The Hong Kong-born vocalist and songwriter became the first person of Chinese descent to perform at the Oscars with a nominated song from the popular martial arts film.
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Internationally renowned singer and songwriter CoCo Lee — the Mandarin voice of the title character in Disney’s animated movie Mulan and a hitmaker in three languages — died at a Hong Kong hospital on Wednesday at the age of 48. Her sisters Nancy and Carol Lee announced on social media that she died following an attempted suicide at her home on Sunday.
Lee had been suffering from depression for a few years and that her condition deteriorated drastically in recent months, her sisters noted.
The Hong Kong-born singer, who sang in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, was a huge star in Asia. She recorded 18 studio albums and became the first person of Chinese descent to perform at the Academy Awards with her rendition of «A Love Before Time» in 2001. The song, from the Ang Lee movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, received an Oscar nomination for best original song.
