Coco Lee (1975–2023) was a Hong Kong-born American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. She was the first Asian artist to perform at the Oscars and the first Chinese brand ambassador for luxury brand Chanel. In July 2023, he died after committing suicide at the age of 48.
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Farren Coco Lee was born on Friday, 17 January 1975 (age 48 at the time of death) in British Hong Kong (now Hong Kong). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. At the age of nine, she moved from Hong Kong to San Francisco with her family. He attended Presidio Middle School and Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School in San Francisco. She used to sing at home when she was a child and after hearing her singing, her sister and mother encouraged her to pursue singing as a career. She was crowned Miss Junior Chinatown when she was studying in middle school. He was elected as class president while attending high school.
coco lee while playing volleyball
After completing high school in 1992, he received an offer to sign a contract with a recording company in Hong Kong. He studied at the University of California at Irvine. While studying at university, she tried to balance her singing career with her studies; However, he dropped out of college after his first year to focus solely on his singing career.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Weight(Approx): 42.3kg
Coco Lee shares a photo on Instagram revealing her weight
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: brown
Family
Coco was from a Malaysian family on her father’s side and a Hong Kong Cantonese family on her mother’s side.
parents and siblings
His father had died before his birth. His mother is a surgeon. He has two older sisters, Carol Lee and Nancy Lee, who was his manager.
Coco Lee with her mother and sisters
husband and children
On 27 October 2011, she married Hong Kong-based Canadian businessman Bruce Rockowitz in Hong Kong. The couple has a Jewish wedding ceremony which featured performances by many famous singers including Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys and Ne-Yo.
Ne-Yo performing at the wedding of Coco Lee and Bruce Rockowitz
On the occasion of her wedding, she released English and Chinese versions of the song ‘I Just Wanna Marry You’ on 24 October 2011. He had two stepdaughters named Rachel and Sarah, whom Bruce had from his previous marriage.
Coco Lee with Bruce Rockowitz and her daughters
relationships/affairs
Coco Lee and Bruce Rockowitz were in a relationship with each other for eight years before getting married in 2011.
signature/autograph
Coco Lee’s signature on her music CD
livelihood
singer
In 1992, she participated in the 12th Annual New Talent Search contest, where she sang Whitney Houston’s ‘Run to You’ and placed second. The following day, Capitol Artists, a Hong Kong-based record label, contacted them to sign a recording contract with them.
cantonese
In October 1993, they made their debut with a Cantonese compilation album titled ‘Red Hot Hits ’93 Autumn Edition’. In November 1994, they made an appearance on a compilation album titled ‘Statement of Love, Duet Songs’. In 1997, he released the album ‘Be Careful Next Time’.
indolent
On June 15, 1994, she released her first Mandarin solo album ‘Love From Now On’, working under Fancy Pie Records. In 1996, she signed a record contract with Sony Music Entertainment and released the album ‘Coco Lee’ on June 14, 1996, which became the best-selling album in Asia in 1996. In 1998, his album ‘Di Da Di’ was released. It sold approximately one million copies within three months of its release.
Poster of Coco Lee’s 1998 album ‘Di Da Di’
English
On June 12, 1995, she released her debut English album ‘Brave Enough to Love’. In November 1999, he released another album, titled ‘Just No Other Way’. They released their first English album, ‘Exposed’, in March 2005 under Sony BMG. Their album, ‘Exposed’, was banned in Mainland China due to explicit lyrics in some of the songs.
international cooperation
The song ‘Colours’ from their 1998 Mandarin album ‘Sunny Day’ was used as the opening song of the Football World Cup and the song ‘The Answer’ from the same album was used in the Hong Kong Cantonese language romantic drama film ‘Bishonen’. it was done. , The same year, she sang the theme song ‘Reflection’ and voiced the character Fa Mulan in the Mandarin version of Walt Disney Pictures’ animated film ‘Mulan’. In August 1998, he held a concert in Taiwan, where he performed in front of more than 50 thousand fans, which proved to be the first biggest concert with such an audience in Taiwan since Michael Jackson.
coco lee with michael jackson
In 1999, she also performed at Michael Jackson’s ‘Michael Jackson & Friends’ charity concert in Seoul.
