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Lisa Nicole Lopes May 27, — April 25, , also known by her stage name Left Eye , was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Besides rapping and singing 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.

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, , Lopes was killed in a car accident in Roma, Jutiapa , Honduras, while volunteering at a children's development center. Lopes was speeding and lost control of her rental SUV.

Four other passengers were injured enough to require hospitalization. Lopes' parents separated when she was still in school, and her paternal grandmother raised her during the later years of her childhood. By age 10, Lopes formed the musical trio The Lopes Kids with her siblings, with whom she performed gospel songs at local events and churches.

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In late , [ 9 ] Lopes moved to Atlanta to dance in an artist's music video. Watkins became T-Boz, derived from the first letter of her first name and "Boz" slang for "boss". Lopes was renamed "Left Eye" after a compliment from her friend, speculated to be New Edition member Michael Bivins , who once told her he was attracted to her because of her left eye, which was more slanted than her right eye.

Lopes emphasized her nickname by wearing a pair of glasses with the right lens covered by a condom in keeping with the group's support of safe sex , wearing a black stripe under her left eye, and eventually getting her left eyebrow pierced. The group debuted in with the album Ooooooohhh