LISA 'Left Eye' LOPES Dies in Auto Crash in Honduras

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Whowhere

Friday, April 26, 2002 - 05:24 am Click here to edit this post
I just heard them announce on the radio this morning that Lisa Lopes from TLC died in an automobile accident when she was on vacation in Honduras.

Very sad. Lisa would have been 31 next month.

RIP Lisa, you will truly be missed!!

(Admin - I misspelled her last name in the title to this thread. Will you please change her last name to L-O-P-E-S? Thank a bunch!)

Whowhere

Friday, April 26, 2002 - 05:27 am Click here to edit this post
(CBS) Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of the top selling female trio TLC was killed in a car crash in Honduras, her record company confirmed early Friday.

Lopes, 31, was killed while in Honduras on vacation, according to Arista Records senior vice president Laura Swanson. Lopes is believed to have been among seven people in the car and is the only one who was killed.

"No words can possibly express the sorrow and sadness I feel for this most devastating loss," said Arista president L.A. Reid, who helped shape the career of the popular R&B group.

"Lisa was not only a gifted and talented musical inspiration, but more importantly, she was like a daughter to me," said Reid. "My thoughts and prayers are with Lisa's family and friends. Her legacy will be remembered forever."

TLC, which also included Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, were the Grammy-winning group behind such hits as "Waterfall," "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty." Their latest album was "FanMail."

Lopes was the first of the popular trio to do a solo album - "Supernova" - and in January, recorded a second solo CD in Los Angeles. That album was being done under the name N.I.N.A, an acronym for "New Identity Non-Applicable," which also happens to be a street name for the 9mm handgun.

Lopes worked with some of the top names in the business, including producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and did her most recent solo work for Tha Row, the corporate successor to Suge Knight's Death Row Records.

Among other things, Lopes was known for a rebellious attitude and an ability to understand the business side of music and fight for both a bigger slice of the take and more creative control.

She had a tough childhood, with an alcoholic, abusive father who died on the day she got her first record deal. Two other family members died in accidents while still young.

In the past few years, Lopes was singing the praises of a healthier lifestyle, after being arrested for the torching of her boyfriend's Atlanta mansion and subsequently going into alcohol rehab.

Most recently, Lopes was in the process of expanding both her fan base - appearing a few months ago kidding around with other celebrities on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" - and her range as an artist, having landed an acting part in an upcoming film.

She had signed with rapper Kurupt to appear in his first movie, which was to begin filming in Philadelphia this October, a story about the revenge plans of a man whose family is murdered.

Grooch

Friday, April 26, 2002 - 07:22 am Click here to edit this post
It is always very sad when someone so young passes away, especially when they have such a bright future.

Her loss will be greatly missed. :(