Coco Lee performing at the ‘Michael Jackson & Friends’ charity concert
In 1999, her song ‘Before I Fall in Love’ was made part of the soundtrack of the American film ‘Runaway Bride’. She collaborated with several artists including Wang Leehom, Stephanie Sun and Elva Hsiao to record the songs ‘We Meet the Future’ and ‘Hand in Hand’ to raise money and awareness about the SARS disease. In 2001, she sang ‘A Love Before Time’ for the Chinese martial arts film ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’. She performed the song at the Oscars 2001, becoming the first Chinese-American artist to do so.
Coco Lee performing at the Oscars
He collaborated with Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung and released a song titled ‘From the Beginning ’til the End’ against tobacco consumption. In 2003, she lent her voice to an anti-racism song titled ‘A Dream of One’, which featured South Korean singer Park Jin-young. The same year, she performed at the MTV Asia Awards in Singapore with Jamaican singer Shaggy. In 2008, Coco was selected to perform the song ‘Forever Friends’ with Sun Nan for the Olympics. In 2010, she released the song ‘BYOB’ (Bring Your Own Bag) to promote reusing and recycling shopping bags to save the environment. In the same year, he collaborated with some Asian artists and recorded a song called ‘Smile Shanghai’ for the World Expo 2010. On December 17, 2011, she performed at the “Bui Lehu Concert” held in Beijing, where she performed with famous artists. Including will.i.am and apl.de.ap of American band ‘The Black Eyed Peas’, John Legend and Shunza.
Coco Lee performing with members of the band ‘The Black Eyed Peas’
On February 9, 2012, he performed with Will.i.am, APL.d.ap and Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas at the ‘I Am Will/I’m Angel Benefit Concert’ held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
film
In 2004, he played the role of Tang Luhua in the Chinese comedy film ‘Master of Everything’. She appeared in a cameo role as Teacher Han in the 2015 Chinese upcoming film ‘Forever Young’.
Poster of the 2015 film ‘Forever Young’
Television
She has appeared as a judge on several Chinese reality TV shows, including ‘Chinese Idol’ (2013), ‘Dancing with the Stars China’ (2015), ‘Super Idol’ (2015), and ‘World’s Got Talent’ (2019) Are.
award
- 1998: International Viewer’s Choice Award for the song ‘Di Da Di’ at the MTV Video Music Awards China
- 2000: Best Mandarin Female Singer Award at the Golden Melody Awards
- 2001: Best Original Film Song Award for the song ‘Moonlight Lovers’ at the Hong Kong Film Awards
- 2013: Best Chinese Female Artist at the Mnet Asian Music Awards
- 2014: Best Female Singer Award at Top Chinese Music Awards
- 2016: Best Female Singer at the China Music Awards
- 2019: Most Influential Female Artist Award at China Music Awards
Coco Li at China Music Awards
Death
On 2 July 2023, she attempted suicide at her home in Hong Kong after which she fell into a coma. He was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong. He died on 5 July 2023, at the age of 48. According to her sisters, Coco had been suffering from depression for some years, and had even sought professional help to fight the depression; However, she could not recover from it.
tattoo
She has a heart with the word ‘love’ tattooed on her left arm.
She has a tattoo of Coco Lee on her left arm
She has a star tattooed with the word ‘Peace’ on her right arm.
She has a tattoo of Coco Lee on her right arm
Favorite
- Singer: Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Madonna
- Song: ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’ by Michael Jackson
Facts/General Knowledge
- Coco Lee was the first Mandopop artist to enter the American music industry.
- Some of the musicians she considered her inspiration and wanted to collaborate with include Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Lady Gaga.
- She has endorsed several beauty and clothing brands, including Estée Lauder, Ralph Lauren, Max Mara and La Mer.
- In 2004, she went to Bangkok, Thailand as a Youth AIDS Ambassador to attend the Worldwide AIDS Conference, where she represented Asian artists and discussed with various youth groups how she could educate them about AIDS .
- She was appointed as the Pink Revolution spokesperson for Cancer Fund, a cancer charity organization in Hong Kong.
- In February 2016, she revealed that she lost her voice and experienced severe throat problems due to acute bronchitis.
- She was a fashion enthusiast and loved reading fashion magazines and watching fashion shows to stay updated with fashion trends.
- In 2019, she was featured on the cover of Chic magazine.
Coco on the cover of Chic magazine
- She was an animal lover and had a pet rabbit named Machi.
Coco Lee with her pet rabbit
- He followed a non-vegetarian diet.
Coco Lee’s Instagram post about the dinner before her birthday
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