American singer, Lizzo has been receiving increasing success and recognition since her breakthrough album “Cuz I Love You.”
Just hours before the new year, the TIME Magazine Artiste of 2019 reflected on the things she achieved in the last decade.
In the message which was posted on Instagram, Lizzo highlighted the personal and professional milestones she has reached.`
Further sharing words of encouragement to her fans, Lizzo‘s message is an important one.
Here’s what she said:
2009 was the year my daddy died.
2009 was the year I lived in my car and cried myself to sleep on thanksgiving.
2009 I was a girl in Houston Texas with no plan, no hope, no will to carry on.
2019 is the year my album and song went number 1.
2019 is the year I told my mama ‘I can buy you a house’. 2019 I am a woman with a 20/20 vision of the future.
Anything can happen in a decade.
Tomorrow is the beginning of your anything.
Thanks for the ride 2019. Here we go 2020!
Mellisa Viviane Jefferson better known as Lizzo started rapping as a teenager while living in Houston, Texas. At the age of 14, Lizzo and her friends formed a musical group called Cornow Clique. Her first major-label Ep, Coconut Oil was released October 2016. The release of her 2019 album Cuz I Love You is largely said to be the most pivotal turning point of her career.