Rozonda Ocelan Thomas ( Eng. Rozonda Ocelean Thomas ), better known by her stage name Chilli (born February 27, 1971 , Atlanta ) is an American R'n'B / pop singer, dancer and actress, member of the TLC group.
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| Full name | Rosonda Oselin Thomas |
| Date of Birth | February 27, 1971 (48 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Atlanta |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | singer , dancer, actress , TV presenter |
| Years of activity | 1990 - present time |
| Singing voice | |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | pop , R'n'B , hip hop |
| Aliases | Chilli, Sexy, C |
| Collectives | TLC |
| Labels | LaFace (1991-2001) Arista (2001-2003) |
Biography
Rosonda Thomas was born in Atlanta , Georgia , where she graduated from Benjamin Mays School in 1989. Her father, Abdul Ali, is of Indo-Caribbean descent, and her mother, Ava Thomas, has African American and Native American roots [1] . Rosonda was brought up by her mother, and first met her father in 1996 on the air of a television talk show Sally Jessy Raphael [2] .
Musical career
At the beginning of her career, Rosonda Thomas worked as a dancer with the R'n'B duo Damian Dame. In 1991, she joined the TLC group, replacing Crystal Jones, and received the nickname Chilli , thanks to which the group was able to retain the name TLC. The group sold more than 65 million copies of albums worldwide [3] and it became the second best-selling group in the world and the first US girl group of all time. During her time at TLC, Rosonda Thomas won four Grammy Awards [4] .
After the death of one of the members of the group Lisa Lopez in April 2002, Rosonda Thomas and Tionne “T Boz” Watkins began to perform a duet from time to time. In 2009, they gave a series of concerts in Asia and plan to release a new album.
At the end of 2011, the music channel VH1 announced plans to release a biographical film about TLC, the producers of which will be Thomas and Watkins [5] . The film was called CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story , and its premiere took place on October 21, 2013 [6] . The role of Rosonda was performed by actress and singer Keke Palmer [7] .
Personal life
At the age of 20, Rosonda Thomas became pregnant by producer , but due to career aspirations and external pressure, she decided to have an abortion. In 2010, on the air of the TV show What Chilli Wants, she said that she regrets the decision [8] . Thomas and Austin continued their relationship, and on June 2, 1997, their son Tron Austin was born. After parting with Austin, Rosonda in 2001 began dating singer Asher . Their relationship continued until January 2004.
Discography
As part of TLC
Albums:
- Ooooooohhh ... On the TLC Tip (1992)
- CrazySexyCool (1994)
- FanMail (1999)
- 3D (2002)
Collections:
- Now and Forever: The Hits (2004)
- Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC (2007)
- TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits (2013)
- 20 (2013)
Solo career
Albums:
- Bi-Polar (2009)
Singles
- “Dumb Dumb Dumb” (2008)
- “Let's Just Do It” (2009)
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | with | CBS Special School Holidays | CBS Schoolbreak Special | 1st rapper |
| 1994 | f | Home party 3 | House party 3 | Sex as a Weapon |
| 1997 | f | Unlucky | Hav plenty | Chris |
| 2000 | f | Snow day | Snow day | Mona |
| 2000 | tf | Love song | Love song | house director |
| 2000 | tf | Diva's Christmas Song | A diva's christmas carol | Marley jacob |
| 2001 | f | Clockwork | Ticker | Lilly |
| 2002 | tf | TLC: Life in 3D | ||
| 2003 | with | 70s show | That '70s Show | hot nurse |
| 2004 | with | The parkers | Kai | |
| 2004 | with | Strong medicine | Strong medicine | Amber Steel |
| 2011 | with | Free ladies | Single ladies | Chilli / chili |
| 2017 | f | Marshall | Marshall | Zora Hurston |
Notes
- ↑ Sacha Jenkins. Ego Trip's Big Book of Racism. - HarperCollins, 2002. - P. 74. - ISBN 0-06-098896-7 .
- ↑ Christopher John Farley. The Spicier Girls . Time magazine (Mar. 01, 1999). Date of appeal October 31, 2013.
- ↑ Philiana Ng. TLC's T-Boz Gets Her Own Reality Series . Hollywood Reporter (10/1/2012). Date of treatment November 1, 2013.
- ↑ TLC (English) . Grammy.com. Date of appeal October 31, 2013.
- ↑ Elizabeth Black. VH1 Announces Plans To Produce A New TLC Movie . VH1 (December 1st, 2011). Date of appeal October 31, 2013.
- ↑ Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Geoff Berkshir. TLC bio movie casts Keke Palmer, Lil Mama and Drew Sidora as Chilli, Left Eye and T-Boz (inaccessible link) . Zap2it.com (February 19, 2013). Date of treatment October 31, 2013. Archived November 3, 2013.
- ↑ Kathleen Gilbert. TLC Singer Chilli Describes Abortion Grief: 'I Cried Almost Every Day for 9 Years' . www.lifesitenews.com (May 14, 2010). Date of appeal October 31, 2013.
Links
- Rosonda Thomas ( Internet ) on the Internet Movie Database
- Rosonda Thomas's official Myspace page