TLC (band)

TLC is an American music group, whose repertoire spans R&B, hip hop and pop. Originally known as 2nd Nature, the group, TLC was formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1991 by Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Crystal Jones. Before signing to LaFace Records through a production deal with R&B singer Perri "Pebbles" Reid, the group's name was changed to "TLC", and Crystal Jones was replaced by Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas.

One of the best selling Girl Groups with over 45 million albums sold worldwide and 9 million singles , TLC has been awarded 4 Grammy Awards and released four multi-platinum-selling albums. Their second album, CrazySexyCool (1994), which was one of the first albums to be awarded diamond certification by the RIAA for selling at least 10 million copies, is listed in The Guinness Book Of World Records as the biggest selling album by a female group. Billboard ranks the group as one of the greatest musical trios of all time. The group was just as well-known for their controversy as well as their success, from their use of condoms as fashion accessories in the early 1990s, to Left-Eye's troubles with both the law and her groupmates during much of the rest of the group's career.

Just before the release of TLC's fourth LP, 3D, Left Eye was killed in a car crash while on vacation in La Ceiba, Honduras. T-Boz and Chili promoted 3D as a duo, and in 2005 hosted a reality television show, R U the Girl with T-Boz & Chilli. The grand prize for R U the Girl, won by Tiffany "O'so Krispie" Baker, was a chance to record a song and perform once in concert with T-Boz and Chilli.