Disney Star and vocalist Coco Lee passed away at the age of 48. During the 1990s and 2000s, Coco was a pop star in Asia. Lee has albums available in both English and Mandarin. Lee, who was born in Hong Kong, eventually migrated with his family to the US.
In addition to lending her voice to Mulan, the main character in the Mandarin version of Disney's blockbuster Mulan, she also performed a song from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's soundtrack at the 2001 Academy Awards. Since attempting suicide over the weekend, according to her sisters, she has been in a coma.
Lee had been suffering from depression for a few years, older sisters Carol and Nancy wrote in a Facebook post. She tried to take her own life at home on Sunday and was taken to hospital, where she died on Wednesday, they wrote.
Lee broke into the Mandopop scene in 1994 with two Mandarin albums. Within the next year, she released an English-language album as well as a third Mandarin album.
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“Not only did she bring us joy with her songs and dances in the past 29 years, she also worked hard to break new ground for Chinese singers in the international music scene and has been doing her utmost to shine for the Chinese,” Lee’s sisters wrote.
She also sang the Mandarin version of the Mulan theme song, Reflection; while her song Before I Fall in Love is on the soundtrack to the 1999 Hollywood film Runaway Bride, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
Her performances included a Michael Jackson & Friends benefit concert in South Korea in 1999, and she was a judge on TV talent shows including Chinese Idol.
This past New Year’s Eve, Lee said in an Instagram post that she had “faced major life changing hurdles”, and described 2022 as an “incredibly difficult year”.
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Her latest single Tragic was released on 14 February this year. She revealed on Facebook in March that she had undergone pelvic and thigh surgery as a result of reinjuring an old leg during a dance session in late 2017.
Lee wed Bruce Rockowitz in 2011, the former CEO of the Hong Kong-based supply chain behemoth Li & Fung. He has two daughters with them from a previous union. About three years ago, there were rumors that they had broken up, but Lee never addressed them.
On Wednesday, Lee’s sisters wrote: “In addition to remembering Coco, I hope that you will share her trademark bright smile, honesty, and kindness with everyone around you, and continue Coco’s wish that all those around her will feel her love and joy.”
