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'''Amy Lynn Hartzler''' (née Lee, born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.
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'''Amy Lee''' (born Amy Lynn Lee on December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder, lead singer and primary songwriter of [[Evanescence]]. Her family moved around the US a lot to places such as West Palm Beach, Florida and Rockford, Illinois, before finally settling down in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]], Arkansas, where Evanescence was formed. She is the main songwriter and provides the image for the band as well as doing most of the interviews. Amy and [[Ben Moody]] met at a summer camp in Little Rock in 1994, where she played Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and two measures of a Meatloaf song on the piano.<ref name="evbio2003" /><ref name=z100 /> After that, the rest is history.


==Image==
==Image==
Lee has no trademark style with the "Faux Gothic". She dyes her hair jet black, though her hair is actually light brown. Her eyes are green but she used to wear blue contacts (Fallen era). She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for [[Going Under]] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she had taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.
[[Image:Amy lee signature.png|thumb|right|200px|Signature of Amy Lee]]
Amy designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for "[[Going Under]]"<ref name=pairsfairiesmtv /> and [[The Princess Corpse Dress|the dress]] she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her.<ref name=mtvleegrammys /> In the early days, she also used to make some of her clothing. In concerts, she often wore a corset and fishnets, but she abandoned corsets in the [[Evanescence Tour|2011-12 ''Evanescence'' album tour]], with Amy saying with an interview with VEVO Stylized that she has become more confident on stage since the early days.<ref name=vevostyle /> Amy had a piercing on her left eyebrow, which she had taken out and re-pierced a few times, but later removed it in mid-2005. Amy then re-pierced it in April 2023 to celebrate the Diamond certification and 20 years of ''[[Fallen]]''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CrAKs0TOWfF/</ref>
[[File:Amy short hair 2008.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy's short hair in 2008.<ref name="shorthair" />]]
 
''Kerrang'' magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Woman, with Hayley Williams from Paramore coming in 2nd.
 
Amy Lee was honored with the National Music Publishers' Association [[Songwriter Icon Award]] for 2008. She received the award on June 18 in New York City.<ref name=butlersusannmpa /> This award is very privileged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She also performed for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka.
 
Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show on September 9, 2008.
 
Amy got her first tattoo on May 24, 2018 in tribute to her late brother, [[Robby Lee]].
 
Her vocal range is '''mezzo-soprano'''.<ref name="rollingstone20171114" /><ref name="billboard20130304" />
 
== Solo Career ==
[[File:002-1.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Amy in October 2009]]
In October 2008, Amy said during an interview with ''Spin'' that she had begun writing songs which she described as "definitely different", citing folky and Celtic influence, which were part of her "really old roots". She said that it is nothing that she would "categorize as Evanescence".<ref name=notallsad /> In an interview with ''The Gauntlet'', she said that she doesn't know what project she is writing new songs for.<ref name=gauntlet2008 /> In another interview with ''Spin'' in 2010, during the time Amy was working with [[Steve Lillywhite]] on Evanescence's third album, she said that nothing from the material she mentioned in the 2008 interview would be on the new album.<ref name=spin2010 />
 
Later in 2011, during an interview with ''Billboard'', she said that while the material made with Steve Lillywhite was scrapped, they may end up on future projects someday.
 
{{quote|I think that some of those songs aren't right for Evanescence. Some of the songs that we had at that time could maybe be a solo thing in the future. We really do have a lot of extra songs from that time and also songs that the band wrote together; we just wrote a ton in the past few years and especially in the last one year. My head is totally focused on Evanescence right now, but I think it's totally possible that some of those songs will end up on different projects someday -- maybe solo, maybe something else.<ref name=billboardscrappedmaterial />}}
 
However, she revealed in 2015 that the [[Broken Record|album]] produced by Lillywhite was scrapped by her [[Wind-up Records|label]] and that she "was told that none of the songs I'd been pouring my heart into for a year, in any form, were good enough." She was forced to start over and release what we know now as [[Evanescence (album)|the self-titled album]].<ref name="brokenrecord" /> She further said she owns those unfinished recordings, adding she plans to finish some of the scrapped songs and release them someday.


Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>
On December 1, 2013, Amy announced that she and [[Dave Eggar]] scored an independent film called ''[[War Story]]''. The soundtrack album, titled ''[[Aftermath]]'', was released in August 2014.


In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral"). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.
In 2015 she scored [[Hammerstep]]'s short film ''[[Indigo Grey: The Passage]]''.


Kerrang Magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Women with Hayley Williams from Paramore coming in 2nd.
In 2016, she released a covers EP, ''[[Recover, Vol. 1]]'', as well as her second solo album, ''[[Dream Too Much]]'', a children's album that was inspired by her son Jack. The following year she released two stand-alone singles, ''[[Love Exists]]'' and ''[[Speak to Me]]'', the latter being the end title song of ''[[Voice from the Stone]]''. She also scored the 2017 film ''[[Blind]]'', and its [[Blind: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack album]] was released in January 2018.


Amy Lee will be honored with National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She will recieve the award on June 18 in New York City. This award is very privileged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She will also perform for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka. To see the official page, click here:[http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157]
== Social Efforts ==
=== Out of the Shadows ===
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [[Out of the Shadows]]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother had epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.


Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show. The event was not in 2009 (of course). It was held in 2008. She was there with Kelly Osbourne.
=== To Write Love in Her Arms ===
Amy is supporting [[To Write Love on Her Arms]], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background.<ref name=PQaol /> Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on November 12, 2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.


== Style ==
=== UN Haiti Relief Effort ===
Lee, the principal lyricist and composer of [[Evanescence]], employs simple yet expressive melodies that stand alone or intertwine with accompanying guitars.  Many melodies involve a sub melody or return to a base note or sequence, as in the choruses of "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," and the live Korn cover "[[Thoughtless]]" as well as the intro and bridge of "[[Imaginary]]," among others.  Many of the piano parts are comprised of melodies with minimal chords and left-hand accompaniment, both when played with guitar parts ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Like You]]," "[[Your Star]]," "[[Going Under]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others) and alone or featured with minimal backing ("[[Lithium]]," "[[Lose Control]]," "[[The Only One]]," "[[Good Enough]]," "[[Bring Me To Life]]," "[[Imaginary]]," "[[Taking Over Me]]," "[[Hello]]," "[[Breathe No More]]," "[[Thoughtless]]," among others).
On January 22nd, 2010, Amy announced on her [[Twitter]] account the release of "[[Together Again]]" to the public, after the Haiti earthquake events - "Today @Evanescence is releasing a new song, Together Again, and the proceeds are going to help Haiti! Details to follow!".
If you were to donate at least five dollars or more, you would receive this song. According to Amy, the song successfully raised over $31,000 in its first week of availability.


=== Range ===
=== Restore Freedom ===
Lee has an impressive recorded vocal range, stretching from E3 (“[[Snow White Queen]],” 0:40/2:04) to C#6 ("[[Weight of the World]]," 2:46/2:51). On an MTV Diary special, Lee is shown warming up for a show where she sings a D#6 (4:35/4:37, as timed from the beginning of the [[Evanescence]] section), giving her an exhibited range one semitone short of three octaves. She can be classified as a mezzo-soprano.
In 2010 and 2012, Amy supported [[Restore Freedom]] to help the campaign against sex trafficking and for the construction of the first "safe house" in NY, to host the victims of sex trafficking. In the Restore Freedom official website, Amy had [https://web.archive.org/web/20101002132338/http://my.restorenyc.org/amyleerestore a personal page] where it was possible to make a donation to support the project.<ref name="restorenyc" /> The campaign raised over 125,000$. She also donated a piano to the safe house and taught music to the survivors.<ref name="restorepiano" /> Her involvement with the organization inspired her to write ''[[My Heart Is Broken|My Heart is Broken]]''.


