Coco Lee - Topic

Ferren "Coco" Lee was a Chinese-American singer, songwriter and actress. She is widely regarded as a significant figure and a Tianhou in C-pop. Her career marked a modernization of C-pop music and influenced many other artists of her era. Her career began in 1993 in Hong Kong, and she gained early fame in Taiwan through a series of successful albums in Mandarin Chinese, establishing herself as an icon in the Greater China area. During her relatively brief yet illustrious life, she lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the USA, and mainland China. Her diverse cultural and educational experiences shaped her multicultural background and laid the foundation for her significant success in the Asian entertainment industry. She released 18 studio albums, two live albums, and five compilation albums.
Lee has been described as 'Asian Mariah Carey' and "enormously influential". She was also noted for her Americanized dance routines. She voiced the lead character Fa Mulan in the Mandarin version of Mulan, a 1998 animated Disney film, and sang its theme song, "Reflection". She was the first Chinese singer to break into the American market.