25 Things You Didn’t Know About Lizzo

2019 has been the year that everyone fell in love with Lizzo. The singer’s infectious and catchy pop tunes had the world dancing this year. But who is Lizzo?

Melissa Viviane Jefferson or “Lizzo” has been everywhere as of late but do we really know her? We deep dive and scour the internet for all of the most interesting facts about everyone’s new favorite pop star.

Lizzo’s Name

Lizzo is a the stage name of Melissa Viviane Jefferson but how did she get her name? Lizzo is a nickname of Melissa, stemming from “Lissa” and getting inspiration from Jay-Z’s “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”.

She created the name while she was in a music group with her friends called Cornrow Clique back when she was in seventh grade.

Her First Gig Was From Craigslist

Lizzo booked her first gig thanks to Craigslist. She auditioned to be the singer of a rock band that she found on Craigslist. She ended up getting the gig and joining the band. Nice to know that Craiglist can be pretty cool and not creepy sometimes!

Lizzo Worked with Prince

Lizzo has lived in a quite a flew great places and cities but considers Minnesota as the place where she started her career.

She actually collaborated with Prince, the King of Minneapolis himself, on his 2014 album Plectrumelectrum for the song “BoyTrouble.”

“Good As Hell” Was Released on a Soundtrack

“Good As Hell” may have been everyone’s anthem in 2019 but it actually isn’t as new of a song as you may think. The song was originally released on the “Barbershop 3: The Next Cut” movie soundtrack.

It was then rereleased in 2019 after her single “Truth Hurts” became such a hit.