==Out of the Shadows==
== Other Appearances ==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.
In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs ''[[Breathe]]'' (''The Summit Church: Summit Worship'' CD) and unreleased song of his called ''[[Fall Into You]]''.


Amy is currently supporting too [http://www.twloha.com To Write Love on Her Arms], a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, [[Josh Hartzler]], has a counseling background. Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on 11/12/2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.
She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song ''[[Missing You]]'' off of their 2003 debut release CD, ''Believe''.


==Other Appearances==
Did some vocals on the ''[[Underworld]]'' soundtrack in 2003, but after some issues with her record label, her voice was never used.<ref name=muchmusic /> Her name still appears in the credits though.


In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.
Amy collaborated with a supergroup called [[The Damning Well]] in 2003. She recorded guest vocals on their song ''[[Power]]'', but because of issues with Wind-Up, the song was never released.<ref name="power" />


She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.
Amy is featured on [[Seether]]'s song ''[[Broken]]''. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on ''[[The Punisher Soundtrack|The Punisher]]'' soundtrack and on Seether's ''Disclaimer II'' album.


Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.
In 2004, Amy claimed to be working on music for ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe]]'',<ref name=mtvNarnia2004 /> but it was rejected for being "too dark" and "too epic."<ref name=DarkEpic /> However, the producers of ''Narnia'' stated that she was never asked to compose any music for the film. She later revealed that she had written ''Together Again'' (previously referred to as ''The Narnia Song'') and part of ''[[Lacrymosa]]'' for the initial concept film,<ref name=metaledge2006 /> which producers had originally said would be in the vein of ''Lord of the Rings'',<ref name="westworld" /> and she used part of ''The Narnia Song'' instrumental she wrote as the intro to ''Good Enough''.<ref name=GEintro /> The latter two songs were included on ''The Open Door'', and the former was released as a charity single in 2010.


Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.
She appears on [[KoЯn]]'s 2007 ''[[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]]'' album on the track ''[[Freak on a Leash]]''. The song was also released as the first single.


She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.
She sang ''[[Epiphany]]'' with Aaron Lewis from [[Staind]], at [[My Coke Fest]] 2007 held in Johannesburg, South Africa.


She sang [[Epiphany]] with Aaron Lewis from [[Staind]], at [[My Coke Fest]] 2007 held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven to duet on their song, ''One Thing''.


Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven live. It is one of the two videos favorited by the official [[evanescencevideo|Evanescence YouTube]].
In 2008, Amy Lee made a remake of the song ''[[Sally's Song]]'' from the movie ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993). The cover is featured on the ''[[Nightmare Revisited]]'' soundtrack which was released in September 2008 in the U.S and 27th October in the U.K., published by [[Walt Disney Records]].<ref name="sallysong" />


Amy Lee made a remake of [[Sally's Song]] of the Nightmare before Christmas (1993). The cover is featured on the ''Nightmare Revisited'' soundtrack which was released in September 2008 in the U.S and 27th October in the U.K.
Amy covered the song ''[[Halfway Down the Stairs]]'' for the album ''[[Muppets: The Green Album]]'', released on August 23, 2011. The cover song was recorded in 2009 and the album was intended for a 2010 release,<ref name="HDTStweets" /><ref name="MuppetsRevisited" /> but it was finally released in 2011.


==Tools of the Trade==
Amy joined Lzzy Hale on stage to duet on ''Break In'' several times whilst they were on the [[Carnival of Madness]] tour in 2012. On July 31, 2020, a studio version of the duet was released as the first single off [[Halestorm]]'s ''Reimagined EP''.
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].


At the 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was working hard learning the harp, practicing two hours a day.
Amy was asked to play piano on [[Veridia]]'s song, ''[[I'll Never Be Ready]]'', and has performed it live with them several times whilst touring together.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BgFs6m8nA-y/ "It was an absolute honor that @AmyLee would share her talent with us today."]. March 9, 2018. ''Instagram''.</ref>


==MySpace==
Amy sings backing vocals on the song, ''[[All About Anna]]'', from [[Dave Eggar]] and [[Chuck Palmer]]'s EP, ''[[Cellogram]]'', which was released in 2018.
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>


The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).
Amy features on [[Lindsey Stirling]]'s 2019 album, ''Artemis'', on the song ''[[Love Goes On and On]]''. A music video was released on July 12, 2022.


==General Facts==
Amy appeared on [[Body Count]]'s song, ''[[When I'm Gone]]'', which was released on March 6, 2020.
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Pure Prairie League.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*She's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref>http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=452652#post452652</ref>
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*While moving around the country, Amy attended a junior high school, where she met one of her childhood "enemies", Christina. Christina once tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was away.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd").  While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*According to [[Maximum Evanescence]], [[Ben Moody]] took Amy to her senior prom in high school. During this time, Amy and Ben had a very close brother-sister relationship.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is married to a long time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]], who is a 29-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, 2007, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th.<ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref> They were married on May 6th, 2007.
*She currently lives in Manhattan.
*Related to Robert E. Lee (Her great, great...) uncle.
*Knows how to snowboard.


===Professional===
Amy is featured on the song ''[[Sakura Rising]]'' from [[Wagakki Band]]'s sixth album, ''Tokyo Singing'', which was released on October 14, 2020. The deluxe edition includes a DVD for February's Symphonic Orchestra concert in Osaka, Japan where Amy performed as a guest. The song was released as a single on September 18, 2020 with an accompanying animated lyric video depicting New York and Tokyo amid the coronavirus pandemic.
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, Plumb, and Mozart.
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]].
*She loves performing [[Your Star]] live.
*When asked what her favorite song from The Open Door was, she replied "It's hard to pick," but later replied All That I'm Living For, but was interupted while answering.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD78BHklHh4]
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]].
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour.
*She is a notable Baldwin Piano user, though she used to play Korg keyboards while performing My Immortal live the time when the band was still starting out
*Performed a cover of Sally's Song, a song featured on the Nightmare Revisited Soundtrack.
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]].
*She can also play the harp, which she first used in her cover of Sally's Song
*If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
*Before Evanescence took off, she was about to start part-time work as a waitress
*When she was younger, she wanted to be a vet, until her dad showed her a dog surgery on the Discovery channel.
*Received the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) 2008 Songwriter Icon Award.
<ref>http://www.nmpa.org/pressroom/showrelease.asp?id=157</ref>


===Music Likes/Dislikes===
Amy is featured on the song ''[[One Day the Only Butterflies Left Will Be in Your Chest as You March Towards Your Death]]'' off [[Bring Me the Horizon]]'s 2020 EP, ''POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR''.<ref name="PostHumanEP" /> The EP was released on October 30, 2020.
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape.<BR>
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up.<BR>
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times.<BR>
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men.<BR>
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey.<BR><BR>


===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
Amy and [[Dave Stewart]] from Eurythmics teamed up to cover The Everly Brothers' ''[[Love Hurts]]''. The song and its music video premiered on June 19, 2022 at the virtual concert ''Hey Doll Baby Festival: Celebrating The Lives & Music of The Everly Brothers'', and the song was digitally released and available to stream on the 24th.
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''.<BR>
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''.<BR>
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''.<BR>
*Her favorite Johnny Depp film is ''Edward Scissorhands''<BR>
*Her favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp.<BR>
*Her top 5 horror films are:<BR>
1.The Nightmare Before Christmas<BR>
2.Halloween<BR>
3.Carrie<BR>
4.Psycho<BR>
5.The Birds<BR><BR>


[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]
On February 20, 2023, [[Amy Lee]] and [[Bush]] duetted on the song ''[[1000 Years]]'' at Bush's concert in Nashville.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_yYFmFslec</ref> In June, a studio version was released.


