TLC was a four-timeGrammy Award-winning American Hip Hop and R&B group, consisting of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Billboard magazine ranks the group as one of the greatest musical trios of all time.They have had several #1 hit singles, including "Creep", "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs", and "Unpretty". According to the RIAA and Billboard, TLC has sold more than 22 million records in the United States. In 2008, the group was inducted into the All Time Hot 100 Artist Hall of Fame by Billboard magazine at 56th place.
In early 2002, just before the release of TLC's fourth Album, 3D, Lopes was killed in a car accident in Honduras. Watkins and Thomas promoted 3D as a duo, and in 2005, hosted a reality television show, R U the Girl, with a grand prize of a chance to record a song and perform once in concert with the surviving group members, both of whom have released solo material and continued to occasionally collaborate.| Background information | |
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| Also known as | 2nd Nature |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary R&B, hip hop, new jack swing, pop, soul |
| Years active | 1991–2005 |
| Label(s) | LaFace, Arista |
| Associated acts | Babyface, Goodie Mob, André 3000, Debra Killings, O'so Krispie |
| Former members | |
| Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (deceased) (1971-2002) | |
Career
2nd Nature
In 1990, Atlanta, Georgia teenager Crystal Jones put out a call for two more girls to join her in a trio to be called 2nd Nature. Her request was eventually answered by Tionne Watkins, a native of Des Moines, Iowa who moved to Atlanta with her family at an early age, and Lisa Lopes, a rapper who had just moved to the city from her native Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with only a keyboard and US$750. The group eventually managed to arrange an audition with R&B singer Perri "Pebbles" Reid, who had started her own management and production company, Pebbitone. Impressed by the girls, Reid renamed the group "TLC" (an acronym for "Tender Loving Care" and also the members' initials) and arranged an audition for them with local record label LaFace Records, run by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Reid's then-husband, Antonio "L.A." Reid. The latter Reid saw potential in Watkins and Lopes but felt that Jones should be replaced; within a few days, part-time Damian Dame backup dancer Rozonda Thomas was brought in to replace Jones. The girls were signed to LaFace through a production deal with Pebbitone (with Perri Reid taking the role of the group's manager) (see Artist development deal) and almost immediately went into the studio with producers Reid and Edmonds, Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, and Marley Marl to produce their first album.
Discography
Albums
- 1992: Ooooooohhh.... On the TLC Tip
- 1994: CrazySexyCool
- 1999: FanMail
- 2002: 3D
Compilation albums
Video releases
Tours
- 1992-1993: MC Hammer's Too Legit to Quit Tour
- 1994-1996: Tours co-headlining with Boyz II Men
- 1999-2000: FanMail Tour
- 2009: Japan tour
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Song or Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Nominated | Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" |
| 1996 | Won | Best R&B Album | CrazySexyCool | |
| Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Creep" | |||
| Nominated | Record of the Year | "Waterfalls" | ||
| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Waterfalls" | |||
| 2000 | Won | Best R&B Album | Fanmail | |
| Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "No Scrubs" | |||
| Nominated | Album of the Year | Fanmail | ||
| Record of the Year | "No Scrubs" | |||
| Song of the Year | "Unpretty" | |||
| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Unpretty" | |||
| Best Music Video, Short Form | "Unpretty" | |||
| 2003 | Nominated | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Girl Talk" | |
| 2004 | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Hands Up" | ||
| 1995 | Won | MTV Video Music Awards | Video of the Year | "Waterfalls" |
| Best Group Video | "Waterfalls" | |||
| Best R&B Video | "Waterfalls" | |||
| Viewer's Choice | "Waterfalls" | |||
| Nominated | Best Special Effects | "Waterfalls" | ||
| Best Editing | "Waterfalls" | |||
| Best Direction | "Waterfalls" | |||
| Best Cinematography | "Waterfalls" | |||
| Best Art Direction | "Waterfalls" | |||
| Breakthrough Video | "Waterfalls" | |||
| 2000 | Won | Best Group Video | "No Scrubs | |
| Nominated | Viewer's Choice | "No Scrubs" | ||
| Best Hip Hop Video | "No Scrubs" | |||
| Best Editing | "No Scrubs" | |||
| Best Direction | "No Scrubs" | |||
| Best Art Direction | "No Scrubs" | |||
| 1996 | Won | Billboard Music Award | Artist of the Year | |
| R&B Artist of the Year | | |||
| R&B Single of the Year | "Creep" | |||
| 1997 | Nominated | American Music Award | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | CrazySexyCool |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band, Duo or Group | | |||
| Favorite Artist of the Year | | |||
| 2000 | Won | Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Soul/Rhythm & Blues | | |
| 1996 | Won | Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo | "Creep" |
| Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year - Group, Band or Duo | CrazySexyCool | |||
| 1997 | Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo | "Waterfalls" | ||
| 1999 | Aretha Franklin Award (Entertainer of the Year) | | ||
| Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo | "No Scrubs" | |||
| Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year - Group, Band or Duo | Fanmail | |||
| 2003 | Nominated | Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo | "Girl Talk" | |
| Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year - Group, Band or Duo | 3D | |||
| 1997 | Won | Soul Train Music Award | Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo | "Waterfalls" |
| Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo | CrazySexyCool | |||
| Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | "Waterfalls" | |||
| 1999 | Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo | "No Scrubs" | ||
| Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo | Fanmail | |||
| 2003 | Nominated | Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo | "Girl Talk" | |
| 2003 | Nominated | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Duo or Group | |
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