Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter, died at the age of 48 in the city on Wednesday following a suicide attempt on Sunday that left her in a coma, Lee’s siblings announced. Photo: IC Photo

Lee shares a family photo during a concert in Hong Kong in 2014. She was born in Hong Kong on Jan. 17, 1975, the youngest of three siblings. Photo: VCG

Lee attends a film promotion event with her sister Nancy. Photo: VCG

Lee holds her mother’s hand during her wedding to billionaire businessman Bruce Rockowitz in 2011. Photo: VCG

Lee attends a Chanel fashion show with designer Karl Lagerfeld in 2001. Photo: Stephane Cardinale/VCG

Lee performs “A Love Before Time” from the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” during the 73rd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles in 2001, becoming the first Chinese American singer to perform at the Academy Awards. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/VCG

Lee performs at a concert in Beijing in 2003. Photo: VCG

Lee takes to the stage for a show marking the 15th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong in 2012. Photo: Kin Cheung/VCG

Lee performs a duet with Chris Martin, the lead vocalist of the rock band Coldplay, during her 40th birthday party on Jan. 17, 2015. Photo: VCG

Lee greets Chinese pianist Lang Lang (left) and singer-songwriter Jam Hsiao during the global premiere of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” in Beijing in 2016. Photo: VCG

Lee performs in one of her world tour concerts titled 18 in 2017. Photo: VCG

Lee chats with Jolin Tsai during her You & I concert in Taipei in June 2019. That year marked Lee’s 25th anniversary in the entertainment industry. Photo: VCG

Lee participates in the taping of talent show Jungle Voice 2 in August 2019. Photo: VCG

Lee performs “Peking Opera Blues” at the 36th Hundred Flowers Awards in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, in July last year. Photo: VCG