===Pets===
Amy co-wrote Andrea Bocelli's song ''[[Holding On]]'' featuring Gwen Stefani, which was released in October 2024.<ref>https://www.stereogum.com/2285534/gwen-stefani-releases-new-country-pop-single-andrea-bocelli-duet/music/</ref>
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.
*Owns two cats: Stella & Shermie.[http://www.amy-lee.de/english/amy.htm]


===Miscellaneous===
== Tools of the Trade ==
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma.<BR>
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and Shure Microphones. She has used a Kurzweil and a Yamaha digital piano during the [[Fallen Tour]]. She's also been using a Roland RD-700sx keyboard since 2009. She has used a Korg synthesizer attached to her piano since 2012 when she performed ''Swimming Home''.
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean.<BR>
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween.<BR>
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes.<BR>
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano.<BR>
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present.<BR>
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times."<BR>
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''.<BR>
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas.<BR>
*Her favorite color is aqua.
*During the annual lunchbox auction, her lunchbox had the highest bid out of all the lunchboxes.
*Loves any food her dad makes.
*Her favorite drink is Red Wine<BR><BR>


==See also==
In her home studio, she uses ProTools, Dynaudio speakers and a US7 mic that was used to record vocals on ''[[Fallen]]'', plus plug-in softwares, an Akai Midi keyboard, and various keyboards.<ref name="homestudio" /> She also has a theremin and a Moog Taurus synthesizer.<ref name="moog" />
 
In a red carpet interview at 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was learning to play the harp, practicing two hours a day.<ref name="grammy2008" /> Amy has played the harp on her cover of "[[Sally's Song]]" and on Evanescence songs "[[Swimming Home]]", "[[New Way to Bleed]]" and "[[Secret Door]]". She was taught by [[Kirsten Copely]], who later performed on Evanescence's fourth album, ''[[Synthesis]]''.<ref name="kirsten" />
 
==Social Media==
 
===MySpace & Facebook===
Amy Lee does not have a personal MySpace page or Facebook profile. There are several impostor pages on both sites claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real.<ref name=myspacevboard />
 
She has also stated this again in October 2009 in a response to a user on Twitter:<ref name=gladyouasked />
 
{{quote|Glad you asked! No, this is my only Twitter. I also do NOT have a personal facebook or myspace page, those are all false.}}
 
However, on April 16, 2014, Amy announced (through her [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/456456621494120448 verified Twitter account]) that she has an official Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial?fref=ts]. It is also verified.
 
{{quote|I finally got my own Facebook page! This is me: https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial}}
 
===Twitter===
Amy has a [[Twitter]] account, created September 22, 2009, with the nickname of AmyLeeEV. With this profile, Amy keeps fans updated about news. She revealed this writing this post on [[EvThreads]]:<ref name=evthreadstwitter />
{{quote|Hey guys!
I can't believe I'm saying this but.....<br>
I've decided to try out the twitter thing. I think it might be a fun way to stay in touch better and I know I need to announce myself on here because there are so many other 'me's.' My name on twitter is AmyLeeEv. I can't guarantee I'll have anything interesting to say but if you're really bored and need a distraction, why not follow me? Actually, I think I haven an idea for my first tweet. How about I spill the first little surprise I've been holding onto? See you there!}}
 
===Instagram===
Amy also has an Instagram account, created December 8, 2013, with the nickname of amylee. She mainly uses this profile to share things about her personal life with her fans. She revealed its creation with a post on her Twitter, which gave a link to her profile.
 
== General Facts ==
=== Personal ===
*Amy is named after the 70's song "Amie" by Pure Prairie League.<ref name="amers" />
*Amy didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.<ref name=metaledgelife />
*Amy's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.<ref name=robert />
*Amy said that when she was in middle school she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*Amy's parents moved around the country many times, and she attended seven different schools as a result. At a junior high school, a bully called Christina tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was in the bathroom.<ref name=christina />
*In high school, Amy was active in choir and drama classes. She was also president of the choir, and described herself as "choir nerd". While there, she wrote the song "[[Listen to the Rain]]", which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.<ref name="wheniwas17" />
*Amy's immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a former radio DJ, mother Sarah Lee, and sisters [[Carrie Lee|Carrie]] and [[Lori Lee|Lori]]. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an unidentified illness. She is known to be the inspiration for a few songs Amy wrote, including "[[Hello]]" and "[[Like You]]" from ''[[The Open Door]]''.<ref name=vh1 /> Her brother Robby died at the age of 24 from severe epilepsy. He was an inspiration for the song "[[Far From Heaven]]", from ''[[The Bitter Truth]]''.<ref name=kerrang2021 />
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]]<ref name=blender /> and [[Shaun Morgan]].<ref name=metaledge2006 /><ref name="billboard2006" />
*Amy is married to a long-time friend, [[Josh Hartzler]]. He was an inspiration for her writing "[[Bring Me to Life]]" and "[[Taking Over Me]]" from ''[[Fallen]]'' and "[[Good Enough]]" from ''[[The Open Door]]''.<ref name=blender /><ref name="westworld" /><ref name=kerrangFallen /> The two were married on May 6th, 2007.<ref name=people /> They have a son called [[Jack Lion Hartzler]], born in July 2014.<ref name=twitterpregnant /><ref name=instagramb /><ref name=loudwirebaby />
*Amy currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CAauZs8K9Br/ "Interview with @amylee of @evanescenceofficial"]. May 20, 2020. ''Instagram''.</ref> She lived in Brooklyn, New York from 2006 until 2019.<ref name="folhasp2007" /><ref>[https://planetradio.co.uk/podcasts/kerrang-lockdown-interviews/listen/2030067/ "Amy Lee from Evanescence - Kerrang! Radio: The Lockdown Interviews"] (May 29, 2020)</ref>
*Amy's related to Robert E. Lee - her great, great uncle.<ref name=robert />
*Amy knows how to snowboard.
*Amy got her first tattoo on May 23, 2018 in tribute to her late brother, [[Robby Lee]].<ref name="Tattoo4Robby" />
 
=== Professional ===
*Some of Amy's influences include [[Björk]],<ref name=spin2010 /> Portishead (Beth Gibbons),<ref name=spin2010 /> [[Chris Cornell|Soundgarden]], [[Nirvana]], [[Korn]], Nine Inch Nails,<ref name="miaminewtimes" /> Garbage, Tori Amos, [[Plumb]], Mozart,<ref name=vh1 /> [[Danny Elfman]],<ref name="westworld" /> Smashing Pumpkins,<ref name="miaminewtimes" /> Pantera, Depeche Mode,<ref name="miaminewtimes" /> Massive Attack,<ref name=spin2010 /> A Perfect Circle, Janis Joplin, and Joan Jet.<ref name="billboard2006" />
*The first songs written by Amy include ''[[A Single Tear]]'' and ''[[Eternity of the Remorse]]''.<ref name=PQaol />
*Amy's favorite ''[[Fallen]]'' song is ''[[Going Under]]''.<ref name="arklatexmusic" />
*Amy saw an acting teacher to help her with her stage fright before they started recording ''[[Fallen]]''. She also took three vocal lessons from Seth Riggs.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVRKffsvws "Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?"]. October 26, 2016. ''YouTube''.</ref>
*Piano and organ are Amy's main instruments.<ref name="pianoorgan" /> She can also play harp<ref name=spin2010 /><ref name=thrilledtoreturn2011 /> and guitar. She has played the harp on her cover of ''[[Sally's Song]]'' and on Evanescence songs ''[[Swimming Home]]'', ''[[New Way to Bleed]]'' and ''[[Secret Door]]''. She played guitar for ''[[The Cartoon Network Song]]'', as well as guitar covers of songs like "Kyle Quit the Band" by Tenacious D.
*Amy doesn't use any automatic voice tuning software on stage.<ref name=evclub />
*Amy is a notable Baldwin Piano user, though she used to play Kurzweil keyboards while performing ''My Immortal'' live when the band was starting out. She started using a baby grand Steinway & Sons piano to record ''[[Synthesis]]'' and brought it with her on the [[Synthesis Live Tour|Synthesis Live]] tours.<ref name="Steinwaypiano" /><ref name="insidesynthesis5" />
 
