Hong Kong singer Coco Lee is dead following a suicide attempt that left her in a coma. Read on for details about her wiki, death and net worth.
The shocking death of Hong Kong singer Coco Lee occurred after she could not survive her suicide attempt, passing away on Wednesday, July 5th 2023 at Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital. She was 48.
Her two sisters announced the sad news of her death, sparking peak interest in the late singer/actress.
Many people are hellbent on discovering who was Hong Kong singer Coco Lee?
In this article, Nigeriabombshell.com would break down all there is to know about Hong kong singer Coco Lee, wiki, biography, husband, death, suicide, net worth, Mulan etc.
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee wiki & biography
Hong Kong singer CoCo Lee, born on January 17 1975. Coco Lee was a Hong Kong-American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress.
Her career began in Hong Kong and then expanded to Taiwan. Her single, “Do You Want My Love” also entered the US music charts.
Her first full-length English-language album was Just No Other Way. At the 73rd Academy Awards, she performed the Best Original Song nominated, “A Love Before Time” from Ang Li’s movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Coco Lee was born Ferren Lee in Hong Kong on 17 January 1975, the daughter of a Hong Kong Cantonese mother and a Chinese Indonesian father.
She has two elder sisters, Nancy, who later became her manager, and Carol. Her father died before she was born.
When she was nine years old, the mother of Hong Kong singer Coco Lee brought her and her sisters to live in San Francisco, where she attended Presidio Middle School and Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School.
The summer after graduating from high school, she was offered a recording contract in Hong Kong and attempted to juggle her burgeoning career there with her studies at the University of California, Irvine, but eventually left after her freshman year to concentrate on her pop career.
In 1996, Hong Kong singer Coco Lee signed a contract with Sony Music Entertainment and her subsequent album, Coco Lee became the best-selling album of 1996 in Asia. In 1997, she released the Mandarin album Sincere as well as a self-titled Cantonese album. In 1998, the Mandarin album Di Da Di was released and sold to 1 million copies in less than 3 months.
In 1998, she was hired by Walt Disney Pictures to sing the theme song “Reflection” (自己) and voice Fa Mulan in the Mandarin version of Mulan.
In 2005, Sony BMG released her second English album, Exposed. The album was banned in Mainland China for sexy lyrics in a few songs such as Touch or So good.
In 2016, she competed in the fourth season of the Chinese reality show I Am A Singer, although she admitted that losing her voice to bronchitis in 2014 had affected her singing ability. However, she recovered from it and participated, going on to win the competition, making her the second non-mainland Chinese singer to do so.
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee later returned as a guest singer for two more seasons (now rebranded with the new title Singer); on the fifth season during the biennial concert, and on the sixth season as with a guest performer for Jessie J, the eventual winner of that season.
Throughout her life, Lee recorded 18 studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums. She appeared in three films, “No Tobacco” by Stanley Kwan, Lee Xin’s “Master of Everything” and had a cameo in 2015 film “Forever Young.” She appeared more frequently on mainland Chinese TV, notably as a judge or advisor on talent shows including the 2013 version of “Chinese Idol” and the 2015 version of “Dancing with the Stars.”
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee married her husband, Canadian billionaire Bruce Rockowitz on 27 October 2011 in Hong Kong; the Jewish ceremony included performances by Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, and Ne-Yo.
For her wedding, she registered the song “I just wanna marry u” (Chinese and English version), which was released on 24 October 2011.
Coco Lee had two step children with her husband – his two daughters from his first marriage.
Husband
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee husband, Bruce Rockowitz was a Hong Kong-based Canadian businessman who is the chairman of Rock Media International and co-founder of the Pure Group.
Coco Lee husband rose from relative anonymity to public prominence following the shocking death of his wife in July 2023.
Bruce Philip Rockowitz was born sometime in the year 1958. His exact date of birth is unknown, making him around the age of 64-65.
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee husband was born in 1958, growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. He left America to play tennis professionally in Hong Kong in 1979, starting his lifelong association with the Chinese region.
For his education, little is known about the early life and education of Bruce Rockowitz. He attended the University of Vermont but dropped out in 1979 when he decided to move to Hong Kong.
His business career started in 1981 when upon a chance meeting with fellow Canadian ex-pat Allan Zeman in an ice-cream parlor, Zeman decided to hire him for his business.
In 1981, Hong Kong singer Coco Lee husband and Allan Zeman founded Colby International with Rockowitz serving as CEO and president from 1986 to 2000.
