Lizzo is on a winning streak. Melissa Jefferson (real name of the artist) became famous in 2019 when she released her song Truth hurtsnumber one in the United States.

Since then, he has toured twice and won song of the year at the Grammy Awards for his song. About the damn time.

Although his song occupied the first places in the charts of the North American country, the Success did not come quickly to the singer, she says herself in the documentary which premiered last year on HBO Max, but became available across platforms this June streaming BBC, and that he once again put his life in the center of public attention.

In the production called Love, Lizza, the translator not only vents, but also reveals intimate details from her life and career. “No one wanted to hire a fat black woman who rapped, sang and played the flute“, says the musician who is also performing at the Glastonbury festival in Great Britain this summer.

Lizzo tells her story, from her early days in Detroit, to the nights she had to sleep in her car, to her eventual arrival in Los Angeles, where she entered the mainstream.

We give you more details about it in this note.

The beginning of his story

Lizzo was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. like a girl she grew up surrounded by singers from the church founded by her great-grandfathers. Even her mother, Shari Johnson-Jefferson, often performed at the church.

Lizzo says she wasn’t always sure of her voice. GETTY IMAGES

Although Lizzo always dreamed of being a singer, he didn’t always trust his voice.

“There were singers I wanted to be like, probably Lauryn Hill and Beyoncé.. I didn’t sound like that, so I didn’t care“, explain.

Her family motivated her to continue playing music, especially her father, Michael Jefferson.

At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Houston, Texas. At the age of 20, she went alone to Minneapolis until she arrived in Los Angeles.

“Nobody wanted to sign a fat black woman who rapped, sang and played the flute.” GETTY IMAGES

“No matter where you enter in my story, what I do is music. Why was he sleeping in the car? Because I’m chasing music. Why did I move to Minneapolis? Because I went where the music was,” he says in the production.

His first single was released in 2013, but It wasn’t until 2019 that he made it to the select list in the United States. “It took me almost ten years to get to where I am today. I worked a lot and never said no,” he adds.

relationship with your body

“Like many other people, I grew up learning to hate my body”adds in audiovisual.

Lizzo explains it Several years passed until she managed to love herself. In the documentary, he recalls his school days, when the girls in PE class hid his clothes while he was taking a shower.

He just released his song in 2015 my skin where he confirmed that his purpose as an artist empower yourself and others so they can love themselves.

The song’s lyrics say the following: “I’m done fighting / now I want to enjoy my life.”

Lizzo created a group of dancers called the Big Grrrls to represent women of all sizes. GETTY IMAGES

“I’ve never heard anyone say ‘I’m in love with myself’ in a song before. People connected with the subject because it was personal and real. That’s how I realized that it was me”, says the artist about the creation My skin.

Lizzo thus began to spread the message of self-love. from your song Special until the founding of the dance group Big Grrrlswho accompanies her on her shows and who she says is an extension of herself.

Big Grrrls It is a group of dancers she formed to represent women of all sizes on stage, who joined the artist on her tour Because I love you.

The documentary also shows how he recorded his popular album special, which includes the topic About the damn time.

The last stop of the tour Special It was in Los Angeles, from where Lizzo proudly declared, “I truly believe that loving yourself and others is what this world needs to be a better place.” (AND)