Lisa Lopes was in an American girl group.
CrazySexyCool is the second studio album by American girl group TLC , released on November 15 , 1994 by LaFace Records . Lisa Nicole Lopes ( May 27 , 1971 -- April 25 , 2002 ) , better known by her stage name Left Eye , was an American hip hop singer , rapper , actress , songwriter and producer . She rose to fame in the early 1990s as one-third of the girl group TLC , alongside Tionne `` T-Boz '' Watkins and Rozonda `` Chilli '' Thomas . Besides rapping and singing background vocals on TLC recordings , Lopes was one of the creative forces behind the group . She also designed the outfits and stage for the group and brought concepts to the group image , album titles , artworks and music videos .