=== Music Likes & Dislikes ===
*The first album Amy owned was the California Raisins tape.<ref name="loudersound" />
*Björk was Amy's idol and biggest musical influence.<ref name="bjork" />
*Amy's favorite 80's song is "Everything She Wants" by Wham!.<ref name="fazeca" /> She has sung the song karaoke at least five times.
*Amy hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men.
*Amy admits to listening to Mariah Carey.
*Amy thinks that Beyonce's song "Run the World" is "badass".<ref name="beyonce" />
 
=== Movie Likes & Dislikes ===
*One of Amy's favorite movies is ''An American Tail''.{{fact}}
*Amy's favorite characters from the Harry Potter movies are Ron Weasley and Severus Snape.{{fact}}
*Amy's favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''.<ref name="top5films" />
*Amy's favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''.{{fact}}
*Amy's favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp.{{fact}}
*Amy's top five horror films are:<ref name="top5films" />
#''The Nightmare Before Christmas''
#''Halloween''
#''Carrie''
#''Psycho''
#''The Birds''
 
[[Image:Amy and simon.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat, Simon.]]
=== Pets ===
*Amy used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he lived with her family.
*Amy later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.<ref name=blender />
*Amy owned a Bengal cat in the mid-2000's.
*Amy owned a cat named Fizzgig, but she lost it during the making of ''Fallen''. “I was devastated. He got eaten by a coyote, I’m sure.”<ref name=kerrangFallen />
*Amy had three pet birds that her cat ate.<ref name="25didntknow"/>
*Amy most recently had two cats: Stella and Shermie.<ref name=blender /> It's unknown what happened to Stella, but Shermie passed away at the age of 18 in November 2021.<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FI_CWWvUPw "Evanescence's Amy Lee on touring 'The Bitter Truth', new music & the band's legacy"] (November 28, 2022)</ref>
*Amy said she will get a new kitten around Christmas 2022.<ref name=":0" /> On January 19, 2023, she announced her new cat named Simon.<ref>Lee, Amy (January 19, 2023). [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnm4PkJvEgp/ "Meet our new fur baby, Simon!"]. ''Instagram''.</ref>
 
=== Miscellaneous ===
*Amy is allergic to lobster. She loves lobster.<ref name="25didntknow">{{cite news|title=25 Things You Don't Know About Me: Amy Lee|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-amy-lee-20111110|accessdate=September 30, 2013|newspaper=Us Weekly|date=October 11, 2011}}</ref>
*The beach is one of Amy's favorite places - she loves the ocean.
*Amy's favorite holiday is Halloween.
*Amy's favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes.
*The three things Amy would bring with to a deserted island would be a piano and her two cats.<ref name=pianocats />
*Amy's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times".
*Amy's most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''.{{fact}}
*Amy's favorite drink is red wine.
*Amy's favorite video game is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. She said she's played through it "at least 30 times".<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/54050u/ama_i_am_amy_lee_of_evanescence_here_to_answer/d7xx7k0/?context=10000 "I am Amy Lee of Evanescence - here to answer your questions! Ask Me Anything"]. September 22, 2016. ''Reddit''.</ref>
*Amy's first "real" concert was The Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage when she was fourteen or fifteen years old.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-amy-lee-of-evanescence-188001/ "Q&A: Amy Lee of Evanescence"]. April 1, 2004. ''Rolling Stone''.</ref>
*Amy said she likes when her songs are sung on The X Factor, but she would turn down the opportunity to be a judge on the show.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/7x9xjq/the-vice-interview-amy-lee-evanescence "The VICE Interview: Amy Lee"]. July 10, 2017. ''VICE''.</ref>
*Amy turned down an opportunity to work on a song with Bon Jovi as she felt that it "wasn't right for [her]."<ref name=":1">[https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/amy-lee-evanescence-the-bitter-truth-2902372 "Evanescence's Amy Lee: "People assumed men  did my creative work""]. ''NME''. March 29, 2021.</ref>
*Amy also turned down an audition to be in the Spider-Man musical on Broadway as "[she couldn't] imagine committing to doing something like that for six days a week forever."<ref name=":1" />
 
== See also ==
*[[Amy Lee's Artwork]]
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]
*[[Snow White]]


==External links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://amyleeofficial.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial/ Official Facebook]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=433042599&keyID=872531&keyname=LEE%20AMY&querytype=WriterID BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
*[https://twitter.com/amyleeEV Official Twitter]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[https://www.instagram.com/amylee/ Official Instagram]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxdWaWTIj-AFycTmuAPm62A Official YouTube]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061024061524/http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=872531&subid=0 BMI Repertoire Listing for Amy Lee]
 
== References ==
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<ref name=muchmusic>{{cite web|title=Evanescence - December 14, 2003 - Live@Much|url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/transcripts/index.asp?artist=513&tranID=357|work=MuchMusic.com|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040419233835/http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/transcripts/index.asp?artist=513&tranID=357|archivedate=April 14, 2004|date=December 14, 2003}}</ref>
 
<ref name="folhasp2007">{{cite news|last=Fortino|first=Leandro|title=Inside Amy Lee|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/folhatee/fm1604200708.htm|accessdate=|newspaper=Folha de S.Paulo|date=April 16, 2007|language=Portuguese}}</ref>
 
<ref name="kirsten">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiqwyB5k_H4|title=EVANESCENCE - Inside Synthesis: Episode 3 - Harp|work=YouTube|date=October 13, 2017}}</ref>
 
<ref name="grammy2008">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ehiP8_7Pg|title=Evanescence TV Guide Interview - Grammy Awards 2008|work=YouTube}}</ref>
 
<ref name="pianoorgan">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|url=https://twitter.com/amyleeev/status/5777431076|title=Piano and organ are my main instruments, but I also play harp, guitar, and whatever else is lying around|date=September 16, 2009|work=Twitter}}</ref>
 
<ref name="amers">{{cite news|last=Symkus|first=Ed|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee talks about the band’s upheaval and continued success|url=https://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/article/20120827/NEWS/308279931|newspaper=Kirksville Daily Express|date=August 27, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name="restorepiano">{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/KFBcQlJhOFg?t=117|title=Brick by Brick Campaign Thank-You|work=YouTube|date=October 1, 2010}}</ref>
 
<ref name="restorenyc">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|url=https://twitter.com/amyleeev/status/22117586897|title=Victims of sex trafficking need our help.|date=August 25, 2010|work=Twitter}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Steinwaypiano">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYOl_Usnd7E/|title=Just toured the fascinating @steinwayandsons factory and met the beautiful instrument I'll be taking out on the road with me.|date=August 25, 2017|work=Instagram}}</ref>
 
