CHINESE-American singer-songwriter Coco Lee died today after committing suicide at home, her family announced on social media.

“With great sadness, we 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 today night.

“Although Coco sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her got the better of her.”

They added that she committed suicide at home on Sunday and was taken to hospital.

“Despite the best efforts of the hospital team to resuscitate 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 Hong Kong and Taiwan 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 had won “countless international acclaims” with top-selling songs and left audiences with an “astounding impression of her excellent live performances”.

“Coco is also known to have worked tirelessly to help break Chinese singers into the international music scene, and she went all out to shine for the Chinese. We are proud of her!” they added.

“Although Coco did not stay long in the world, her rays of light will last forever!”  – todayonline, July 5, 2023.