Lisa Lopes
Lisa Lopes | |
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Lopes as featured in Black Enterprise magazine c. 2001 | |
| Born | Lisa Nicole Lopes May 27, 1971 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, 2002 (aged 30) La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Resting place | Hillandale Memorial Gardens, Lithonia, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990–2002 |
| Partners | Andre Rison (1993–2001) Sean Newman (2000) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Formerly of | TLC |
| Website | www |
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), also known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American singer and rapper. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Besides rapping and singing on TLC recordings, Lopes was the creative force behind the group, receiving more co-writing credits than the other members. She also designed some of their outfits and the stage for their FanMail Tour and contributed to the group's image, album titles, artworks, and music videos. Through her work with TLC, Lopes won four Grammy Awards.
During her brief solo career, Lopes scored two US top 10 singles with "Not Tonight" and "U Know What's Up", as well as one UK number-one single with "Never Be the Same Again", the latter a collaboration with Melanie C of the English girl group Spice Girls. She also produced another girl group, Blaque, who scored a platinum album and two US top 10 hits. Lopes remains the only member of TLC to have released a solo album.
In 2002, Lopes was killed in a car crash in Honduras while volunteering at a children's development center. Lopes lost control of her rental SUV when she swerved to avoid a truck. Four other passengers were injured enough to require hospitalization. The documentary The Last Days of Left Eye was released and aired on VH1 in May 2007.