What caused the death of performed Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes?
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was a Grammy Award-winning American rapper, singer-songwriter, teen idol, and member of the popular R&B group TLC. Lopes contributed her own self-written raps to many of TLC’s popular singles, including “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg”, “What About Your Friends”, “Hat 2 da Back”, “Waterfalls”, “No Scrubs” and “Girl Talk”. Lopes was also a self-taught keyboardist and displayed those talents during her solo spot on TLC’s headlining concert performances. She was also known for wearing a pair of glasses with a condom in place of the left eye lens in the beginning of her career, which was one of the ways she promoted safe sex. Lopes got the nickname “Left Eye” from a boyfriend who noticed that her left eye was slightly smaller than her right.[1] Death Main article: The Death of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Lopes had already started work on both her second solo album and on songs for the fourth TLC album, 3D, when she
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, member of hip-hop R&B group TLC, was killed in a car accident Thursday in Honduras, her record label reported early Friday. She was 30. The head-on collision on a treacherous two-lane country road occurred shortly before 6 p.m. outside La Ceiba, a town on the Atlantic coast, said Carlos Bakota, a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy. Lopes, who was driving, died instantly, he said. The singer was one of eight people in the vehicle at the time of the accident. Three members of Egypt, a new band, were taken to Dantoni Hospital in La Ceiba. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/26/obit.lopes/index.html Sources: http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/26/obit.lopes/index.
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was a Grammy Award-winning American rapper, singer-songwriter, teen idol, and member of the popular R&B group TLC. Lopes contributed her own self-written raps to many of TLC’s popular singles, including “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg”, “What About Your Friends”, “Hat 2 da Back”, “Waterfalls”, “No Scrubs” and “Girl Talk”. Lopes was also a self-taught keyboardist and displayed those talents during her solo spot on TLC’s headlining concert performances. She was also known for wearing a pair of glasses with a condom in place of the left eye lens in the beginning of her career, which was one of the ways she promoted safe sex. Lopes got the nickname “Left Eye” from a boyfriend who noticed that her left eye was slightly smaller than her right.[1] Death Main article: The Death of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Lopes had already started work on both her second solo album and on songs for the fourth TLC album, 3D, when she
