I'm proud of my roots. There are not many Asians in the music industry so it's important for me to tell people where I'm from.

Lee's career began in Hong Kong but after becoming popular in Taiwan Coco Lee was subsequently considered a Taiwanese artist. Coco Lee (Chinese: 李玟; pinyin: Lǐ Wén; born Ferren Lee 17 January 1975 Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-born American singer-songwriter record producer dancer and actress. As a Chinese American Lee is the first and only person of Chinese ethnicity to perform at the Oscars; Coco Lee performed the Best Original Song nominated "A Love Before Time" (from the movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).