Hong Kong-American pop singer Coco Lee dies by suicide at 48

By Agence France-Presse: Hong Kong-born American pop singer Coco Lee, beloved in Asia for her diva riffs and because the voice of Disney’s “Mulan” in Mandarin, died Wednesday, in line with an announcement from her household.

The 48-year-old had suffered from despair in recent times, “but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months”, sisters Carol Lee and Nancy Lee stated in an Instagram publish.

She was hospitalised Sunday after trying to take her personal life, they stated.

“Despite the best efforts of the hospital team to rescue and treat her from her coma, she finally passed away on 5 July, 2023.”

Born January 17, 1975, in British-ruled Hong Kong, Lee — who additionally grew up in California — gained prominence within the 90s for her robust voice, crescendoing vocal riffs and soulful ballads.

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Her fluency in Cantonese, Mandarin and English helped Lee entry a fan base not solely in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan, but additionally in Southeast Asian international locations like Singapore and Malaysia, in addition to in Australia.

She sang the Mandarin model of the 1998 ballad “Reflection” from the Disney movie “Mulan”, and recorded “A Love Before Time” as a part of the soundtrack for the martial arts movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, directed by Ang Lee.

She carried out the Best Original Song-nominated quantity on the 2001 Academy Awards, making her the primary singer of Chinese descent to grace the Oscars stage, in line with Warner Music China.

In 1999, Lee debuted her first full English-language album, “Just No Other Way”, which featured extra R&B-influenced hits like “Do You Want My Love”.

From that album, “Before I Fall in Love” was chosen because the theme tune for the Richard Gere and Julia Roberts rom-com “Runaway Bride”.

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In her ultimate Instagram publish, Lee shared tattoos studying “love” and “faith” scrawled on her arms.

“My 2 favorite words that I carry strongly in my heart which I desperately needed to get thru this incredibly difficult year,” she wrote within the publish, revealed on the ultimate day of 2022.

“You are not alone, no matter how hard life gets, I’m with u,” she wrote to her followers.

According to her sisters, 2023 marked the “30th anniversary of CoCo’s singing career”.

“We are thankful to God for giving us such a kind angel,” they wrote.

“Although CoCo stays in the world for not long a time, her rays of light will last forever!”

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