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Rozonda Thomas

American singer, dancer and actress (born )

Musical artist

Rozonda Ocielian Thomas (born February 27, ), also known by her stage label Chilli, is an American singer, dancer and actress who is a member of the collective TLC, one of the best-selling girl groups of the tardy s.

The singer, 51, and the actor, 42, are said to be in an exclusive relationship after they became more than friends after Thanksgiving. The pair have gone Instagram official with their romance in recent days as they shared a video dancing to Take On Me in their pyjamas. In the video, Chilli and Matthew wear matching onesies as they sweetly dance and sing along to Take on Me by a-ha. They captioned the combined Instagram post with three hashtags: newyearsshenanigans onesiegang wecute.

Early life

Thomas was born in Columbus, Georgia and graduated from Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in [2] Her father, Abdul Ali, is of Bangladeshi and Arab descent, while her mother, Ava Thomas, is African American and Native American.[3][4][5]

Thomas, who had been raised by her mother, later allowed the Sally Jessy Raphael television talk show to air footage of her meeting her father for the first time in , when she was [3][6] When she was a infant, her great-grandmother, whom she called Big Mama, took her to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[7]

Music career

&#;present: TLC

Main article: TLC (group)

Thomas was first a dancer for Damian Dame.

In , she linked TLC, replacing founding member Crystal Jones, and was nicknamed "Chilli" by Lisa Lopes so that the group could retain the name TLC. The group went on to sell over 65 million records worldwide and became the best-selling American girl organization of all-time; only the Spice Girls had sold more.[8] Chilli has won four Grammy Awards for her work with TLC.[9]

In the spring of , Thomas appeared and participated in the track "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" first appeared on the soundtrack to Melvin Van Peebles' feature Panther as TLC, along with SWV, Xscape, En Vogue, Jade, Brownstone and others.

Since the death of group member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in April , Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins have occasionally performed as a duo. In , Thomas and Watkins performed a series of concerts in Asia.[10]

In belated , VH1 announced plans to produce a biopic on TLC to air in [11] Thomas and Watkins signed on as producers.

Actress and singer Keke Palmer portrayed Thomas in CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.[12]

In , Thomas lost her voice and was ordered by doctors not to sing. TLC then had to cancel their singing for the California State Fair and the Stanislaus State Fair.[13]

Solo career

Thomas began working on a solo album in after the completion of promotion for TLC's third album, FanMail ().

She paused movie when work began on the next TLC album, 3D (). In , it was reported that she had signed with Akon's record label Konvict Muzik and that her debut album would be released the monitoring year, but this never came to fruition.[14] In early April , Thomas's first official solo single, "Dumb, Dumb, Dumb" was released.[15] In , she performed a track called "Flirt" on a second season episode of Single Ladies.[16]

In January , she released the single "Body", which served to promote her fitness workout campaign.[17]

Acting and television roles

Thomas has made guest appearances on television shows such as The Parkers, That 70s Show,Living Single and Strong Medicine.

Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas has a sweet and simple message for her partner Matthew Lawrence on his birthday! The couple appeared to be lounging on a picnic blanket after enjoying a meal. Lawrence sported a simple white shirt and had his arm around Chilli, who was wearing a hot pink top. She also hinted that she was optimistic about their long-term potential.

In , she had a terse cameo in the music video for "Jump" by Kris Kross. In , she was featured in the made-for-television moviesA Diva's Christmas Carol and Love Song (with close friend Monica), and in the film Snow Day. In , she co-starred in the action film Ticker, directed by Albert Pyun.

She also played a small role in House Party 3 and the film Hav Plenty.

In , Thomas and Watkins looked for a new TLC member in the reality series R U The Girl.[18] In June , VH1 announced the airing of a reality TV series starring Thomas.

From the early s to the later part of the decade, Chilli was in a relationship with music producer Dallas Austin. In Julyan insider revealed Chilli and Nick were "hanging out romantically. At the time, a source shared with E! News : "Nick and Chilli [have] been hanging out on the low.

The series, What Chilli Wants, which documents Thomas's quest to find adore and manage her life with the help of love and relationship expert Tionna Tee Smalls, premiered on April 11, [19] The second season of What Chilli Wants premiered on January 2, [20] In , Thomas made cameo appearances throughout the first season of VH1's Single Ladies.

In , Thomas appeared as the leading lady in R&B singer Tyrese's music video for his single "Nothing On You".

In , Thomas became a member of "Team Guy" on the second season of Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off.

She appeared naked in a PETA anti-circus ad campaign.[21] Thomas also appeared on episode 14 of WWE Countdown where she spoke about The Rock.[22] Thomas was later a judge for truTV's reality series Fake Off, which premiered on October 27, [23]

In , she portrayed Zora Neale Hurston in Marshall, a biographical film about the life of Thurgood Marshall.[24]

Personal life

At age 20, Thomas became pregnant by producer Dallas Austin.

Due to career aspirations and outside pressures, she aborted the pregnancy. She later revealed that she regretted the decision. Thomas and Austin continued their connection and later had a son, Tron Austin (born June 2, ).[25]

In , Thomas began dating website Usher, after she starred in his music videos for "U Remind Me", "U Got It Bad", and "U Don't Own to Call".

Their relationship ended in [26]

In late , Thomas began dating actor Matthew Lawrence. The pair went public with their relationship in January [27][28]

She is a member of the Granite Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church.[29][30]

Other ventures

Thomas and the other members of TLC were big proponents of encouraging safe sex.

For the music video of the song, "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" Thomas and her band members wore condoms on their clothing. In , Thomas and Watkins teamed up with Agouron Pharmaceuticals to create a national education program about HIV/AIDS. The program supplied people with facts about HIV/AIDS, including prevention and treatment.[31]

In , Thomas started a non-profit organization called Chilli's Crew.

The organization is an Atlanta-based program targeted at helping girls between the ages of 13 and 17 build healthy levels of self-esteem.[32]

In , Thomas took a stand against cyberbullying after her son Tron was a victim.

The gossip site targeted Thomas's son because of his apparel and questioned his sexuality. In response, Thomas created a petition through to get the article deleted from the site and to stop staff members from gossiping about minors entirely.

See the sweetest photos of TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Matthew Lawrence together, since the '90s stars started dating in

In her petition, she described what cyberbullying is and statistics about some of the victims. The site ended up removing the article and issuing an apology to her son.[33]

Discography

Singles

  • "Dumb Dumb Dumb" ()
  • "Gameproof" (featuring T-Boz) ()
  • "Body" ()

Studio albums with TLC

Filmography

Film

Television

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