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CoCo Lee is amazing. Jaws inevitably drop in disbelief whenever the striking siren sings for those who would judge her solely by her Asian looks. "They cannot imagine what I'll sound like," admits Lee, who is blessed with a soulful set of lungs that simultaneously devastate listeners and change the preconceived notions of who can or can't sing R&B. "But always when I'm done singing, people are very surprised."
Although she can count the element of surprise as one of the facets of her vast musical repertoire, CoCo Lee is by no means a novelty act. The 23 year-old songstress signed with 550 Music in the US after making an impact overseas that continues to reverberate: CoCo has recorded and released twelve albums since her 1994 debut, eight of those released through Sony Music with whom she signed in 1996. Whether in Mandarin or English, all of these discs have enjoyed brisk sales in Chinese-speaking territories throughout Asia.
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