<ref name="insidesynthesis5">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWUi60cjOlo|title=Evanescence - The Making of Synthesis Final Episode - Steinway & Sons piano|work=YouTube|date=November 13, 2017}}</ref>
 
<ref name="wheniwas17">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbtysY5GriQ|title=When I was 17 - Amy Lee|work=YouTube}}</ref>
 
<ref name=people>{{cite news|last=Rubin|first=Courtney|title=Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Gets Married|url=https://people.com/celebrity/evanescence-singer-amy-lee-gets-married/|accessdate=|newspaper=People.com|date=May 10, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Tattoo4Robby">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BjJPZyDn2Fj/|title=Well, I held out for 36 years but today I got my first tattoo.|date=May 24, 2018|work=Instagram}}</ref>
 
<ref name=thrilledtoreturn2011>{{cite news|last=Baltin|first=Steve|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee Thrilled to Return After Five-Year Break|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/evanescences-amy-lee-thrilled-to-return-after-five-year-break-238304/|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=July 20, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="arklatexmusic">{{cite web|title=ArkLaTexMusic.com - Evanescence|url=http://www.arklatexmusic.com/artists/evanescence.html|date=2003|work=ArkLaTexMusic.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030305093652/http:/www.arklatexmusic.com/artists/evanescence.html|archivedate=March 5, 2003}}</ref>
 
<ref name="shorthair">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/229261746865586177|title=Dont panic! It's an old pic from when my hair was short in '08.|date=July 28, 2012|work=Twitter}}</ref>
 
<ref name="moog">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/640230889562243072|title=Nailed it.|date=September 5, 2015|work=Twitter}}</ref>
 
<ref name="billboard20130304">{{cite web|last=Titus|first=Christa|title=Evanescence, 'Fallen': Classic Track-By-Track|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1550567/evanescence-fallen-classic-track-by-track|date=March 4, 2017|work=Billboard}}</ref>
 
<ref name="rollingstone20171114">{{cite web|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|title=Review: Evanescence Flourishes With the Classical Makeover of ‘Synthesis’|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-evanescence-flourishes-with-the-classical-makeover-of-synthesis-122186/|date=November 14, 2017|work=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
 
<ref name=gladyouasked>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=Glad you asked! No, this is my only Twitter.|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4970246563|date=October 18, 2009|work=Twitter}}</ref>
 
<ref name=evthreadstwitter>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117132635/http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1179870|title=I have a Twitter!|work=EvThreads|date=September 22, 2009|url=http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1179870#post1179870|archivedate=January 17, 2010|}}</ref>
 
<ref name="homestudio">{{cite web|title=Amy answers fan questions on EvClub|url=http://fcevenindeathchile.blogspot.com/2010/02/amy-responde-fans.html|date=February 3, 2010|work=Evanescence Chile}}</ref>
 
<ref name="brokenrecord">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=Cover #4: Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing|url=https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial/posts/1105375239514245|date=December 15, 2015|work=Facebook}}</ref>
 
<ref name=loudwirebaby>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Spencer|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee Gives Birth to Baby Boy|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-gives-birth-baby-boy/|work=Loudwire|date=July 28, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
 
<ref name=instagramb>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=Our little cub, Jack Lion Hartzler, is here...|url=http://instagram.com/p/rAMYzXEDtW/|work=Instagram|date=July 28, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
 
<ref name=z100>{{cite web|title=Evanescence Radio Show Interview with Z100|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0uM54gEZ9U|work=YouTube|accessdate=June 30, 2013|year=2006}}</ref>
 
<ref name=pairsfairiesmtv>{{cite news|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Evanescence Singer Pairs Metal Chains, Fairies For Upcoming Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472270/evanescence-shoots-clip-new-single.jhtml|accessdate=June 30, 2013|work=MTV News|date=June 4, 2003|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120202040518/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472270/evanescence-shoots-clip-new-single.jhtml|archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name=mtvleegrammys>{{cite news|title=MTV News: Backstage at the Grammys|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7|accessdate=January 21, 2007|work=MTV News|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040414054207/http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7|archivedate=April 14, 2004}}</ref>
 
<ref name=vevostyle>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - VEVO Stylized|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxr9X24VxE|work=YouTube|date=December 13, 2011|accessdate=October 1, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=butlersusannmpa>{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Susan|title=NMPA Honors Amy Lee, Sen. Leahy|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ifd5bab0845dffef8167ffd4e1a4773d7|accessdate=June 30, 2013|work=Billboard.biz|date=June 10, 2008|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080612141341/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ifd5bab0845dffef8167ffd4e1a4773d7|archivedate=June 12, 2008}}</ref>
 
<ref name=notallsad>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=William|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee: "It's Not All Sad"|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/evanescences-amy-lee-its-not-all-sad/|accessdate=September 30, 2013|newspaper=Spin|date=October 17, 2008}}</ref>
 
<ref name=gauntlet2008>{{cite web|date=October 23, 2008|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101074317/https://thegauntlet.com/interviews/447/Evanescence.html|title=Evanescence Interview|work=The Gauntlet|accessdate=August 11, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=spin2010>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=William|date=March 5, 2010|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album|title=Exclusive: Amy Lee on the New Evanescence Album|newspaper=Spin|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=billboardscrappedmaterial>{{cite news|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=October 6, 2011|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/466583/evanescences-lee-scrapped-material-could-resurface-on-different-projects|title=Evanescence's Lee: Scrapped Material Could Resurface 'On Different Projects Someday'|newspaper=Billboard|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=myspacevboard>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=Lost|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071206122027/http://www.evboard.com/740517-post4.html|work=EvBoard|date=September 25, 2005|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=metaledgelife>{{cite journal|title=My Life Story|journal=Metal Edge|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140201152850/http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Fallen/displayimage.php?album=167&pos=17|accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=robert>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=October 6, 2007|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120209035547/http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?s=158bbe4331fdfc4db1a33ca61645edea&p=452652&postcount=291|title=Ask Amy/Thank the band|url=http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?s=158bbe4331fdfc4db1a33ca61645edea&p=452652&postcount=291|archivedate=February 9, 2012|accessdate=July 26, 2013|work=EvThreads}}</ref>
 
<ref name=christina>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=amy..how did you do it?|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141208205052/http://www.evboard.com/562608-post45.html|work=EvBoard|date=October 13, 2004|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref> ["dead link"]
 
<ref name=blender>{{cite news|last=Eells|first=Josh|title=Amy Lee: Back in Black|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2076|accessdate=June 29, 2013|newspaper=Blender|date=October 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019141503/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2076|archivedate=September 6, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name=evclub>{{cite web|url=http://forums.evfanclub.com/showthread.php?p=191385#post191385|title=EvClub|accessdate=February 17, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name=twitterpregnant>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=Ok I can't keep it a secret anymore...|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/424655225324978176|work=Twitter|date=January 18, 2014|accessdate=January 20, 2014}}</ref>
 
<ref name=pianocats>{{cite web|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=11496|work=EvanescenceWebsite.com|title=Rock Star (Faze Magazine) (2006)|accessdate=August 24, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210063811/http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/?p=11496|archivedate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
 
<ref name="beyonce">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/102569095882477568|title=Can't help it...|date=August 13, 2011|accessdate=April 6, 2014|publisher=[[Twitter]]|last=Lee|first=Amy}}</ref>
 
<ref name="loudersound">{{cite news|last=Alderslade|first=Merlin|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee: 10 albums that changed my life|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/amy-lee-the-10-records-that-changed-my-life|newspaper=Louder Sound|date=February 3, 2019}}</ref>
 
