American singer Coco Lee died at the age of 48 on Wednesday following a suicide attempt leading to a coma.
Lee’s two sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee, said in a statement posted on Instagram and Facebook that she was quite a lot depressed and was undergoing through a lot of mental pressure but they were unaware of her taking this drastic step.
She was born in Hong Kong and was moved to the US as a child. There she gained popularity and released albums in Mandarin and English.
She also voiced the lead character in the Mandarin version of Disney’s hit film Mulan, and performed a song from the soundtrack of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at the 2001 Oscars.
Coco Lee always enjoyed pop stardom in Asia in the 1990s and 2000s, her sudden death is really mournful for pop lovers.”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 stated.
Not only that her performances included album of Michael Jackson & Friends which benefitted concert in South Korea in the year 1999 and she was also made a judge on TV talent shows including Chinese Idol. In the 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” but nobody was unknown about her inner turmoil and are still in shock due to her sudden demise at the early age of 48.