Lee performed at the Academy Awards in 2001, and was Chanel’s first Chinese brand ambassador.
CoCo Lee, who performed at the Academy Awards and was the Mandarin voice of Mulan in the Disney film, died on Wednesday by suicide. Her sisters confirmed the news on Instagram, writing in part CoCo had been suffering from depression for a few years but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months. Although, CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her.” She was 48.
The English version of the song was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar, and the Mandarin version won best original film song at the Hong Kong Film Awards that same year. Lee was the first Chinese American to perform at the Academy Awards.Her song “Before I Fall in Love” was featured on thesoundtrack. Lee became the first Chinese ambassador for Chanel in 2001. “As a family of CoCo, we are very grateful and honored to have such an excellent and outstanding sister,” her sisters wrote.
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