- Hong Kong singer-songwriter Coco Lee has died aged 48, it has been revealed
- Coco was famed for her pop career and even performed at the Oscars in 2001
Hong Kong singer-songwriter Coco Lee has died aged 48 after attempting to take her own life at the weekend.
Her sisters Carol and Nancy Lee announced the tragic news in a statement on social media on Wednesday, revealing that she had been living with depression for several years.
The star was taken to hospital after her attempt to take her life and fell into a coma, before she later passed away.
Coco was famed for her pop career in Asia in the 1990s and 2000s, before featuring in the Mandarin’s version of Disney’s Mulan and in the Academy Award-winning film Crouching Tiger.
Her hit song Do You Want My Love (1999) also claimed success in the US charts.
Coco leaves behind her husband, Bruce Rockowitz.
Here MailOnline takes a closer look at the life of the Canadian businessman and his relationship with the late superstar.
Who is Bruce Rockowitz?
The Canadian businessman is the former CEO of Hong Kong supply chain company Li&Fung, a position which he held from 2011 to 2014.
He was born in 1958 and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts before relocating to Hong Kong.
Rockowitz is also the chairman of Rock Media International and the co-founder of Pure Group fitness and restaurant chain.
The talented business magnate has also played tennis on a professional level, even dropping out of his studies at the University of Vermont to pursue the sport in 1979.
When did Coco Lee and Bruce Rockowitz get married?
Coco and Bruce tied the knot in a grand ceremony in October 2011 after eight years of dating.
Their wedding banquet saw performances from Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas and Ne-Yo.
The lavish ceremony was rumoured to have cost $12million in order to cover the cost of hotels and flights for the 300 guests who attended.
Coco released a special song for the occasion called I just wanna marry u.
Around three years ago, rumours began to circulate that Coco and Bruce had split, but it was never confirmed and Coco never addressed the speculation.
Do they have any children?
Bruce had two daughters from his first marriage, to whom Coco was stepmother.
However the star never had any biological children of her own.
In 2018 she revealed she had been undergoing treatment for IVF in New York.
At the time, she said: ‘A child is a gift from God. Even if it fails, it would not matter.’