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Lisa Lopes
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lisa Nicole Lopes, Left Eye, N.I.N.A.
American singer and rapper (1971–2002)
Film & TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – 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…
Known for
- Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ — Self2012
- Last Days of Left Eye — Self (archive footage)2007
- 2PAC 4Ever — Herself2003
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: Crazy Sexy Cool2003
- Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 12002
- Power Girls — Self (archive footage)2002
- Teen Choice Awards — Self1999
- Cousin Skeeter1998
- House Party 3 — Sex As A Weapon1994
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Key facts
- Born
- Lisa Nicole Lopes , ( 1971-05-27 ) May 27, 1971, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- April 25, 2002 (2002-04-25) (aged 30), La Ceiba , Honduras
- Resting place
- Hillandale Memorial Gardens, Lithonia, Georgia , U.S.
- Other names
- Left Eye N.I.N.A.
- Occupations
- Rapper singer-songwriter
- Years active
- 1990–2002
- Partners
- Andre Rison (1993–2001), Sean Newman (2000)
- Origin
- Atlanta , Georgia, U.S.
- Genres
- Hip-hop R&B pop
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- LaFace Arista Death Row
- Formerly of
- TLC
- Website
- lisalopesfoundation .net
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nicole
- Family name
- Lopes
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- La Ceiba
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Death Row Records
- Official website
- www.lisalopesfoundation.net
- Number of children
- 2
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- cause of death
- traffic collision
- date of birth
- 1971-05-27
- date of death
- 2002-04-25
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- nominated for
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song
- member of
- TLC
- Commons category
- Lisa Nicole Lopes
- manner of death
- accidental death
- pseudonym
- N.I.N.A.
- birth name
- Lisa Nicole Lopes
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- unmarried partner
- Andre Rison
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), also known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Besides rapping 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.
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