Lisa Left Eye Lopes
| Lisa Lopes | |
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Lopes photographed for Honey magazine, circa 2001.
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Lisa Nicole Lopes May 27, 1971 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, 2002 (aged 30) La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras |
| Cause of death | Traffic collision |
| Resting place | Hillandale Memorial Gardens Lithonia, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Education | Philadelphia High School for Girls |
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| Partner(s) |
Andre Rison (1993–1999) |
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| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990–2002 |
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| Website | lisalopesfoundation |
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American hip hop singer, rapper, actress, songwriter and producer. She rose to fame in the early 1990s as one-third of the girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Besides rapping and singing background vocals on TLC recordings, Lopes was one of the creative forces behind the group. She received more cowriting credits than the other members. She also designed the outfits and stage for the group and brought concepts to the group image, album titles, artworks and music videos. Through her work with TLC, Lopes won four Grammy Awards.
During her short solo career, Lopes scored two US top-ten singles with "Not Tonight" and "U Know What's Up", as well as one UK number-one single with "Never Be the Same Again". She also produced the girl group Blaque, who scored a platinum album and two US top-ten hits. Lopes remains the only member of TLC to have released a solo album. On April 25, 2002, Lopes was killed in a car accident while on a trip with her sister and others. She swerved off the road to avoid hitting another vehicle and was thrown from her vehicle and died instantly. She was working on a documentary at the time of her death, which was released as The Last Days of Left Eye and aired on VH1 in May 2007.
Lopes was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Wanda Denise (née Andino), a seamstress, and Ronald Lopes Sr., a US Army staff sergeant, of Black, Portuguese background. She had a younger brother, Ronald Jr., and a younger sister, Reina (who professionally goes by Reigndrop). Her father was described by music journalist Jacqueline Springer as an "oppressively" strict and demanding disciplinarian. He was a "talented musician" and played the harmonica, clarinet, piano, and saxophone.
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