The well-known singer Coco Lee passed away due to depression at the age of 48. The City Express reporter recalled Coco Lee: He was very dedicated and caring, obviously he seemed optimistic, why did he suffer from depression?
Last night, a bad news was suddenly confirmed: Li Silin, sister of singer Coco Lee, posted on social media, confirming that Coco Lee passed away at the age of 48. The cause of death disclosed by Li Silin is also heartbreaking: “CoCo unfortunately suffered from depression a few years ago. The hospital team worked hard to rescue and treat him, and finally returned to his soul on July 5 and passed away.”
As soon as the news came out, it immediately rushed to the top of Weibo’s hot search. It is undoubtedly explosive news for both senior fans and ordinary audiences. Most of the messages and comments are in a state of shock: “I can’t believe it” “I hope it’s fake news”…
The reporter recalled Coco Lee: very dedicated and caring
Hearing the news of CoCo Lee’s death, our reporter, like everyone else, couldn’t believe it. I saw her at the recording site of “The Voice of China” last year, and her hearty laughter seemed to be still in my ears.
Last year, Coco Lee was invited to succeed Liao Changyong as one of the four mentors, and he amazed the audience as soon as he appeared on the stage. In every recording, I never hesitate to praise my students. Some colleagues said that Coco Lee put in more than 120% of her efforts to demonstrate that the students sang late into the night for the show.
The most impressive thing is that on the day of the finals, Coco Lee suffered a relapse of her leg injury and accidentally fell on the stage. However, in order not to affect the competition of student Wang Zepeng, she insisted on harmony until the last moment.
During an interview, Coco Lee also reminded the female reporter at the scene: “Girls who go on a trip must pay attention to safety and lock the door when staying in a hotel.”
When the news of Coco Lee’s death came out, DJ and music performance planner Peng Jiyang’s WeChat account was flooded. In an interview with this newspaper, his voice was a little choked, “I really am, I don’t know how to say it, I am very sad, really very sad.” In 2001, Coco Lee’s solo concert in Hangzhou was held at Huanglong Sports Center . “On September 23, 2001, I remember very clearly. I organized her concert in Hangzhou and introduced it. What impressed me most was that it was raining that day. When she picked it up, she didn’t count It was very popular, so I took a gamble at the time.”
This year marks the 30th anniversary of her debut
“Hi everyone, I’m CoCo Li Wei!”
Coco Lee, who can sing, dance and change looks, was originally named Li Meilin, her father is an overseas Chinese from Indonesia, and her mother’s ancestral home is Wuhan, Hubei. In 1993, Coco Lee returned to Hong Kong from the United States to participate in the TVB Global Chinese Rookie Singing Contest, and finally won the runner-up, and signed to its affiliated record company Huaxing Records. Coco Lee’s first appearance was her debut album “Love is Now”, which was released in Taiwan on June 15, 1994. Its title song “I’m Still Your Lover” became her representative debut. For the Taiwanese music scene at that time, the appearance of the energetic and youthful Coco Lee was like an “American whirlwind”. Until the 4th album “CoCo Lee Coco”, Coco Lee ushered in his full-scale explosion. The first title song “Love in the Past” was composed by Bao Bida and written by Yao Qian. “She Cried Before Sleeping” is a duet with Ke Mingin, a fellow singer who later came to the talent show to be a famous mentor. This album quickly broke the sales volume of 400,000 copies, knocking on the door of the Golden Melody Award for Coco Lee.
The following 1998 was simply the year of Coco Lee.
In January 1998, Coco Lee released her 6th Chinese album “Di Da Di·Hint”. Coco Lee, with fiery red horn hair and sexy clothes, quickly occupied the eyes and ears of the public with the hit commercials. . This dance-style “Di Da Di” is one of CoCo Lee’s most sung songs. It is actually a cover of Maria Montell’s “And So The Story Goes…” and re-arranged. The total sales volume of this album in Asia is as high as 1.8 million copies, which is CoCo Lee’s highest-selling Chinese album.
Only half a year later, in June of the same year, Coco Lee quickly released her 7th Chinese album “Sunny Day · Good Mood”. The title song “Good Mood” is also one of Coco Lee’s most familiar songs. In this album, there are two songs related to the movie. “Answer” is the theme song of Hong Kong director Yang Fan’s movie “Beautiful Boy Love”, and “Myself” is the Chinese theme song of Disney’s 1998 animation blockbuster “Mulan”. Coco Lee not only sang, but also dubbed “Mulan” together with Jackie Chan and Wu Zongxian. In 2022, the new live-action “Mulan” movie will be released, and Coco Lee will re-interpret the theme song “Myself”.
In August 1998, Coco Lee released the EP “Bump to Watch Love”, which included the original English version “Reflection” of the theme song “Myself” of the movie “Mulan” and the theme song of the animated film “Lotus Lantern”. , is the touching song “Thinking of You 365 Days”.
Source: City Express Author: Reporter Gao Huarong Song Yun Yuqing Editor: Fang Xi
