Original title: Singer CoCo Lee passed away and director Ang Lee issued a condolence message
News tonight (Reporter Gao Shuang) Singer Coco Lee’s sister Li Silin posted on Weibo on the 5th that Coco Lee unfortunately suffered from depression a few years ago and committed suicide at home on July 2, and finally passed away on July 5. Passed away unfortunately at the age of 48.
Coco Lee is one of the few internationally recognizable singers in the Chinese music scene. She was born in Hong Kong in 1975 and immigrated to the United States at the age of 9. She returned to Hong Kong to participate in a singing competition and made her debut in 1993. This year marks the 30th anniversary of her debut. Since his debut, Coco Lee has released 14 Chinese albums in total. Songs such as “DiDaDi”, “Good Mood”, “True Lover”, “Sunny Day” and “365 Days of Missing You” have become popular in the streets and alleys. In 2001, she became the first Chinese-speaking singer to sing at the Academy Awards in the United States. In 2016, Coco Lee won the title of King of Songs in Hunan Satellite TV’s singing reality show “I Am a Singer Season 4”. In 2022, Coco Lee joined Hunan Satellite TV’s variety show “The Sound Is Never Ending” and sang the theme song “The Love You Left” for the movie “Walking on the Moon”.
The Sri Lankan has gone, but the sound is still in my ears. After learning the news of Coco Lee’s death, many people in the entertainment industry sent messages to mourn Coco Lee, expressing their shock and reluctance. Director Ang Lee sent a message of condolences through his assistant: “I was shocked to hear the news of Coco Lee. In my impression, she is such a cheerful and lovely person. I recalled that when I recorded the ending song of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” with her, everything was so pleasant. Still I remember when she performed at the Oscars, she said, ‘As the first Asian to sing at the Oscars, I must sing with all my might’.” In the end, Ang Lee expressed “I miss her”.
