Lopes was born in 1971 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Wanda Denise (née Andino), a seamstress, and Ronald Lopes Sr., a US Army staff sergeant, She was of Cape Verdean, Mexican, Portuguese & African American descent. 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. She swerved off the road to avoid hitting another vehicle and was thrown from her vehicle and died instantly. On April 25, 2002, Lopes was killed in a car accident while on a trip with her sister and others. Lopes remains the only member of TLC to have released a solo album. She also produced the girl group Blaque, who scored a platinum album and two US top-ten hits. Through her work with TLC, Lopes won four Grammy Awards.ĭuring 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 designed the outfits and staging for the group and contributed to the group's image, album titles, artworks, and music videos. She received more co-writing credits than the other members. Besides rapping and singing background vocals on TLC recordings, Lopes was one of the creative forces behind the group. Lopes was best known as one-third of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Lisa Nicole Lopes (– April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American hip hop singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer.
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