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| − | '''CoCo Lee''' (李玟) | + | '''CoCo Lee''' (李玟) was a popular Chinese [[Mandopop]] singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout the late 1990's, she was one of the most popular and influential artists in Asia. Although the majority of her albums have been sung in Mandarin, she also sings in Cantonese and English. In 1999, she embarked on an international career and was the first Chinese artist to perform at the Oscars. She was most well known in Asia for her breakthrough hit "[[Wangri Qing (song)|Wǎngrì Qíng]]" and internationally for the theme song to ''[[Wikipedia:Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon|Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'', "[[A Love Before Time]]". On July 2, 2023, Lee posted an audio message on the social media platform Weibo thanking her fans. Later on the same day the Hong Kong police received information about an attempted suicide at the place she lived. Lee was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital and died at the hospital three days later, on July 5, 2023. |
| − | == | + | ==Profile== |
*'''Stage Name:''' CoCo Lee (李玟) | *'''Stage Name:''' CoCo Lee (李玟) | ||
| − | *'''Name:''' Lei Mei-lam (李美林) | + | *'''Birth Name:''' Lei Mei-lam (李美林) |
| − | *''' | + | *'''Birthdate:''' January 17, 1975 |
| + | *'''Deathdate:''' July 5, 2023 (aged 41) | ||
*'''Birthplace:''' Hong Kong | *'''Birthplace:''' Hong Kong | ||
*'''Height:''' 162cm | *'''Height:''' 162cm | ||
| − | *'''Blood Type:''' O | + | *'''[[Blood Type]]:''' O |
| − | *'''Education:''' University of California | + | *'''Education:''' |
| + | ** Raoul Wallenburg Alternative High School | ||
| + | ** [[Wikipedia:University of California|University of California]] <small>(Major in Biochemistry and Bioscience)</small> | ||
| + | *'''Family:''' Mother, Step-Dad, Two sisters (Nancy & Carol) | ||
| + | *'''Languages:''' English, Cantonese, French, Mandarin | ||
| + | *'''Hobbies:''' Studying Skeletons (biology), drawing, singing, poetry, dancing, choreographing, listening to music (R&B & Soul) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Mandarin Discography== |
| − | + | ===Studio Albums=== | |
| − | === | + | * [1994.06.xx] [[Ai Jiuyao Chen Xianzai|Ài Jiùyào Chèn Xiànzài]] (愛就要趁現在; ''Love From Now On'') |
| − | + | * [1994.12.xx] [[Daying Wo|Dāyìng Wǒ]] (答應我; ''Promise Me'') | |
| − | * [1994.06.xx] [[Ai Jiuyao Chen Xianzai]] (愛就要趁現在; ''Love From Now On'') | + | * [1995.09.xx] [[Bei Ai De Nuren|Bèi Ài De Nǚrén]] (被愛的女人; ''Woman In Love'') |
| − | * [1994.12.xx] [[Daying Wo]] (答應我; ''Promise Me'') | ||
| − | * [1995.09.xx] [[Bei Ai De Nuren]] (被愛的女人; ''Woman In Love'') | ||
* [1996.06.14] [[CoCo (CoCo Lee album)|CoCo]] | * [1996.06.14] [[CoCo (CoCo Lee album)|CoCo]] | ||
| − | * [1997.05.19] [[Meiyi Ci Xiang Ni]] (每一次想你; ''Everytime I Think of You'') | + | * [1997.05.19] [[Meiyi Ci Xiang Ni|Měiyī Cì Xiǎng Nǐ]] (每一次想你; ''Everytime I Think of You'') |
| − | * [1998.01.09] [[Di Da Di Anshi]] (Di Da Di 暗示; ''Di Da Di Hints'') | + | * [1998.01.09] [[Di Da Di Anshi|Di Da Di Ànshì]] (Di Da Di 暗示; ''Di Da Di Hints'') |
| − | * [1998.06.25] [[Hao Xinqing Sunny Day]] (好心情 Sunny Day; ''Feelin' Good Sunny Day'') | + | * [1998.06.25] [[Hao Xinqing Sunny Day|Hǎo Xīnqíng Sunny Day]] (好心情 Sunny Day; ''Feelin' Good Sunny Day'') |
| − | * [1999.05.27] [[Jintian Dao Yongyuan]] (今天到永遠; ''Today Until Forever'') | + | * [1999.05.27] [[Jintian Dao Yongyuan|Jīntiān Dào Yǒngyuǎn]] (今天到永遠; ''Today Until Forever'') |
| − | * [2000.08.24] [[Zhenqing Ren You & Me]] (真情人You & Me; ''True Lover, You & Me'') | + | * [2000.08.24] [[Zhenqing Ren You & Me|Zhēnqíng Rén You & Me]] (真情人You & Me; ''True Lover, You & Me'') |
* [2001.10.09] [[Promise]] | * [2001.10.09] [[Promise]] | ||
| − | * [2006.09.22] [[Yao Ding Ni]] (要定你; ''Just Want You'') | + | * [2006.09.22] [[Yao Ding Ni|Yào Dìng Nǐ]] (要定你; ''Just Want You'') |
