CoCo Lee's bio

Ferren Lee-Kelly (born January 17, 1976), popularly known as CoCo Lee, is a Chinese American, C-pop singer, urban contemporary and dance-pop star, songwriter, record producer, and actress.She has released a total of seventeen albums by 2006, and two of which were recorded in English. Her single, "Do You Want My Love" entered the music charts in America and the entire album, "Just No Other Way" gave Coco a break in the English market.

Coco first gained recognition when she won first runner-up in the 1993 New Talent Singing Awards with her own rendition of "Run to You" by Whitney Houston. Capital Artists noticed that her voice stood out and ask Coco to sign a contract with their label.

She is the first Chinese to perform in the Oscar's stage, 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.. Coco also provided the voice of Mulan in the Mandarin version of Disney's animated feature of the same name.

Coco's music has been influenced by genres ranging from pop, dance-pop, urban pop, Cantopop, 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 powerful vocals.She has also been nicknamed the "Asia's Pop Diva" by the media and due to her worldwide success, critics called Coco the "Best-selling Female Artist" of the continent.

In 2001, Asia Weekly Magazine named Coco as one of the most powerful people in Asia on their Power 50 list. close