First Listen: TLC Replaces Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes in New Version of 'Waterfalls'

Today, TLC released a new version of their hit song "Waterfalls," in which they replace the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes with Japanese singer, Namie Amuro. On the version dedicated to Japenese fans and released in celebration of the group's 20th Anniversary, Namie sings, softly raps the verse originally performed by Left Eye. Get a first listen below!

Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, TLC found unprecedented success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats with the law, each other, and the group's record label.

Initially, TLC achieved commercial success following the release of their debut album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, which sold 6 million copies worldwide. However, it was their second album, CrazySexyCool, that catapulted the group to superstar status. CrazySexyCool went on to be certified diamond by the RIAA- a first for a female group, and eventually sold 23 million copies worldwide.

Five years later, the group released their third album FanMail, which became the group's first album to debut at number one and sold more than 11 million copies worldwide. The subsequent tour following FanMail's release became the highest grossing tour of all time by a female band. In 2002, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes died in a car accident in Honduras. Seven months later, T-Boz and Chilli released the group's fourth album 3D, which sold 2 million copies worldwide, scored the Top 40 hit Girl Talk and earned two Grammy Awards nominations, it featured unreleased vocals from Left Eye.

 

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