- A memorial has been commissioned in the city of La Ceiba, Honduras in honor of the late Lopes, who was killed in an automobile accident in Honduras in April of 2002. (May 14, 2003)
- When she died in a car crash in April 2002, she left behind a number of unreleased tracks, recorded both for TLC and for her solo project.
- Lopes recorded an solo album last year for Arista, TLC's label, called ''Supernova and was released throughout the world but, inexplicably, not in the United States.
- Sometimes credited as: Lisa 'Nina' Lopes, Nina, or part of TLC
- Trade mark: she was in the habit of replacing one lens of her glasses with a condom during performances.
- Was considered for one of the main roles in JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS (2000).
- Pleaded guilty to burning down the mansion of her boyfriend Andre Rison (1994).
- Was featured on Method Man's Album Tical 2000.
- Adopted a little girl. [2001]
- Appeared on 'Who Wants to a Millionare?' celebrity edition. [2001]
- Her father was in the Army.
- Grew up in Kansas, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Panama.
- Went to healing village in Honduras to heal and meditate occasionally.
- Was album producer of singing-group Blaque.
- Her pseudonym, N.I.N.A. stood for New Identity Not Applicable
- Lopes' white casket was engraved with a rap she recited on TLC's No. 1 song Waterfalls. It reads, Dreams are hopeless aspirations, in hopes of coming true, believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you.
- When she died in car crash in Honduras April 26, 2002, she was the only fatality in a vechicle that had seven passengers.
Quotes- On her falling-out with her TLC bandmates: "I felt like an outcast. It used to be the three of us being very silly, and then it was just the two of them being silly. I didn't feel silly anymore."
- "There's a thin line between genius and insanity - and I always get labelled as being the crazy one."
- On death: "I have always been a very spiritual women, I think we all have different heaven's. Mine will probably be me re-living my life over"
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