

Lisa has a younger brother, Ronald Jr., and a younger sister, Rain (nicknamed Reigndrop). Lopes was born in 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Wanda ( née Andino), a seamstress, and Ronald Lopes Sr., a US Army staff sergeant. The documentary was released as The Last Days of Left Eye and aired on VH1 in May 2007. The vehicle she was in swerved off the road to avoid hitting another vehicle that stopped abruptly in front of them. On April 25, 2002, Lopes was killed in a car crash while shooting a documentary in Honduras. Lopes remains the only member of TLC to have released a solo album. She also produced another girl group, Blaque, who scored a platinum album and two US top 10 hits. ĭuring 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. Through her work with TLC, Lopes won four Grammy Awards. She also designed some of their outfits and the stage for ‘Fan Mail Tour’ and contributed to the group's image, album titles, artworks, and music videos. Besides rapping and singing backing vocals on TLC recordings, Lopes was the creative force behind the group, receiving more co-writing credits than the other members. She was a member 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 rapper and singer.
