Singer’s sisters stated that she had been in a coma
Singer, songwriter and actor, Coco Lee has died on the age of 48, BBC reported. Born in Hong Kong, the singer moved to the US as a toddler and launched albums in Mandarin and English.
Born January 17, 1975, in British-ruled Hong Kong, Lee — who additionally grew up in California — gained prominence within the 90s for her sturdy voice, crescendoing vocal riffs and soulful ballads.
Singer’s sisters stated that she had been in a coma since a suicide try on the weekend. Lee was affected by despair for just a few years, her sisters Carol and Nancy wrote on Instagram. The put up says that she tried to take her personal life at house on Sunday and was taken to hospital, the place she died on Wednesday.
“Not solely did she deliver us pleasure along with her songs and dances prior to now 29 years, however she additionally labored onerous to interrupt new floor for Chinese language singers within the worldwide music scene and has been doing her utmost to shine for the Chinese language,” Lee’s sisters wrote.
The singer voiced the lead character within the Mandarin model of Disney’s hit movie Milan. She additionally carried out a track from the soundtrack of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on the 2001 Oscars.
In 2011, the singer married Bruce Rockowitz, a Canadian businessman who’s the previous chief government of Hong Kong provide chain firm Li & Fung.
In her last Instagram put up, Lee shared tattoos studying “love” and “religion” scrawled on her arms.
“My 2 favourite phrases that I carry strongly in my coronary heart which I desperately wanted to get via this extremely troublesome yr,” she wrote within the put up, printed on the ultimate day of 2022.
“You aren’t alone, irrespective of how onerous life will get, I am with u,” she wrote to her followers.
In line with her sisters, 2023 marked the “thirtieth anniversary of CoCo’s singing profession”.
“We’re grateful to God for giving us such a form angel,” they wrote.
“Though CoCo stays on the planet for not lengthy a time, her rays of sunshine will final perpetually!”
