Meet Michael Jefferson and Shari Johnson-Jefferson
Abigail Rogers
Updated on June 02, 2026
Melissa Viviane Jefferson, better known by her stage name Lizzo, is a well-known American rapper, singer, and flutist.
We Are the Chalice, the band Chalice’s debut album, was a regional hit in 2012. Produced by Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson, Lizzo’s hip-hop-focused first album, Lizzobangers, was made available on October 15, 2013.
Prince, who “co-signed” Lizzo’s songs and gave her a chance to appear on his 2014 single, “Boy Trouble,” gave her the major break she needed when she relocated to Minneapolis in 2011.
Lizzo is dominating the international scene after her album About Damn Time won Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 2023.
On April 27, 1988, Melissa Viviane Jefferson was born in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States.
Lizzo Parents
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Lizzo Parents: Meet Michael Jefferson and Shari Johnson-Jefferson
Michael Jefferson and Shari Johnson-Jefferson are the parents of Melissa Viviane Jefferson, better known by her stage name Lizzo.
What happened to Lizzo’s dad?
Michael Jefferson, who is Lizzo’s father, died while she was in college at the age of 20. . Her father was born on September 29th, 1953, and died on March 17, 2009, at the age of 55.
