Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes

Born: 1971-05-27

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 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.


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House Party 3

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Released: 1994-01-11

Hip Hop duo Kid & Play return in the second follow-up to their 1990 screen debut House Party....

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Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

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Released: 2024-03-12

A celebratory exploration of the boisterous times of Freaknik, the iconic Atlanta street party...

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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

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Released: 2012-06-07

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke...

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The Last Days of Left Eye

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Released: 2007-05-18

Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes was the hip-hop voice of TLC, the best selling female R&B group of all...

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Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1

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Released: 2002-01-01

Hype's acclaim for skillfully imaginative visually intoxicating music videos, The Videos Vol. 1,...

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Power Girls

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Released: 2002-08-12

Video collection of music tracks by female performers.

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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: Crazy Sexy Cool

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Released: 2003-08-19

This unauthorized biography looks at the life and career of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, co-founder...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Top of the Pops

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First aired: 1964-01-01

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s...

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MTV Video Music Awards

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First aired: 1984-09-14

An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

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All That

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First aired: 1994-04-16

A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.

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Cousin Skeeter

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First aired: 1998-09-01

With the help of his strange cousin Skeeter, Bobby learns life lessons and tackles the ups and...

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Yo! MTV Raps

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First aired: 1988-09-21

Popular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap...

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Teen Choice Awards

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First aired: 1999-08-01

The Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were...

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