Coco Lee

Ferren Lee-Kelly (李美林 Pinyin: Lǐ Měilín; also 李玟 Lǐ Wén) (born January 17, 1975), better known by the stage name CoCo Lee, is a C-pop star who has also recorded albums in English, contributed to several movies and repr

Ferren Lee-Kelly (李美林 Pinyin: Lǐ Měilín; also 李玟 Lǐ Wén) (born January 17, 1975), better known by the stage name CoCo Lee, is a C-pop star who has also recorded albums in English, contributed to several movies and represented internationally-known products to the Asian market. Her voice has been favourably compared with that of Mariah Carey.

CoCo Lee was born in Hong Kong with ancestry from Harbin, China. Her father, who was of Caucasian descent, died when she was young, and CoCo moved with her mother and sister to California at age 10 and went through school while experimenting with her singing voice and following her older sisters in entering several local singing contests. After her high school graduation in 1993 she took a holiday in Hong Kong, and while there she came runner-up in a major singing talent quest. The following day she was approached by local record label Fancy Pie Records, recording four studio albums with them in 1994-95 before being picked up in 1996 by Sony who have continued to represent her since that time.