Tionne Watkins

Tionne Watkins: Biography in Details

Who is Tionne Watkins?

Tionne Watkins is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and executive producer. She is best known as a member of the girl group TLC alongside Rozonda Thomas and Lisa Lopes.

She is also known as T-Boz.

Tionne Watkins: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

She was born on April 26, 1970, in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Her birth name is Tionne Tense Watkins. She was born to her father James Watkins and her mother Gayle Watkins. Both of her parents were musicians/singers and sang in a group together.

Watkins’ parents divorced when she was 3 years old. When she was nine years old, her family moved from Des Moines to Atlanta, Georgia.

Watkins holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is African-American.

Talking about Tionne Watkins’s education history, Tionne Watkins has not disclosed the names of the educational institutes which she attended.

Tionne Watkins: Professional Life, Career

To form a singing group, Crystal Jones held auditions where she chose Tionne Watkins and Lisa Lopes. The group’s performance gained the attention of Perri “Pebbles” Reid and Antonio “L.A.” Reid, head of LaFace Records.

After Jones was replaced by Rozonda Thomas as Chilli, they signed in 1991. As TLC, Tionne Watkins released five albums – Ooooooohhh… On the TLC Tip (1992), CrazySexyCool (1994), FanMail (1999), 3D (2002), TLC (2017).

Tionne Watkins has also pursued a solo career. Tionne Watkins has released singles Touch Me, My Getaway (2000), Champion (2013), Dreams (2017: from audiobook A Sick Life).

As an actress, Tionne has starred in the film Belly and has appearances in Living Single, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Days of Our Lives, Black Dynamite, Lip Sync Battle.

She was cast in the reality TV show Totally T-Boz, which premiered on January 1, 2013. The series which aired only for four episodes contained Watkins’ quest to create a solo album, reunite with Chilli, and her life with her daughter Chase.

Tionne Watkins has also worked as a producer of the films CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, ATL (2006), and published semi-autobiographical poetry book Thoughts on November 3, 1999. With stylist Tara Brivic, she opened Chase’s Closet, a children’s boutique, and ran it for several years.

She was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at a young age and has been receiving treatment for it from time to time.

In October 2009 Tionne Watkins revealed that for the past three years she has been battling a potentially fatal brain tumor. In March 2006 she had been diagnosed with a grape-sized acoustic neuroma on her vestibular nerve. It affected her balance, weight, hearing, sight, and facial movement, and ultimately underwent surgery.

Awards, Nominations

Tionne Watkins was nominated for Black Movie Award in the category Outstanding Motion Picture for ‘ATL’ in 2006. This singer 2014 was nominated for Black Reel Awards for CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.

Social Media

Tionne Watkins has around 883k followers on Instagram, about 427k followers on Twitter, and around 870k followers on Facebook.

What is the net worth of Tionne Watkins?

Tionne Watkins has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Tionne Watkins: Rumors, Controversy

Tionne Watkins addressed rumors that she and Rozonda “Chili” Thomas would perform with a hologram Lopes on their tour.

What are the body measurements of Tionne Watkins?

Tionne Watkins has a height of 5 ft. 2 inches and weighs 55 kg. She has dark brown eyes and natural black hair. She loves to dye her hair in different colors like blonde and dark brown.

Her body measurement is 32-23-34 inches and her bra size is 32B.

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