Music queen Coco Lee (CoCo) passed away today (5th) at the age of 48. Li Mei’s sister, Li Silin, announced the sad news on social platforms tonight, saying that Coco Lee suffered from depression a few years ago and fought against the illness for a long time. She committed suicide at home on July 2 and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. The soul is exhausted and dies forever.
The full text is as follows:
To all the fans and friends who love CoCo Lee Coco:
With great sadness, we would like to tell you a sad news: CoCo unfortunately suffered from depression a few years ago. After a long period of fighting against the disease, unfortunately, his condition took a turn for the worse recently. He committed suicide at home on July 2 and was sent to the hospital Afterwards, he remained in a coma. After the efforts of the hospital team to rescue and treat him, he finally returned to his senses on July 5th and passed away.
2023 should have been the 30th anniversary of CoCo’s debut. In the past 29 years, in addition to bringing us endless joy and surprises with her strong singing and dancing, she has worked harder to open up a new world for Chinese singers in the international music scene, and has been going all out to shine for the Chinese. We Proud of her.
As a family of CoCo, we are very grateful and honored to have such an excellent and outstanding sister. We are grateful to God for giving us such a kind angel. We hope that now she has gone to a happier place and no longer suffers from depression; believe in God Definitely give her the best arrangement! Now, our biggest responsibility is to take good care of our elderly mother. I hope everyone will pray for this old man and give us time and private space to heal!
Finally, I would like to thank the medical staff again for their dedicated rescue and care throughout the whole process. At the same time, I hope that you will not only miss CoCo, but also share her bright smile, treat people with sincerity, and convey kindness and love to everyone around you, and continue CoCo’s wish-to let everyone around her feel her love and happiness. .
Although CoCo stays in the world for a short time, her light will last forever!