Lil Tay

Not to be confused with Lil Tjay.

Lil Tay
Born
Tay Tian

(2007-07-29) July 29, 2007 (age 17)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality
  • American
  • Canadian
Occupations
Years active
  • 2017–2018
  • 2023–present
AgentJason Tian
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar[1]

Tay Tian (born July 29, 2007),[2][3] known professionally as Lil Tay, is an American-born Canadian internet personality and musician. She first came to prominence in early 2018 at the age of ten (while claiming to be nine years old), when content depicting her boasting about being wealthy and calling herself "the youngest flexer of the century", as well as videos of her rapping, were published and viewed millions of times on YouTube and Instagram.[4][5] Her social media accounts became inactive after three months when her father applied to the superior court of Canada for full custody and control of her career as an influencer; full custody would eventually be granted to her mother. In 2023, Tay was the subject of widespread media coverage after a false statement announcing she had died was published from her Instagram account.[6][7] Later that year, she released a single, "Sucker 4 Green".[8]

  1. ^ Lil Tay has been seen various times playing guitar since she returned
  2. ^ Levy, Lauren (August 10, 2023). "The Making and Marketing of a 9-Year-Old Meme Machine". The Cut. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Brief Death (and Short Rebirth) of Lil Tay". Vanity Fair. August 24, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Two days in the death, then life, of teen influencer Lil Tay". NBC News. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (May 24, 2018). "The Lil Tay Saga Reaches Its Logical Conclusion". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Paul, Larisha (August 18, 2023). "Lawyers for Lil Tay's Mother Address Custody Battle in Statement Following Death Hoax". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  7. ^ Newsy (August 9, 2023). "Internet rapper Lil Tay dead at 14, statement on her Instagram says". NBC Right Now. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
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