1. Tionne Watkins has won four Grammy Awards for her work with TLC.
18 Facts About Tionne Watkins
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Tionne Watkins was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 26,1970, to James and Gayle Watkins.
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Tionne Watkins has written that she is of African American, Native American and Irish descent.
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Tionne Watkins' mother moved her from Des Moines to Atlanta, when she was nine years old, after living in California and Houston for a short time.
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Tionne Watkins featured on the song "It's Good" by YoungBloodZ.
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On January 22,2013, Tionne Watkins released her first solo single in over 15 years titled "Champion".
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On September 6,2017, Tionne Watkins digitally released her latest single titled "Dreams" from her audiobook "A Sick Life".
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Tionne Watkins has worked as an actress, appearing in Hype Williams' 1998 film Belly.
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Tionne Watkins appeared in two episodes of Living Single, the first time guest-starring along with her bandmates and another time without them.
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Tionne Watkins appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a friend of Kandi Burruss.
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Tionne Watkins made a guest appearance as Pam Grier in one episode of the Adult Swim series Black Dynamite.
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In 2009, Tionne Watkins was a participant in the eighth season of The Apprentice, finishing in 11th place.
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Tionne Watkins published a book of semi-autobiographical poetry called Thoughts on November 3,1999.
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Tionne Watkins is a national co-chair of the progressive organization Health Care Voter.
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In 2012, Tionne Watkins moved with the couple's daughter from Atlanta to Los Angeles, California, in order for Chase to be closer to her father.
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In October 2009, Tionne Watkins said that she had had a potentially fatal brain tumor for three years.
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Tionne Watkins filed for bankruptcy in February 2011 and again in October 2011.
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In June 2016, Tionne Watkins announced that she had adopted a 10-month-old boy.