Amy Lee Bio (Wiki)

Who is Amy Lee?

Amy Lee is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. In addition, she is also a multi-instrumentalist.

She is best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence.

Lee has also worked on numerous other musical projects including Walt Disney Records’ Nightmare Revisited and Muppets: The Green Album.

She composed the soundtrack to War Story (2014) and Indigo Grey: The Passage (2015).

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

Amy Lee was born on 13 December 1981, in Riverside, California, USA.  Her birth name is Amy Lynn Lee. Her nationality is American and belongs to English and Scottish ethnicity.

Amy Lee is the daughter of John Lee, a disc jockey and TV personality, and Sara Cargill. She has a brother named Robby Lee and two sisters named Carrie Lee and Lori Lee. Lee had a younger sister who died at the age of three from an unidentified illness in 1987.

As a child, Lee moved to several places including West Palm Beach, Florida, and Rockford, Illinois. She then settled in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Education, School/College University

She attended Pulaski Academy and graduated in 2000. After that, she attended Middle Tennessee State University in 2000 to study music theory and composition.

However, she dropped out to focus on the band Evanescence.

Amy Lee: Professional Life, Career

Lee began her music career in the mid-1990s. She co-founded the rock band Evanescence in 1995 with guitarist Ben Moody.

They recorded two EPs, Evanescence EP (1998) and Sound Asleep EP (1999).

Later, the band Evanescence recorded the longer EP Origin in 2000. Moody left the band citing creative differences on October 22, 2003.

After that, ex-Cold guitarist Terry Balsamo replaced Moody in the band as a guitarist and Lee’s writing partner.

In 2003, Amy Lee performed backup vocals for “Missing You” on Big Dismal’s debut album Believe. She sang backup vocals on two songs with the supergroup The Damning Well.

She also performed a duet with her then-boyfriend Shaun Morgan on the track “Broken” for Seether’s 2004 album Disclaimer II.

In 2006, Lee became the American Chairperson for Out of the Shadows. She made an appearance in the music video for Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” in late 2006.

In June 2008, Lee won the 2008 Songwriter Icon Award by the National Music Publishers Association.  Lee won Best Vocalist at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in 2012.

Since then, Amy Lee has written several songs for many artists and movies. She made her debut as a film composer co-scoring the indie film War Story (2014).

She released her album Dream Too Much in 2016. Lee released an English-language cover of Francesca Michielin’s “L’amore esiste” on February 10, 2017.

Amy Lee: Salary, Net Worth

She has a net worth of $12 million as of 2022, but her salary is unknown.

Amy Lee: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Amy Lee was criticized for her rude behavior after her breakup with Shaun Morgan.

After her breakup, she faced criticism when she said to her ex-boyfriend, “Call Me When You’re Sober”.

Currently, there are no rumors of her being in any affairs. Also, there are no rumors regarding her professional life.

Height, Weight, Body Size

Amy Lee is 5 Feet and 3.5 Inches tall. She weighs 52 kg.

Her body size is 36-28-37 and her bra size is 34B. She has dyed black hair and blue eyes.

Her dress size is 12 (US), and her shoe size is 7 (US).

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Amy Lee is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 3.7 million followers on Facebook.

Her Instagram account has 1.1 million followers and her Twitter has 805.8k followers. She has over 348k subscribers on Youtube.

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