<ref name="bjork">{{cite news|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Picks Her Favorite Björk Songs|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/evanescences-amy-lee-picks-her-favorite-bj%C3%B6rk-songs|newspaper=Revolver|date=October 12, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="fazeca">{{cite news|title=Amy Lee of Evanescence On Her Life, The Group And Finally Breaking Free|url=https://faze.ca/amy-lee-of-evanescence-her-life-the-group/|newspaper=Faze Canada|date=2006}}</ref>
 
<ref name="top5films">{{cite news|title=Count Five: Amy Lee's Top 5 Horror Movies|url=http://www.spinner.com/2008/10/29/count-five-amy-lees-top-5-horror-movies|work=Spinner|date=October 29, 2008|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110816163635/http://www.spinner.com/2008/10/29/count-five-amy-lees-top-5-horror-movies|archivedate=August 16, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="evbio2003">{{cite news|title=Evanescence Bio|url=http://evanescence.com:80/bio/index.html|work=[[Evanescence.com]]|date=2003|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030202045622/http://evanescence.com:80/bio/index.html|archivedate=February 2, 2003}}</ref>
 
<ref name="sallysong">{{cite news|title=New Music from Amy Lee|url=http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp|date=September 11, 2008|work=Evanescence.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201145003/http://www.evanescence.com:80/news.asp|archivedate=December 1, 2008}}</ref>
 
<ref name="HDTStweets">Amy's tweets on September 22, 2009: [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305382329 [1<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305427631 [2<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305511601 [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305580355 [4<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305630097 [5<nowiki>]</nowiki>], and [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305649704 [6<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref>
 
<ref name="MuppetsRevisited">{{cite news|title=Rock Stars Cover Classic Songs on Muppets Revisited|url=http://kidsmusic.about.com/b/2009/09/28/rock-stars-cover-classic-songs-on-muppets-revisited.htm|newspaper=About.com|date=September 28, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930182021/http://kidsmusic.about.com/b/2009/09/28/rock-stars-cover-classic-songs-on-muppets-revisited.htm|archivedate=September 30, 2009}}</ref>
 
<ref name=mtvNarnia2004>{{cite news|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Evanescence's New Sound Is Reminiscent Of ... Evanescence|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493917/evanescence-working-on-new-album.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=November 18, 2004|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20121107084945/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493917/evanescence-working-on-new-album.jhtml|archivedate=November 7, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name=DarkEpic>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=A Bunch Of Stuff!!!|url=http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=780922&postcount=1|work=[[EvBoard]]|date=December 2, 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235258/http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=780922&postcount=1|archivedate=September 27, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name=GEintro>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=Discussion of The Open Door album|url=http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=912102&postcount=1|work=EvBoard|date=July 13, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235156/http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=912102&postcount=1|archivedate=September 27, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name=PQaol>{{cite news|last=Robertson|first=Jessica|title=P's & Q's: Amy Lee Finds Solace in Marriage and Music|url=http://music.aol.com/popeater/2007/10/19/ps-and-qs-amy-lee-finds-solace-in-marriage-and-music/|date=October 19, 2007|work=AOL Music|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071021051621/http://music.aol.com/popeater/2007/10/19/ps-and-qs-amy-lee-finds-solace-in-marriage-and-music/|archivedate=October 21, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name="PostHumanEP">{{cite news|title=BMTH Announce Post Human: Survival Horror EP Featuring BABYMETAL, Amy Lee|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/bmth-announce-post-human-survival-horror-ep-featuring-babymetal-and-amy-lee/|newspaper=Kerrang!|date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=metaledge2006>{{cite journal|last=Reesman|first=Bryan|title=The Essence of Evanescence|journal=Metal Edge|year=2006|month=November|volume=52|issue=11|pages=5–10|url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/TheOpenDoor/displayimage.php?album=503&pos=4|accessdate=January 3, 2007|issn=1068-2872|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206144629/http://lnx.evanescencewebsite.com:80/PressArchive/news.php?id=130|archivedate=February 6, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name="westworld">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Michael|title=Q&A With Evanescence's Amy Lee|url=https://www.westword.com/music/qanda-with-evanescences-amy-lee-5704348|work=Westworld|date=November 21, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name=kerrang2021>{{cite journal|last=Garner|first=George|title=“I needed to face the abyss head on”: Evanescence’s Bitter Truth laid bare|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/i-needed-to-face-the-abyss-head-on-evanescences-bitter-truth-laid-bare/|date=March 10, 2021|journal=Kerrang!}}</ref>
 
<ref name="miaminewtimes">{{cite news|last=Hood|first=John|title=Through the Open Door|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802164937/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/through-the-open-door-6333275|work=Miami New Times|date=October 18, 2007}}</ref>
 
<ref name=vh1>{{cite news|last=Bottomley|first=C.|date=September 18, 2006|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061016104811/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml|title=Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs|work=VH1|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml|archivedate=October 16, 2006|accessdate=December 3, 2006}}</ref>
 
<ref name="billboard2006">{{cite journal|last=Conniff|first=Tamara|title=Into the Great Wide 'Open'|journal=Billboard|volume=12|issue=37|page=33-34|year=2006|month=September|day=16|url=https://books.google.com.br/books?id=BQ4EAAAAMBAJ&q=evanescence+the+open+door&pg=PA34&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=evanescence&f=false}}</ref>
 
<ref name=kerrangFallen>{{cite news|last=Garner|first=George|date=November 15, 2023|url=https://www.kerrang.com/evanescence-fallen-amy-lee-bring-me-to-life-going-under-my-immortal-interview-anniversary-cover-story|title=Evanescence: “I’m so grateful for Fallen. It is something bigger than me”|newspaper=Kerrang!}}</ref>


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Amy Lynn Hartzler

Amy Lee (born Amy Lynn Lee on December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder, lead singer and primary songwriter of Evanescence. Her family moved around the US a lot to places such as West Palm Beach, Florida and Rockford, Illinois, before finally settling down in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Evanescence was formed. She is the main songwriter and provides the image for the band as well as doing most of the interviews. Amy and Ben Moody met at a summer camp in Little Rock in 1994, where she played Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and two measures of a Meatloaf song on the piano.[1][2] After that, the rest is history.

Image

Signature of Amy Lee

Amy designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for "Going Under"[3] and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her.[4] In the early days, she also used to make some of her clothing. In concerts, she often wore a corset and fishnets, but she abandoned corsets in the 2011-12 Evanescence album tour, with Amy saying with an interview with VEVO Stylized that she has become more confident on stage since the early days.[5] Amy had a piercing on her left eyebrow, which she had taken out and re-pierced a few times, but later removed it in mid-2005. Amy then re-pierced it in April 2023 to celebrate the Diamond certification and 20 years of Fallen.[6]

Amy's short hair in 2008.[7]

Kerrang magazine readers voted her #1 Sexiest Rock Woman, with Hayley Williams from Paramore coming in 2nd.

Amy Lee was honored with the National Music Publishers' Association Songwriter Icon Award for 2008. She received the award on June 18 in New York City.[8] This award is very privileged as only one person gets it per year out of the whole music industry. She also performed for them. The Icon Award recognizes outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Former recipients include Jimmy Webb and Neil Sedaka.

Amy Lee attended the Betsey Johnson Spring 2009 Fashion Show on September 9, 2008.

Amy got her first tattoo on May 24, 2018 in tribute to her late brother, Robby Lee.

Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano.[9][10]

Solo Career

Amy in October 2009

In October 2008, Amy said during an interview with Spin that she had begun writing songs which she described as "definitely different", citing folky and Celtic influence, which were part of her "really old roots". She said that it is nothing that she would "categorize as Evanescence".[11] In an interview with The Gauntlet, she said that she doesn't know what project she is writing new songs for.[12] In another interview with Spin in 2010, during the time Amy was working with Steve Lillywhite on Evanescence's third album, she said that nothing from the material she mentioned in the 2008 interview would be on the new album.[13]

Later in 2011, during an interview with Billboard, she said that while the material made with Steve Lillywhite was scrapped, they may end up on future projects someday.

Vin1.jpg I think that some of those songs aren't right for Evanescence. Some of the songs that we had at that time could maybe be a solo thing in the future. We really do have a lot of extra songs from that time and also songs that the band wrote together; we just wrote a ton in the past few years and especially in the last one year. My head is totally focused on Evanescence right now, but I think it's totally possible that some of those songs will end up on different projects someday -- maybe solo, maybe something else.[14] Vin2.jpg


However, she revealed in 2015 that the album produced by Lillywhite was scrapped by her label and that she "was told that none of the songs I'd been pouring my heart into for a year, in any form, were good enough." She was forced to start over and release what we know now as the self-titled album.[15] She further said she owns those unfinished recordings, adding she plans to finish some of the scrapped songs and release them someday.

On December 1, 2013, Amy announced that she and Dave Eggar scored an independent film called War Story. The soundtrack album, titled Aftermath, was released in August 2014.

In 2015 she scored Hammerstep's short film Indigo Grey: The Passage.

In 2016, she released a covers EP, Recover, Vol. 1, as well as her second solo album, Dream Too Much, a children's album that was inspired by her son Jack. The following year she released two stand-alone singles, Love Exists and Speak to Me, the latter being the end title song of Voice from the Stone. She also scored the 2017 film Blind, and its soundtrack album was released in January 2018.

Social Efforts

Out of the Shadows

In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called Out of the Shadows. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother had epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

To Write Love in Her Arms

Amy is supporting To Write Love on Her Arms, a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Her husband, Josh Hartzler, has a counseling background.[16] Amy was wearing a T-shirt of the movement on November 12, 2007, in Nissan Live on Yahoo! Music.

UN Haiti Relief Effort

On January 22nd, 2010, Amy announced on her Twitter account the release of "Together Again" to the public, after the Haiti earthquake events - "Today @Evanescence is releasing a new song, Together Again, and the proceeds are going to help Haiti! Details to follow!". If you were to donate at least five dollars or more, you would receive this song. According to Amy, the song successfully raised over $31,000 in its first week of availability.

Restore Freedom

In 2010 and 2012, Amy supported Restore Freedom to help the campaign against sex trafficking and for the construction of the first "safe house" in NY, to host the victims of sex trafficking. In the Restore Freedom official website, Amy had a personal page where it was possible to make a donation to support the project.[17] The campaign raised over 125,000$. She also donated a piano to the safe house and taught music to the survivors.[18] Her involvement with the organization inspired her to write My Heart is Broken.

Other Appearances

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on David Hodges' songs Breathe (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called Fall Into You.

She did back up vocals on Big Dismal's song Missing You off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the Underworld soundtrack in 2003, but after some issues with her record label, her voice was never used.[19] Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy collaborated with a supergroup called The Damning Well in 2003. She recorded guest vocals on their song Power, but because of issues with Wind-Up, the song was never released.[20]

Amy is featured on Seether's song Broken. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on The Punisher soundtrack and on Seether's Disclaimer II album.

In 2004, Amy claimed to be working on music for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe,[21] but it was rejected for being "too dark" and "too epic."[22] However, the producers of Narnia stated that she was never asked to compose any music for the film. She later revealed that she had written Together Again (previously referred to as The Narnia Song) and part of Lacrymosa for the initial concept film,[23] which producers had originally said would be in the vein of Lord of the Rings,[24] and she used part of The Narnia Song instrumental she wrote as the intro to Good Enough.[25] The latter two songs were included on The Open Door, and the former was released as a charity single in 2010.

She appears on KoЯn's 2007 MTV Unplugged album on the track Freak on a Leash. The song was also released as the first single.

She sang Epiphany with Aaron Lewis from Staind, at My Coke Fest 2007 held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Amy also appeared with Finger Eleven to duet on their song, One Thing.

In 2008, Amy Lee made a remake of the song Sally's Song from the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). The cover is featured on the Nightmare Revisited soundtrack which was released in September 2008 in the U.S and 27th October in the U.K., published by Walt Disney Records.[26]

Amy covered the song Halfway Down the Stairs for the album Muppets: The Green Album, released on August 23, 2011. The cover song was recorded in 2009 and the album was intended for a 2010 release,[27][28] but it was finally released in 2011.

Amy joined Lzzy Hale on stage to duet on Break In several times whilst they were on the Carnival of Madness tour in 2012. On July 31, 2020, a studio version of the duet was released as the first single off Halestorm's Reimagined EP.

Amy was asked to play piano on Veridia's song, I'll Never Be Ready, and has performed it live with them several times whilst touring together.[29]

Amy sings backing vocals on the song, All About Anna, from Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer's EP, Cellogram, which was released in 2018.

Amy features on Lindsey Stirling's 2019 album, Artemis, on the song Love Goes On and On. A music video was released on July 12, 2022.

Amy appeared on Body Count's song, When I'm Gone, which was released on March 6, 2020.

Amy is featured on the song Sakura Rising from Wagakki Band's sixth album, Tokyo Singing, which was released on October 14, 2020. The deluxe edition includes a DVD for February's Symphonic Orchestra concert in Osaka, Japan where Amy performed as a guest. The song was released as a single on September 18, 2020 with an accompanying animated lyric video depicting New York and Tokyo amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Amy is featured on the song One Day the Only Butterflies Left Will Be in Your Chest as You March Towards Your Death off Bring Me the Horizon's 2020 EP, POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR.[30] The EP was released on October 30, 2020.

Amy and Dave Stewart from Eurythmics teamed up to cover The Everly Brothers' Love Hurts. The song and its music video premiered on June 19, 2022 at the virtual concert Hey Doll Baby Festival: Celebrating The Lives & Music of The Everly Brothers, and the song was digitally released and available to stream on the 24th.

On February 20, 2023, Amy Lee and Bush duetted on the song 1000 Years at Bush's concert in Nashville.[31] In June, a studio version was released.

Amy co-wrote Andrea Bocelli's song Holding On featuring Gwen Stefani, which was released in October 2024.[32]

Tools of the Trade

On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert (a baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of an acoustic piano on the inside). She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and Shure Microphones. She has used a Kurzweil and a Yamaha digital piano during the Fallen Tour. She's also been using a Roland RD-700sx keyboard since 2009. She has used a Korg synthesizer attached to her piano since 2012 when she performed Swimming Home.

In her home studio, she uses ProTools, Dynaudio speakers and a US7 mic that was used to record vocals on Fallen, plus plug-in softwares, an Akai Midi keyboard, and various keyboards.[33] She also has a theremin and a Moog Taurus synthesizer.[34]

In a red carpet interview at 50th Grammy Awards, Amy disclosed that she was learning to play the harp, practicing two hours a day.[35] Amy has played the harp on her cover of "Sally's Song" and on Evanescence songs "Swimming Home", "New Way to Bleed" and "Secret Door". She was taught by Kirsten Copely, who later performed on Evanescence's fourth album, Synthesis.[36]

Social Media

MySpace & Facebook

Amy Lee does not have a personal MySpace page or Facebook profile. There are several impostor pages on both sites claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real.[37]

She has also stated this again in October 2009 in a response to a user on Twitter:[38]

Vin1.jpg Glad you asked! No, this is my only Twitter. I also do NOT have a personal facebook or myspace page, those are all false. Vin2.jpg


However, on April 16, 2014, Amy announced (through her verified Twitter account) that she has an official Facebook page [1]. It is also verified.

