Biography
Coco Lee (Chinese: 李玟; pinyin: Lǐ Wén), born on January 17, 1975,[3] also known by her official English name as Ferren Lee-Kelly, is a Hong Kong Chinese pop singer, songwriter, record producer and actress born to Chinese Malaysian parents[4]. She is the only Asian artist to have multiple top-three singles in the MTV Asia Hitlist. "Do You Want My Love" also entered the music charts in America and the entire album, Just No Other Way gave Coco a break in the English market.[5] Coco speaks Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese and English fluently.
Coco had first gained recognition when she won first runner-up in the 1993 New Talent Singing Awards with her rendition of Whitney Houston's "Run to You".[6] A local record company noticed that Coco's voice stood out aside from being the only contestant to sing in English. The following day, Capital Artists asked her to sign a contract with their label.[7]
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Coco is the first and only Chinese person to perform in the Oscars, singing the Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song, "A Love Before Time", from the movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, in the 73rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles.[8] Coco also provided the voice of Mulan in the Mandarin version of Disney's animated feature of the same name.[9]
Coco's music has been influenced by genres ranging from pop, hip-hop, R'n'B, adult contemporary and soul. While her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her East-meets-West music and melismatic vocals. She has also been nicknamed the "Princess of Asian Pop" or the "Asian Pop Diva" by the media and due to her worldwide success, critics refer to Coco as the "Best-selling Female Artist" in the World.
In 2001, Asia Weekly magazine named Coco as one of the most powerful people in Asia on their Power 50 list.[10]
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.