TLC made Ooooooohhh... on the TLC Tip which was released on February 25,1992 by LaFace. The songs were blend with funk(T-Boz), hip-hop(Lopes), and R&B(Thomas). These three girls have the talents and the skills in order to become an all girl group called TLC.
The only members of TLC that are still alive today are T-Boz and Chilli. Don't any of you remember what happened to Left Eye? If not then the answer to your question is that she died in a car accident in Honduras. Her real birth name is Lisa Nichole Lopes. She was born May 27,1971 and died April 22,2002 at the age of 30.
1994-1996: CRAZYSEXYCOOL was made.Lopes began dating Atlanta Falcons American football player Andre Rison shortly after the release of Oooohhh... On the TLC Tip, and by 1994 the two were living together in Rison's upscale double-story home. Their relationship was allegedly filled with violent moments, and Lopes filed an assault charge against Rison on September 2, 1993. Rison denied battering her.
After another fight between the couple in the early morning hours of June 9, 1994, Lopes tossed numerous pairs of Rison's newly purchased shoes into a bathtub, doused them with lighter fluid, and lit them on fire.Lopes was arrested and indicted on charges of first-degree arson; she was sentenced to five years of probation and a $10,000 fine. Rison eventually reconciled with Lopes, and they continued dating on and off for around three and a half years.
The album instead focused more on the contributions from Watkins and Thomas, and had a smoother, more fluid sound, similar to the most successful single from the first album, the US #2 hit "Baby-Baby-Baby".[9] All four singles from CrazySexyCool reached the top 5 of the US Hot 100, while "Creep" and "Waterfalls" peaked at no. 1, while Red Light Special reached no. 2 and "Diggin' on You" reached no. 5. "Waterfalls",[9] an Organized Noise-produced song that featured an old-school soul-based musical arrangement, socially conscious lyrics criticizing drug dealing and unsafe sex, and an introspective rap from Lopes, became TLC's biggest hit, and its million-dollar music video was an MTV staple for many months.
CrazySexyCool eventually sold over 11 million copies in the US, and became one of the first albums to ever receive a diamond certification from the RIAA,[6] and won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and a 1996 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for "Creep".[10] However, in the midst of their apparent success, the members of TLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 3, 1995.[11]
Also in 1994, TLC recorded the theme song to Nickelodeon's popular sketch comedy All That which ran for ten seasons.
2004-2006: Now & Forever: The Hits
In 2005, LaFace had scheduled the release of Now and Forever: The Hits, a TLC greatest hits album with a new song, "Come Get Some", featuring Lil Jon and Sean P of the YoungBloodZ. However, the compilation was not released domestically until June 2005, although versions of the compilation were released internationally in 2004 and the album was also available as a legal download from the iTunes Store in November 2004. On June 21, 2005, Now and Forever: The Hits was quietly released in the United States; the album debuted at number 53 with 20,000 copies sold.
On May 15, 2007, Now and Forever: The Video Hits was released in the United States, after over four years of delayed release dates.
On August 20, 2007, a new greatest hits album was released in the UK called Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC, a play on the group's best selling album title Crazy Sexy Cool. Now and Forever: The Video Hits was also released in the UK for the first time on the same date. The album fared better than previous compilation Now and Forever: The Hits, peaking at #57 on the UK album chart (Now and Forever: The Hits made #86).
On June 25, 2004, Watkins and Thomas announced that they were pitching a reality television show where contestants would compete for a chance to record a single and perform in concert with the two of them. The show was eventually picked up for development by UPN. R U the Girl with Watkins and Thomas debuted on UPN on July 27, 2005. The winner of the show would record with them on a new single and perform the track with them in a live concert finale in Atlanta. Roughly 4.1 million viewers tuned in for the season finale of R U The Girl on September 20, 2005, with 20-year-old Tiffany "O'so Krispie" Baker as the winner.[15] Despite media speculation that the winner of the series was to become a new, permanent member of TLC, Watkins and Thomas have vowed to never replace Lopes with a new member.
On October 4, 2005, "I Bet", the first new Watkins and Thomas single in over two years, was released to radio and iTunes, credited to "R U The Girl with Watkins & Thomas" with no mention of the TLC name on the package. The song was also appended to pressings of Now and Forever: The Hits released after October 11, 2005. "I Bet" failed to chart in America and Europe, ending reports that Watkins and Thomas were putting the finishing touches on a repackaged Greatest Hits album.
===2007-2010: On June 24, 2008, Watkins and Thomas made a special appearance on the BET Awards. They, along with the original members of En Vogue and SWV, performed in Alicia Keys' tribute to girl groups. Watkins, Thomas, and Keys performed "Waterfalls".[16] Watkins and Thomas were also presenters at the BETJ Virtual Awards on November 25, 2008.
In March 2009, Watkins and Thomas announced plans to perform together in a concert series in Japan featuring seventeen of TLC's songs.[17] On August 25, 2009, it was announced that the group would perform at the Justin Timberlake and Friends benefit concert at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center on October 17, 2009.[18] At the concert, Watkins announced that she and Thomas plan to record new material.[19] In July 2010, T-Boz and Chilli set out to Japan for several days to perform shows.[20]
In May 2011, TLC performed on American Idol.
I'm gonna miss Left Eye very much and i hate to see T-Boz and Chilli crying because they are trying to replace Left Eye, but they can't cause noone in this world is ever gonna be just like her.
R.I.P LISA NICHOLE "LEFT EYE" LOPES!!!! I"M GAONNA MISS YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY! I HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOUR FRIENDS WILL MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES AND REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WITH THEM NO MATTER WHERE THEY GO OR WHOEVER THEY SEE AND TALK TOO. YOU WILL BE MISSED AND YOU ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS FROM DAY IN AND DAY OUT!!!!!!!
TO T-BOZ AND CHILLI: REMEMBER THAT EVEN THOUGH YOUR FRIEND,SISTER,AND RAPPER IS GONE SHE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU NO MATTER WHAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE TELLING YOU. DON'T THINK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE STUFF TRY TO THINK ABOUT THE POSITIVE STUFF WHILE YOU CAN!!!
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