Lil Tays real name is Claire Eileen Qi Hope. She was born on July 29, 2007, in Vancouver, Canada. Her parents names are Angela Tian and Christopher John Hope. Her mother is a real estate agent, and her father is a lawyer. Lil Tay has a brother named Jason Tian, who helped her become a viral sensation. Her career as a rapper and social media personality was short-lived, and she disappeared from the internet in mid-2018 after her father applied to the superior court of Canada for full custody and control of her career. There were rumors of her death in August 2023, but it was not confirmed by her family.