A: Pop diva CoCo Lee committed suicide due to depression. It’s shocking news.
B: CoCo not only brought R&B style to Mando-pop, she was also the first Chinese artist to sing at the Oscars.
A: I went to her Taipei concert in 2019, and her live performance was incredible.
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B: However, while her physical condition had declined in recent years, she had also suffered from depression.
A: Well, nobody is perfect. You should always seek help when you are down.
A: 流行天后李玟因憂鬱症而自殺，真是令人震驚！
B: 她當年把R&B唱腔帶到華語歌壇，還是第一位登上奧斯卡演唱的華人呢。
A: 我2019年參加過CoCo的台北演唱會，她的現場表演超精彩。
B: 可惜她近年來身體狀況不太好，還引發憂鬱症。
A: 沒有人是完美的，心情不好時一定要尋求幫助啊！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩〉
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