Hong Kong-born American singer Coco Lee died at 48

Lee’s two sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee, said in a statement posted on Instagram and Facebook

Lee died in Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong

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which included providing the voice of the heroine Mulan in the Mandarin-language version of Disney’s “Mulan.”

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who was educated in both Hong Kong and the U.S

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Lee was a powerful live performer and was rarely far from the headline

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In 2011, she married Bruce Rockowitz, a wealthy Canadian businessman in a lavish wedding that was a highlight of the year.

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