Lizzo's Siblings: Meet Her Sister and Brother, Vanessa and Mikey Jefferson
Lizzo's siblings became a topic of interest among fans after she shot to fame for being a body-positive musician with multiple feel-good songs. The singer is the youngest of three siblings and shares a close relationship with her brother and sister.
Lizzo was born Melissa Viviane Jefferson and is the baby of her family, which includes her older sister, Vanessa Jefferson, and her brother, Michael "Mikey" Jefferson.
While little is known about Lizzo's brother due to his minimal social media presence, Lizzo's sister proved the singer isn't the only musically-inclined sibling as Vanessa Jefferson recently kickstarted a career as a songwriter.
Lizzo Celebrated Her Siblings on National Sibling Day
In 2021, Lizzo took to Instagram to celebrate her siblings in honor of National Sibling Day and commemorated the holiday with a photo dump, which included images of the trio from when they were younger. And in the caption, Lizzo shared:
"It's sibling day so enjoy this random dump of photos celebrating my wonderful unique one-of-a-kind brother and sister. I love y'all. I'm blessed to be surrounded by ethereal angels every single day. Mommy you did that."
Lizzo's Sister Is a Tarot Reader and Songwriter
In March 2021, Lizzo's sister joined famous YouTuber Brooke Morrison on her online show, revealing that she wears multiple hats as a tarot reader and K-pop songwriter. Vanessa added that her songwriting career began in 2021 following a solo trip to Korea and meeting singer AleXa's manager.
In addition to writing K-pop songs, Vanessa is also a K-pop fanatic. She regularly documents her attendance at concerts on her Instagram — which had 6,000-plus followers at the time of this publication.
In April 2022, Vanessa captured her experience at BTS' concert in Las Vegas before sharing part 1 and part 2 of her attendance at the South Korean boy group Monsta X's show, which she attended with Brooke.
On August 23, 2022, she shared pictures and videos of herself at Seveenten's concert, another South Korean boy band. And on August 25, she posted a video dump of Ateez's performance, also a South Korean boy band.
Lizzo's Sister Is Very Proud and Supportive of the Singer
In 2019, Vanessa and her mom were a picture of a proud family as they sold some of Lizzo's favorite meals from a food truck outside one of the singer's shows. "Us being together has been the best part," Lizzo and Vanessa's mom said.
And in 2021, Vanessa surprised singer Kelly Clarkson on her show "The Kelly Clarkson Show" by revealing she is Lizzo's sister and opened up about why she loves her baby sister's hit, "Good as Hell." Vanessa said:
"I just love this song so much. It's because it's about female empowerment (and ) loving yourself, and I know it's helped me through a whole lot of hard times. And also, this phenomenal, wonderful singer just happens to be my baby sister."
Lizzo's Brother Is Not Very Active on Social Media
Despite his sister's fame, Mikey has steered clear of the limelight bar his occasional appearances on his famous baby sister's social media. In 2015, Lizzo shared a snap of her and Mikey looking very much alike as they both sported short haircuts, and Mikey has also featured in several of his sister's TikToks.
In a 2021 TikTok, Lizzo can be heard saying her brother's hair looks like silk in a "Mikey's hair appreciation" post, and that same year, the "Good As Hell" singer posted a video of him dancing that lit up her day.
In 2022, Lizzo celebrated his birthday with a TikTok of the brother-sister duo going on a 6 a.m. hike. She also posted a TikTok of the sibling edition of the social media trend that describes every trio's different personalities, revealing that Mikey is the "emotionally stable" middle child.