Tionne Tenese Watkins (born April 26, 1970), better known by her stage name T-Boz, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, author, and executive producer. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Tionne who rose to fame in the early and late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B/hip hop girl-group TLC. Watkins has won four Grammy Awards with her work on TLC.