Who is Amy Lee (Singer)? Find Net Worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

Amy Lee Wiki Biography

Amy Lynn Lee was born on 13th December 1981, in Riverside, California USA, and is a singer, co-founder and lead vocalist of the gothic rock band Evanescence. Her influences range from classical music including Mozart to modern artists such as Björk, Danny Elfman, Tori Amos and Plumb. Lee has been active in the entertainment industry since 1995.

How much is the net worth of Amy Lee? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is over $12 million, as of the data presented at the beginning of 2018. Music is the major source of Lee’s fortune.

Amy Lee (Singer) Net Worth $12 million

To begin with, Amy Lee grew up in a very musical family; her father, John Lee, was a member of a band called The Hard Luck Band, but as he also worked on the radio, the family had to move often, including to Kansas City, Missouri and West Palm Beach, Florida. When Lee was six years old, her younger sister died, to whom Amy later dedicated two of her songs – “Hello” and “Like You”.

Concerning her professional career, Amy Lee with Ben Moody founded the band Evanescence – the two met in a youth camp while Lee was singing the song “I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Will not Do That)” by Meat Loaf. Afterwards, the two sang in Arkansas bookshops and cafes, before recording two EPs: “Evanescence” (1998) and then “Sound Asleep” (1999). Moreover, the band released an album “Origin” in 2000 with the help of an unknown label, and were subsequently offered a record deal with Wind Up Records. Evanescence’s first album “Fallen” (2003) managed to sell more 17 million copies worldwide, and singles from the album – “My Immortal”, “Going Under” and “Bring Me To Life” – were also successful all over the world. In addition to commercial success, Lee won two Grammy Awards in 2003. Lee is now the only original member of Evanescence, as Moody resigned from the band in 2004, and was replaced by Terry Balsamo. There have been other maneuvers since then. Evanescence released its new album “The Open Door” in 2006. After releasing the album and the subsequent tour, Lee had a break from Evanescence because she wanted to concentrate on other issues such as marriage and visual arts. Amy has admitted that she was discontinuing the band at that time.

Evanescence came back in 2011 and released the album “Evanescence” – in 2014, Lee filed a lawsuit against Evanescence’s Wind-up Records for unpaid copyright claims. The company failed to pay $1.5 million to the band. Soon, Lee announced that Evanescence’s record deal with Wind-up Records has been cancelled, and she was free to do what she wants, with the band or otherwise.

Recently, she released an English cover of Francesca Michielin’s “L’amore esiste”, produced by Guy Sigsworth, and Dave Eggar contributed the arrangement of strings. In 2017, the song “Speak to Me” was released, which was also a closing track of the film “Voice from the Stone”.

Finally, in the personal life of a singer, Lee married therapist Josh Hartzler in 2007, and they have one child.



