COCO Lee, HOng Kong Singer and SongWriter Commits Suicide
Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said. She was 48.
The star had been suffering from depression for several years, Lee’s elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement
In a statement posted on Facebook and Instagram, they informed her condition was deteriorating drastically over the last few months.
Lee attempted suicide at home over the weekend and she was rushed to a hospital, her sister said.
Born Ferren Lee in Hong Kong, Lee later moved to the U.S. where she attended middle and high school in San Francisco.
She became a singer after winning first runner up in an annual singing competition held by broadcaster TVB in Hong Kong, and released her first album in 1994 at the age of 19.
Though Lee initially started off as a Mandopop singer, she later branched out to release albums in Cantonese and English over her nearly 30-year career