| − | * [2009.04.18] [[CoCo De Dongxi (East to West)]] (CoCo 的東西; ''CoCo's East West'') | + | * [2009.04.18] [[CoCo De Dongxi (East to West)|CoCo De Dōngxi (East to West)]] (CoCo 的東西; ''CoCo's East West'') |
| + | * [2013.05.31] [[Shengkai|Shèngkāi]] (盛開; ''Illuminate'') | ||
| − | === | + | ===Compilation Albums=== |
| + | * [2000.01.28] [[Quan Jilu Jingxuan (The Best Of My Love)|Quán Jìlù Jīngxuǎn (The Best Of My Love)]] (全紀錄精選; ''The Complete Collection'') | ||
| + | * [2008.05.16] [[1994-2008 Best Collection]] | ||
| + | * [2012.02.24] [[Zui Wanmei (Ultimate CoCo)|Zuì Wánměi (ULTIMATE COCO)]] (最完美; ''Most Perfect'') | ||
| − | + | ===Remix Albums=== | |
| − | + | * [2002.06.17] [[Aiqinhai D.is.co co|Àiqínhǎi D.IS.CO CO]] (愛琴海; ''Aegean Sea'') | |
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| − | * [2002.06.17] [[Aiqinhai D.is.co co| | ||
| − | |||
| − | === | + | ===Cover Albums=== |
| + | * [1995.06.xx] [[Yonggan Qu Ai (Brave Enough To Love)|Yǒnggǎn Qù Ài (Brave Enough To Love)]] (勇敢去愛 (Brave Enough To Love); ''Brave Enough To Love'') | ||
| + | * [1996.11.25] [[CoCo's Party]] | ||
| − | * [1998. | + | ===Mini-Albums=== |
| + | * [1998.08.18] [[Peng Peng Kan Aiqing|Pèng Pèng Kàn Àiqíng]] (碰碰看愛情; ''Take a Chance on Love'') | ||
| − | == | + | ===Singles=== |
| + | * [1998.04.02] [[5Yan 6Se Di Da Di|5Yán 6Sè Di Da Di]] (5顏6色 DiDaDi; ''5Yan 6Se DiDaDi'') | ||
| − | === | + | ===Digital Singles=== |
| + | * [2011.10.25] [[I Just Wanna Marry U]] | ||
| + | * [2017.01.17] [[18]] | ||
| + | ==Cantonese Discography== | ||
| + | ===Studio Albums=== | ||
* [1997.11.10] [[Coco|COCO]] | * [1997.11.10] [[Coco|COCO]] | ||
==International Discography== | ==International Discography== | ||
| − | + | ===Studio Albums=== | |
| − | === | ||
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* [1999.10.27] [[Just No Other Way]] | * [1999.10.27] [[Just No Other Way]] | ||
* [2005.03.25] [[Exposed]] | * [2005.03.25] [[Exposed]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Trivia== |
| + | *'''Favorite Dance Moves:''' Hip-Hop grooves | ||
| + | *'''Favorite Artists:''' Mariah Carey, Madonna, George Michael, David Huang, Whitney Houston | ||
| + | *'''Favorite Book:''' Wuthering Heights | ||
| + | *'''Favorite Movies:''' RainMan, In The Name Of The Father | ||
| + | *'''Favorite Actors:''' Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Russel Crowe | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.cocolee.net/ Official Site] | * [http://www.cocolee.net/ Official Site] | ||
* [http://www.cocolee.com/ Coco Lee Fansite] | * [http://www.cocolee.com/ Coco Lee Fansite] | ||
* [http://supercoco.pixnet.net/blog Coco Lee's Blog] | * [http://supercoco.pixnet.net/blog Coco Lee's Blog] | ||
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[[Category:Mandopop]] | [[Category:Mandopop]] | ||
[[Category:Cantopop]] | [[Category:Cantopop]] | ||
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[[Category:Blood Type O]] | [[Category:Blood Type O]] | ||
[[Category:1975 Births]] | [[Category:1975 Births]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2023 Deaths]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:43, 16 October 2023
CoCo Lee promoting Shèngkāi (2013)
CoCo Lee (李玟) was a popular Chinese Mandopop singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout the late 1990's, she was one of the most popular and influential artists in Asia. Although the majority of her albums have been sung in Mandarin, she also sings in Cantonese and English. In 1999, she embarked on an international career and was the first Chinese artist to perform at the Oscars. She was most well known in Asia for her breakthrough hit "Wǎngrì Qíng" and internationally for the theme song to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, "A Love Before Time". On July 2, 2023, Lee posted an audio message on the social media platform Weibo thanking her fans. Later on the same day the Hong Kong police received information about an attempted suicide at the place she lived. Lee was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital and died at the hospital three days later, on July 5, 2023.