Vin1.jpg I finally got my own Facebook page! This is me: https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial Vin2.jpg


Twitter

Amy has a Twitter account, created September 22, 2009, with the nickname of AmyLeeEV. With this profile, Amy keeps fans updated about news. She revealed this writing this post on EvThreads:[39]

Vin1.jpg Hey guys!

I can't believe I'm saying this but.....
I've decided to try out the twitter thing. I think it might be a fun way to stay in touch better and I know I need to announce myself on here because there are so many other 'me's.' My name on twitter is AmyLeeEv. I can't guarantee I'll have anything interesting to say but if you're really bored and need a distraction, why not follow me? Actually, I think I haven an idea for my first tweet. How about I spill the first little surprise I've been holding onto? See you there!

Vin2.jpg


Instagram

Amy also has an Instagram account, created December 8, 2013, with the nickname of amylee. She mainly uses this profile to share things about her personal life with her fans. She revealed its creation with a post on her Twitter, which gave a link to her profile.

General Facts

Personal

  • Amy is named after the 70's song "Amie" by Pure Prairie League.[40]
  • Amy didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.[41]
  • Amy's said that her heritage is mostly Scottish and English.[42]
  • Amy said that when she was in middle school she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
  • Amy's parents moved around the country many times, and she attended seven different schools as a result. At a junior high school, a bully called Christina tore Amy's drawings that were on a sketch pad while she was in the bathroom.[43]
  • In high school, Amy was active in choir and drama classes. She was also president of the choir, and described herself as "choir nerd". While there, she wrote the song "Listen to the Rain", which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.[44]
  • Amy's immediate family includes father John Lee, a former radio DJ, mother Sarah Lee, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an unidentified illness. She is known to be the inspiration for a few songs Amy wrote, including "Hello" and "Like You" from The Open Door.[45] Her brother Robby died at the age of 24 from severe epilepsy. He was an inspiration for the song "Far From Heaven", from The Bitter Truth.[46]
  • Past romantic relationships include Ben Moody[47] and Shaun Morgan.[23][48]
  • Amy is married to a long-time friend, Josh Hartzler. He was an inspiration for her writing "Bring Me to Life" and "Taking Over Me" from Fallen and "Good Enough" from The Open Door.[47][24][49] The two were married on May 6th, 2007.[50] They have a son called Jack Lion Hartzler, born in July 2014.[51][52][53]
  • Amy currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.[54] She lived in Brooklyn, New York from 2006 until 2019.[55][56]
  • Amy's related to Robert E. Lee - her great, great uncle.[42]
  • Amy knows how to snowboard.
  • Amy got her first tattoo on May 23, 2018 in tribute to her late brother, Robby Lee.[57]

Professional

Music Likes & Dislikes

  • The first album Amy owned was the California Raisins tape.[66]
  • Björk was Amy's idol and biggest musical influence.[67]
  • Amy's favorite 80's song is "Everything She Wants" by Wham!.[68] She has sung the song karaoke at least five times.
  • Amy hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men.
  • Amy admits to listening to Mariah Carey.
  • Amy thinks that Beyonce's song "Run the World" is "badass".[69]

Movie Likes & Dislikes

  • One of Amy's favorite movies is An American Tail.[citation needed]
  • Amy's favorite characters from the Harry Potter movies are Ron Weasley and Severus Snape.[citation needed]
  • Amy's favorite movie is the Nightmare Before Christmas.[70]
  • Amy's favorite zombie movie is Dead Alive.[citation needed]
  • Amy's favorite actors are Giovanni Ribisi and Johnny Depp.[citation needed]
  • Amy's top five horror films are:[70]
  1. The Nightmare Before Christmas
  2. Halloween
  3. Carrie
  4. Psycho
  5. The Birds
Amy and her cat, Simon.

Pets

  • Amy used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he lived with her family.
  • Amy later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.[47]
  • Amy owned a Bengal cat in the mid-2000's.
  • Amy owned a cat named Fizzgig, but she lost it during the making of Fallen. “I was devastated. He got eaten by a coyote, I’m sure.”[49]
  • Amy had three pet birds that her cat ate.[71]
  • Amy most recently had two cats: Stella and Shermie.[47] It's unknown what happened to Stella, but Shermie passed away at the age of 18 in November 2021.[72]
  • Amy said she will get a new kitten around Christmas 2022.[72] On January 19, 2023, she announced her new cat named Simon.[73]

Miscellaneous

  • Amy is allergic to lobster. She loves lobster.[71]
  • The beach is one of Amy's favorite places - she loves the ocean.
  • Amy's favorite holiday is Halloween.
  • Amy's favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes.
  • The three things Amy would bring with to a deserted island would be a piano and her two cats.[74]
  • Amy's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times".
  • Amy's most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from The Goonies.[citation needed]
  • Amy's favorite drink is red wine.
  • Amy's favorite video game is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. She said she's played through it "at least 30 times".[75]
  • Amy's first "real" concert was The Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage when she was fourteen or fifteen years old.[76]
  • Amy said she likes when her songs are sung on The X Factor, but she would turn down the opportunity to be a judge on the show.[77]
  • Amy turned down an opportunity to work on a song with Bon Jovi as she felt that it "wasn't right for [her]."[78]
  • Amy also turned down an audition to be in the Spider-Man musical on Broadway as "[she couldn't] imagine committing to doing something like that for six days a week forever."[78]

See also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ "Evanescence Bio". Evanescence.com. 2003. Archived from the original on February 2, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030202045622/http://evanescence.com:80/bio/index.html.
  2. ↑ "Evanescence Radio Show Interview with Z100". YouTube. 2006. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0uM54gEZ9U. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ D'Angelo, Joe (June 4, 2003). "Evanescence Singer Pairs Metal Chains, Fairies For Upcoming Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. http://web.archive.org/web/20120202040518/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472270/evanescence-shoots-clip-new-single.jhtml. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "MTV News: Backstage at the Grammys". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 14, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040414054207/http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Amy Lee - VEVO Stylized". YouTube. December 13, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxr9X24VxE. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CrAKs0TOWfF/
  7. ↑ Lee, Amy (July 28, 2012). "Dont panic! It's an old pic from when my hair was short in '08.". Twitter. https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/229261746865586177.
  8. ↑ Butler, Susan (June 10, 2008). "NMPA Honors Amy Lee, Sen. Leahy". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080612141341/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ifd5bab0845dffef8167ffd4e1a4773d7. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  9. ↑ Exposito, Suzy (November 14, 2017). "Review: Evanescence Flourishes With the Classical Makeover of ‘Synthesis’". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-evanescence-flourishes-with-the-classical-makeover-of-synthesis-122186/.
  10. ↑ Titus, Christa (March 4, 2017). "Evanescence, 'Fallen': Classic Track-By-Track". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1550567/evanescence-fallen-classic-track-by-track.
  11. ↑ Goodman, William (October 17, 2008). "Evanescence's Amy Lee: "It's Not All Sad"". Spin. http://www.spin.com/articles/evanescences-amy-lee-its-not-all-sad/. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Evanescence Interview". The Gauntlet. October 23, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081101074317/https://thegauntlet.com/interviews/447/Evanescence.html. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Goodman, William (March 5, 2010). "Exclusive: Amy Lee on the New Evanescence Album". Spin. http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-amy-lee-new-evanescence-album. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
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