Colby International was a retail giant founded by the duo. In 2000, Victor Fung and Li & Fung acquired Colby for US$2.2 billion, and Coco Lee husband Rockowitz went on to serve as CEO from 2011 to 2014
According to the South China Morning post, merchandise sourcing company Li & Fung’s acquisition of Colby Group Holdings in a HK$2.2 billion deal created the world’s largest sourcing network for retailers
Li & Fung issued 113.2 million new shares at HK$17.25 each to Colby’s owners – Allan Zeman and Bruce Rockowitz (Coco Lee husband) – and paid cash of HK$247.5 million for the acquisition.
In May 2014, Rockowitz became vice chairman and CEO of Global Brands Group as they broke off from Li & Fung. Global Brands Group Holding Ltd provides branded apparel, footwear, fashion accessories and related lifestyle product companies. The Company develops, markets and sells such products across both a diverse portfolio and owned licensed brands and a wide range of product categories.
The company has manufactured apparel, shoes and accessories for brands such as Calvin Klein, Kate Spade, Disney, Coach, and Tommy Hilfiger.
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee husband is also the co-founder and non-executive chairman of The Pure Group fitness and restaurant chain as well as a member of the advisory boards for the Wharton School’s Jay H Baker Retailing Center and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Bruce Rockowitz, Coco Lee husband has quite a number of positions on several boards including board Chairman of the Pure Group board, LF USA Inc and LF Europe, according to Bloomberg.
He is also a board member of the Wynn Macau Ltd, Colbynet Ltd and Li & Fung Ltd.
Other board member positions are held with the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries and the Global Advisory Council of the Womens Tennis Association.
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee husband, Bruce Rockowitz had a failed first marriage which produced two kids, currently aged 27 and 25.
He married Hong Kong singer Coco Lee in October 2011 after an eight-year relationship. Performers at the lavish wedding banquet included Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys and Ne-Yo.
In 2008, Coco Lee threw a lavish birthday party for her future husband at Hong Kong’s Grand Hyatt hotel with guests including Philip Green, Richard Caring, Solomon Lew, and Marc Ecko, and performers including Dita von Teese, Lionel Richie, Rihanna, Jewel, and David Blaine.
Coco Lee sadly died on July 5th 2023 in Hong Kong leaving behind her husband and two kids. She succumbed to depression, falling into a coma after a failed suicide attempt.
May she rest in peace.
Coco Lee Death
Coco Lee husband was sadly widowed in July 2023 after his beloved wife died from complications following an attempted suicide.
Coco Lee had attempted suicide at home on Sunday, her sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement on Facebook and Instagram.
She was in a coma since that point and died on Wednesday at Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital.
The statement read: “To all the fans and friends who adore CoCo
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. Although, CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her. On 2 July, she committed suicide at home and was sent to the hospital. Despite the best efforts of the hospital team to rescue and treat her from her coma, she finally passed away on 5 July, 2023.
2023 marks the 30th anniversary of CoCo’s singing career, in the past 29 years, she’s won countless international acclaims with top selling songs and has left audience w 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!
As a family of CoCo, we are very grateful and honored to have such an excellent and outstanding sister. We are thankful to God for giving us such a kind angel. We know now she has gone to a happier place and no longer suffers from depression; we trust God has her best interest looked after! Now, our greatest responsibility is to take good care of our elderly mother. I hope everyone will pray for this poor old lady & allow us time & privacy in healing.
Finally, we would like to thank the medical staff again for their dedication to care throughout the whole process. At the same time, we hope that everyone will not only miss CoCo, but also share her bright smile, treat people with sincerity, and convey kindness and love to everyone around us, and continue CoCo’s wish to let everyone around feel her love and happiness.
Although CoCo stays in the world for not long a time, her rays of light will last forever!”
Coco Lee leaves behind her husband, Bruce Rockowitz and two adult step-children.
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee Instagram
The Hong Kong singer Coco Lee was on Instagram @cocolee
Coco Lee husband was also on LinkedIn.
Coco Lee Net Worth
Coco Lee’s husband, Bruce Rockowitz had a net worth of $2bn.
Hong Kong singer Coco Lee herself had a net worth of $5m, according to the International Business Times.
Songs & Movies
Below are several songs by Hong Kong singer Coco Lee.
Before I fall in love
A love before time
Broken
Reflection
Wo yi ran shi ni de qing
Zhen de xieng jian ni
I will be your friend
Sunny day
True Lover
Dow ma dan
Yesterday’s love
Di da di
Do you want my love
Di jiu ye
Feelin’ good
Can’t it be and more!!!
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