Watkins became T-Boz, derived from the first letter of her first name and 'Boz' (slang for 'boss'). To preserve the band's original name, Thomas needed a name starting with C, which is how she became 'Chilli,' a name chosen by Lopes. Things did not work out with Jones, and TLC's manager Perri 'Pebbles' Reid brought in Damian Dame backup dancer Rozonda Thomas as a third member of the group. Originally starting as a female trio called 2nd Nature, the group was renamed TLC, derived from the first initials of its members at the time: Tionne Watkins, Lisa Lopes and Crystal Jones. In late 1990, having heard of an open casting call for a new girl group through her then-boyfriend, Lopes moved to Atlanta to audition. She attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls.

By age 10, she formed the musical trio The Lopes Kids with her siblings, with whom she sang gospel songs at local events and churches. She began playing with a toy keyboard at 5 years old, and later composed her own songs. Lopes' parents separated when she was still in school, and her paternal grandmother raised her during the later years of her childhood. He was also a 'talented musician' who played the harmonica, clarinet, piano, and saxophone. Lopes said her father was 'very strict, very domineering' and that he treated the family like they were in 'boot camp'. Lisa had a younger brother, Ronald Jr., and a younger sister, Raina Anitra (nicknamed Reigndrop). Lopes was born in 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Wanda Denise ( 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. On April 25, 2002, Lopes was killed in a car crash while on vacation and shooting a documentary about charity work 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 the outfits and staging for the group and contributed to the group's image, album titles, artworks, and music videos. 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 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.

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