Contents
Profile
- Stage Name: CoCo Lee (李玟)
- Birth Name: Lei Mei-lam (李美林)
- Birthdate: January 17, 1975
- Deathdate: July 5, 2023 (aged 41)
- Birthplace: Hong Kong
- Height: 162cm
- Blood Type: O
- Education:
- Raoul Wallenburg Alternative High School
- University of California (Major in Biochemistry and Bioscience)
- Family: Mother, Step-Dad, Two sisters (Nancy & Carol)
- Languages: English, Cantonese, French, Mandarin
- Hobbies: Studying Skeletons (biology), drawing, singing, poetry, dancing, choreographing, listening to music (R&B & Soul)
Mandarin Discography
Studio Albums
- [1994.06.xx] Ài Jiùyào Chèn Xiànzài (愛就要趁現在; Love From Now On)
- [1994.12.xx] Dāyìng Wǒ (答應我; Promise Me)
- [1995.09.xx] Bèi Ài De Nǚrén (被愛的女人; Woman In Love)
- [1996.06.14] CoCo
- [1997.05.19] Měiyī Cì Xiǎng Nǐ (每一次想你; Everytime I Think of You)
- [1998.01.09] Di Da Di Ànshì (Di Da Di 暗示; Di Da Di Hints)
- [1998.06.25] Hǎo Xīnqíng Sunny Day (好心情 Sunny Day; Feelin' Good Sunny Day)
- [1999.05.27] Jīntiān Dào Yǒngyuǎn (今天到永遠; Today Until Forever)
- [2000.08.24] Zhēnqíng Rén You & Me (真情人You & Me; True Lover, You & Me)
- [2001.10.09] Promise
- [2006.09.22] Yào Dìng Nǐ (要定你; Just Want You)
- [2009.04.18] CoCo De Dōngxi (East to West) (CoCo 的東西; CoCo's East West)
- [2013.05.31] Shèngkāi (盛開; Illuminate)
Compilation Albums
- [2000.01.28] Quán Jìlù Jīngxuǎn (The Best Of My Love) (全紀錄精選; The Complete Collection)
- [2008.05.16] 1994-2008 Best Collection
- [2012.02.24] Zuì Wánměi (ULTIMATE COCO) (最完美; Most Perfect)
Remix Albums
- [2002.06.17] Àiqínhǎi D.IS.CO CO (愛琴海; Aegean Sea)
Cover Albums
- [1995.06.xx] Yǒnggǎn Qù Ài (Brave Enough To Love) (勇敢去愛 (Brave Enough To Love); Brave Enough To Love)
- [1996.11.25] CoCo's Party
Mini-Albums
- [1998.08.18] Pèng Pèng Kàn Àiqíng (碰碰看愛情; Take a Chance on Love)
Singles
- [1998.04.02] 5Yán 6Sè Di Da Di (5顏6色 DiDaDi; 5Yan 6Se DiDaDi)
Digital Singles
- [2011.10.25] I Just Wanna Marry U
- [2017.01.17] 18
Cantonese Discography
Studio Albums
- [1997.11.10] COCO
International Discography
Studio Albums
- [1999.10.27] Just No Other Way
- [2005.03.25] Exposed
Trivia
- Favorite Dance Moves: Hip-Hop grooves
- Favorite Artists: Mariah Carey, Madonna, George Michael, David Huang, Whitney Houston
- Favorite Book: Wuthering Heights
- Favorite Movies: RainMan, In The Name Of The Father
- Favorite Actors: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Russel Crowe
External Links
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