CoCo Lee has been laid to rest.
The Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter’s funeral was held on Monday at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point, with a public vigil held between 6-10 p.m.
According to theAssociated Press, friends and family, including singers Elva Hsiao and Jenny Tseng, were in attendance.
Nearly 1,000 fans also gathered outside of the funeral hall — which was opened up to the public after a private service — with flowers and signs to pay tribute to the late singer, perReuters.
Fans line up outside the funeral home on July 31, 2023.Getty Images
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Earlier this month, her older sister Nancyconfirmed via Instagramthat a funeral service will also be held on Tuesday. “Thank you for your kind attention,” she wrote on July 14.
Thepop star died following a suicide attempt on July 5.She was 48.
“With great sadness, we are here [to] break the most devastating news:CoCo had been suffering from depressionfor a few years but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months,” Carol and sister Nancy Lee announced onFacebook and Instagramat the time. “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 [attempted] 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.”
The sisters also acknowledged that 2023 marked 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,” they wrote. “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!”
Fans watch the funeral on their phones on July 31, 2023.Getty Images
CoCo’s siblings went on to praise the medical staff “for their dedication to care throughout the whole process” and that they were “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,” they wrote. “Although CoCo stays in the world for not long a time, her rays of light will last forever!”
CoCo signed with Sony Music Entertainment in 1996 and her debut album became the best-selling album that year in Asia, perReuters. She notably voiced the female warrior Mulan in the 2020 Mandarin version of Disney’sMulanand her song “A Love Before Time” fromCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonwas nominated for Best Original Song at the 2001 Academy Awards.
CoCo Lee funeral in Hong Kong on July 31, 2023.Getty Images
Additionally, the actress appeared in three films, includingLee Xin’s Master of EverythingandNo Tobacco.
CoCo was married to Canadian businessman Bruce Rockowitz, former chief executive of Li & Fung, and was stepmother to his two daughters.
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