Coco Lee has died.
The Hong Kong-born singer died on Wednesday, three days after she was placed in a coma following a suicide attempt, her sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee, said on"With great sadness, we are here to break the most devastating news: Coco had been suffering from depression for a few years but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months," the sisters wrote.
Lee was born in Hong Kong in 1975, then lived in the U.S. for middle and high school. She later returned to Asia where she had a successful career as a pop singer. Initially a Mandopop singer, Lee went on to release albums in Cantonese and English throughout her career., and sang the Mandarin version of"Reflection," the movie's theme song.
Then, in 2001, Lee became the first Chinese Chanel brand ambassador for the company's Asian region. That same year, Lee sang"A Love Before Time," the end-credit title song of . The track earned an Oscar nomination, and Lee became the first Chinese American to perform at the awards ceremony.Chinese Idol "2023 should have been the 30th anniversary of Coco's debut," her sisters wrote in their post.
In 2011, Lee married Canadian businessman Bruce Rockowitz. She had two stepdaughters through her marriage.GET THE ET NEWSLETTER
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