HONG KONG, July 5 — Chinese-American singer-songwriter Coco Lee died today from suicide at home, her family announced on social media.
“With great sadness, we are here break the most devastating news: CoCo had been suffering from depression for a few years but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months,” her elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee wrote on Instagram tonight.
“Although CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her.”
They added that she died at home on Sunday and was taken to hospital.
“Despite the best efforts of the hospital team to rescue and treat her from her coma, she finally passed away on July 5, 2023.”
The Hong Kong-born star lived in the United states as a child and broke into the music scene in the 1990s.
She went out to sell tens of millions of Chinese and English albums.
In their Instagram post, her sisters said that this year marks the 30th anniversary of her singing career, noting that she has won “countless international acclaims” with top-selling songs and left audience with an “astounding impression of her excellent live performances”.
“CoCo is also known to have worked tirelessly to open up a new world for Chinese singers in the international music scene, and she went all out to shine for the Chinese. We are proud of her!” they added.
“Although CoCo stays in the world for not long a time, her rays of light will last forever!” — TODAY
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