- Coco Lee, pop singer and star of Disney's Mandarin "Mulan," died on Wednesday.
- She was 48 years old.
Coco Lee, the famed pop singer in Asia and star of the Mandarin version of Disney's "Mulan," died on Wednesday, her sisters said in a Facebook post.
Lee was 48.
In the Facebook post, Carol and Nancy Lee said their sister's "light will last forever," according to a translation by the BBC.
"Not only did she bring us joy with her songs and dances in the past 29 years, she also worked hard to break new ground for Chinese singers in the international music scene and has been doing her utmost to shine for the Chinese," Lee's sisters wrote, the BBC reported.
They added that they are "grateful and honored" to have had such an "outstanding" sister.
The sisters said Lee has been struggling with depression for the last few years and died in a hospital on Wednesday while in a coma after she attempted to die by suicide on Sunday.
Lee was born in Hong Kong and rose to fame as a pop star in the 1990s and 2000s, making a name for herself in the Asian music scene. She moved from China to the US as a kid and released albums in both her native Mandarin and in English.
She is also known for voicing Mulan in Disney's Mandarin release of "Mulan" and for singing the Mandarin version of "Reflection" from the movie.
In 2001, Lee took the stage at the Oscars to sing a song from the soundtrack of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." She later became a judge in TV talent shows, according to the BBC.