debut album, Lizzobangers, was released in 2013. In 2015, she released her sophomore album, Big Grrrl Small World. Born in Detroit in the late 80’s, Lizzo spent much of her formative years in the church <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lizzo
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A portrait of the Higgs boson by the CMS experiment ten years after the discovery
· 2022 · cited 343x
- Precision luminosity measurement in proton–proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 13\,\hbox {TeV}$$ in 2015 and 2016 at CMS
· 2021 · cited 190x
- Performance of the CMS Level-1 trigger in proton-proton collisions at √<i>s</i> = 13 TeV
· 2020 · cited 190x
- Electron and photon reconstruction and identification with the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC
· 2021 · cited 154x
- Search for resonant and nonresonant new phenomena in high-mass dilepton final states at $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 13 TeV
· 2021 · cited 123x
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- Person.name
- Lizzo
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- File:Lizzo September 2025.png
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- Lizzo in 2025
- Person.education
- University of Houston
- Person.birth_name
- Melissa Viviane Jefferson
- Person.birth_place
- Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Person.years_active
- 2011–present
- Person.works
- Discography
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- Full list
- Musical artist.embed
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- Musical artist.instruments
- Vocals
- Musical artist.origin
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
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Key dates
- Born
- 27 April 1988
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- trademark
- Family name
- Jefferson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- University of Houston
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- gospel music
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18 sectionsContents
- Early life and education
- Career
- 2011–2013: Career beginnings and ''Lizzobangers''
- 2014–2018: ''Big Grrrl Small World'' and ''Coconut Oil''
- 2019–2020: Career breakthrough and ''Cuz I Love You''
- 2021–2024: ''Special''
- 2025-present: ''My Face Hurts from Smiling'' and ''Love in Real Life''
- Personal life
- Misconduct allegations
- Politics
- Artistry
- Discography
- Filmography
- Concert tours
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- References
- External links
Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of 10. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip-hop. Lizzo released two studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) and Big Grrrl Small World (2015), before signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records. Her first major-label extended play (EP), Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.
Turning to pop, Lizzo attained mainstream success with the release of her third studio album, Cuz I Love You (2019), which peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200. The album spawned the singles "Juice" and "Tempo". The deluxe version of the album included Lizzo's 2017 single "Truth Hurts", which became a viral sleeper hit two years after its initial release. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the longest-leading solo song by a female rapper. Around this time, her 2016 single "Good as Hell" also climbed the charts, reaching the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. Lizzo received eight nominations at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards—the most for any artist that year—including nominations for each of the "Big Four" categories, and won the awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best Pop Solo Performance for "Truth Hurts", and Best Traditional R&B Performance for the song "Jerome".
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