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Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress born on April 27, 1988, in Detroit, Michigan. She moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at age 10 and later relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, after college, 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, Coconut Oil, was released in 2016. She later transitioned to pop music and achieved mainstream success with her third studio album, Cuz I Love You (2019), which peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200. The album included the singles "Juice" and "Tempo." The deluxe version of the album featured her 2017 single "Truth Hurts," which became a viral sleeper hit two years after its initial release, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the longest-leading solo song by a female rapper. Additionally, her 2016 single "Good as Hell" reached the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.