Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 โ April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas. Besides rapping and singing backing vocals on TLC recordings, Lopes was one of the creative forces behind the group, receiving more co-writing credits than the other members. She also designed the outfits and staging for the group 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 British 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. On April 25, 2002, Lopes was killed in a car crash while organizing charity work in Honduras. She swerved off the road to avoid hitting another vehicle, and was thrown from her car. 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ยทFreaknik: The Wildest Party Never Toldas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2012 ยทYo! The Story of โYo! MTV Rapsโas Self
- 2007 ยทThe Last Days of Left Eyeas Self (archive footage)
- 2003 ยท2PAC 4Everas Herself
- 2003 ยทLisa "Left Eye" Lopes: Crazy Sexy Coolas
- 2002 ยทPower Girlsas Self (archive footage)
- 2002 ยทHype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1as
- 1999 ยทTeen Choice Awardsas Self - Nominee
- 1998 ยทCousin Skeeteras
- 1994 ยทAll Thatas Self
- 1994 ยทHouse Party 3as Sex As A Weapon
- 1992 ยทOut All Nightas Self
- 1988 ยทYo! MTV Rapsas Self
- 1984 ยทMTV Video Music Awardsas Self
- 1975 ยทSaturday Night Liveas Self - Musical Guest
- 1964 ยทTop of the Popsas Self