CoCo Lee, Asian American singer, songwriter, and actress has passed away at the age of 48

⚠️ TW (mentions of suicide)

CoCo Lee, the Hong Kong-born singer, songwriter, and actress has passed away at the age of 48. In a statement released on social media, her sisters Carol and Nancy wrote:

“With great sadness, we are here 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. Although, CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her. On 2 July, she committed suicide at home and was sent to the hospital. Despite the best efforts of the hospital team to rescue and treat her from her coma, she finally passed away on 5 July, 2023.

2023 marks the 30th anniversary of CoCo’s singing career, in the past 29 years, she’s won countless international acclaims with top selling songs and has left audience w an astounding impression of her excellent live performances. CoCo is also known to have worked tirelessly to open up a new world for Chinese singers in the international music scene, and she went all out to shine for the Chinese. We are proud of her!

As a family of CoCo, we are very grateful and honored to have such an excellent and outstanding sister. We are thankful to God for giving us such a kind angel. We know now she has gone to a happier place and no longer suffers from depression; we trust God has her best interest looked after! Now, our greatest responsibility is to take good care of our elderly mother. I hope everyone will pray for this poor old lady & allow us time & privacy in healing.”

Along with the success of her own studio albums, CoCo famously sang “A Love Before Time,” for the movie ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.’ The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars and she became the first Chinese American to perform at the Academy Awards. CoCo was also recruited by Disney to sing “Reflection” and be the voice of Fa Mulan for the Mandarin version of ‘Mulan.’

Condolences to CoCo’s family, friends, and many adoring fans across the world.

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