Who is Coco Lee’s husband Bruce Rockowitz?
SINGER-SONGWRITER Coco Lee has died at the age of 48, after reportedly taking her own life at her home.
Coco leaves behind her husband, Bruce Rockowitz - here's everything to know about him.
Who is Bruce Rockowitz?
Bruce Rockowitz, born in 1958, is Canadian businessman based in Hong Kong.
He is the chairman of Rock Media International and co-founder of the Pure Group fitness and restaurant chain.
In his early years, Rockowitz grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at the University of Vermont, before dropping out to play tennis professionally in Hong Kong.
Rockowitz is also a member of the advisory boards for the Wharton School's Jay H Baker Retailing Centre and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
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Who was Coco Lee?
Coco Lee, born January 17, 1975, was a Chinese-American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress.
The late star started out her career in Hong Kong, before expanding to Taiwan.
In 1998, she was hired to sing the song Reflection for the Disney adaptation of the Chinese folktale Mulan, which helped her reach international fame.
Coco, who dropped her latest single Tragic on February 14, went on to sell tens of millions of Chinese and English albums.
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Her career also saw her take the Oscars in 2001, where she performed the song A Love Before Time from the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The song was nominated for Best Original Song.
On July 5, 2023, the singer-songwriter's family announced the news of her passing on social media.
Her elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee wrote: ''With great sadness, we are here break the most devastating news: CoCo had been suffering from depression for a few years but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months.
''Although CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her.''
They added that she tried to take her own life at home on Sunday and was taken to hospital.
“Despite the best efforts of the hospital team to rescue and treat her from her coma, she finally passed away on July 5, 2023.”
In their Instagram post, her sisters said that this year marks the 30th anniversary of her singing career, highlighting her “countless international acclaims” with top-selling songs and left audience with an “astounding impression of her excellent live performances”.
“CoCo is also known to have worked tirelessly to open up a new world for Chinese singers in the international music scene, and she went all out to shine for the Chinese. We are proud of her!” they added.
When did Bruce Rockowitz and Coco Lee get married?
Bruce Rockowitz married Coco Lee in October 2011.
Performers at the lavish wedding banquet included Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, and Ne-Yo.
Do they have any children?
Coco Lee and Bruce Rockowitz did not share any biological children together.
However, in 2016, Coco revealed that she has two adult step-daughters from her husband's previous marriage.
In 2018, Coco admitted that she had been undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) so she could have a baby.
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When asked how many children she would want to have, she said that she and her husband hope to have two.
However, she added: "A child is a gift from God. Even if it fails, it would not matter."
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