Coco Lee
Coco Lee
Coco Leeis a Hong Kong-born American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. Lee's career began in Hong Kong and then expanded to Taiwan. Her single, "Do You Want My Love" also entered the US music charts. Her first full-length English language album was Just No Other Way. As a Chinese American, Lee is the first and only person of Chinese ethnicity to perform at the Oscars; she performed the Best Original Song nominated, "A Love Before Time" from the movie...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth17 January 1975
CityHong Kong, China
CountryChina
I wanted to bring the R&B flavor and other Westernized sounds to my music, because that's the type of music I grew up listening to.
When I work, I work. I don't think about anything else. I just wanna get the work done. And I'm a perfectionist.
I'm still a, you know, a silly girl... a big kid.
I myself never feel that I'm sexy. If people call me cute, I am happier.
I was bred and raised in a multi-cultural music background.
They really can't imagine what my voice is like. Every time I sing a song, they are very surprised.
I also combined the R&B feel with the pop music of Taiwan... I wanted to bring the R&B flavor and other Westernized sounds to my music, because that's the type of music I grew up listening to.
People have to respect intellectual property.
I love to prove people wrong. They expect I'll sound a certain way when they see me, then they hear me and they can't believe it. I love that.
I'm proud of my roots. There are not many Asians in the music industry so it's important for me to tell people where I'm from.
I'm sporty, active, bubbly, I like to make people laugh... I'm the jokester. But I'm also very traditional.
My mom was very strict when I was growing up. I could not talk to boys until I was 18. I had to study and work hard.
I'm not a businessperson. I have no sense of money. My mom does everything for me. She makes all my decisions for me, and even buys my clothes. She's very protective.
I really idolize everything my sisters do,so I went into singing contests and won also. That's how I really got into singing.