Full Name Amy Lee
Net Worth $12 million
Date Of Birth December 13, 1981
Place Of Birth Riverside, California USA
Height 1.61 m
Profession American singer-songwriter
Education Pulaski Academy, Middle Tennessee State University
Nationality American
Spouse Josh Hartzler
Children Jack Lion Hartzler
Parents Sara Cargill, John Lee
Siblings Lori Lee, Robby Lee, Carrie Lee, Bonnie Lee
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial
Twitter https://twitter.com/amyleeev
Google+ http://plus.google.com/101446803601718394648
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amylee/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1341624/
Allmusic https://www.allmusic.com/artist/amy-lee-mn0002974002
Awards NME Award for Hottest Woman, Independent Music Award for Best Song – World Beat, Bring Me to Life, My Immortal, Going Under
Music Groups Evanescence
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Kerrang! Hottest Female Award, Bring Me to Life, My Immortal, Going Under
Movies Evanescence’s ‘What You Want’, Evanescence: After Midnight, Evanescence: Broken, The Best of Deathmatch Wrestling: Vol. 4: Queens of the Deathmatch
TV Shows I Love the New Millennium, Dancing with the Stars
Trademark
1 Frequently does underwater scenes in her videos
2 off-beat style
3 Her powerful Mezzo-Soprano vocals
4 Her long, jet-black hair
5 Her eyes are light blue and she sometimes wears green contacts.
Quote
1 I’m not ashamed of my spiritual beliefs, but I in no way incorporate them into this band.
2 If people are making fun of you, then you’re probably doing something right.
3 I am Evanescence. I am the only original member. I have basically hired the band. Evanescence has become me. It is mine and it’s exactly how I want it to be.
4 My darlings, if I can’t write dark, epic music, i can’t live!
5 “We’re definitely a rock band, but the twist is that the band’s music is epic, dramatic, dark rock.” – on Evanescence.
6 “The fact that he left the band, it wasn’t like it killed me and hurt my feelings and made me feel like I lost a friend, it was actually more of a relief because he’d been so unhappy on tour recently that it was making everyone else unhappy. We all hope he’s happier now.” – commenting on Ben Moody’s decision to leave the band.
7 I’m glad that people are accepting our music and are connected to our art. Whether we’re popular or not, I don’t care.
Fact
1 Gave birth to her 1st child at age 32, a son named Jack Lion Hartzler on July 24, 2014 at 7:51 a.m., weighing in at 7 lbs., 13 oz. and measuring 21 inches long. Child’s father is her husband, Josh Hartzler.
2 (May 6, 2007) Married her longtime boyfriend Josh Hartzler following a 4-month-long engagement.
3 Had encounters with stalkers. Hence brought the song “Snow White Queen” on Evanescence’s album “The Open Door”. The title came from ‘Snow white’ which is a nickname given to her by fans. and ‘Queen’ Amy said that the scary attention that the stalker gave her made her feel in a twisted way “like a Queen”.
4 Father, John Lee, is also a a Television spokesperson for various regional and local advertisers and won NBC’s “The Gong Show” in 1980. He defeated Pee Wee Herman by playing guitar and singing, “Desperado.”.
5 After her 3 year old sister’s tragic death, Amy wrote a song called Hello, it’s track 9 on their debut album “Fallen”. It was performed for her family. It’s personal, so personal that she says she can’t perform it live at concerts because she’ll go into a serious breakdown.
6 Is a spokesperson for the National (American) Epilepsy Foundation.
7 Was an alto in her school choir.
8 While growing up, she and her family moved frequently to many places, including Illinois, Kansas, and Florida before finally settling in Little Rock, Arkansas.
9 Was president of the choir council her senior year. She wrote a choir arrangement called “Listen to the Rain” which was performed by the school choir at graduation.
10 Briefly attended Middle Tennessee State University.
11 Attended and graduated from Pulaski Academy, a private elementary and junior/senior high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, class of 2000.
12 She is a classically trained pianist. She spent 9 years studying classical piano in her youth.
13 When offered a cameo in the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), she requested that she play a character who gets killed.
14 She has a kitten named Zero.
15 Won the awards for Best New Artist & Best Hard Rock Performance for Bring Me To Life, at the 2004 Grammy Awards.
16 Collaborated with rock group Seether on their song ‘Broken’ for the soundtrack from The Punisher (2004).
17 Born in California. Grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida, Illinois and finally Little Rock Arkansas, where she met her band.
18 Is named after the 70s song “Amie”.
19 Is the daughter of Sara Cargill (of the Clan Drummond) and John Lee, and sister to Robbie, Carrie and Laurie.
20 Says that if she didn’t become famous she would “help people in some way”.
21 Her favorite artists are Tori Amos, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, NIN (Trent Reznor), Björk and Coldplay.
22 She was meeting a few of her friends at a restaurant when a guy she barely knew looked into her eyes and asked her “Are you happy?”. She knew that she truly wasn’t, and those simple words really struck her. That is how the opening lines to the song “Bring Me To Life”, “how can you see into my eyes like open doors…” came about.
23 Is the lead singer of the band Evanescence.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Strictly Come Dancing 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Lip Sync Battle Philippines 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
So You Think You Can Dance 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Lachrymist 2014 Short arranger: “Lacrymosa”
Dancing on Ice TV Series performer – 2 episodes, 2014 writer – 2 episodes, 2014
Tu cara me suena 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
War Story 2014/I “Lockdown”, “Push the Button” / lyrics: “Push the Button” / music: “Push the Button” / performer: “Lockdown” / producer: “Lockdown” / writer: “Lockdown”
Dancing with the Stars 2011-2012 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
The X Factor 2012 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The X Factor Philippines 2012 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Dancing with the Stars 2009-2012 TV Series writer – 3 episodes
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2012 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
Underworld: Awakening 2012 writer: “Made of Stone Renholdër Remix”
Todd’s Pop Song Reviews 2012 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Britain’s Got Talent 2011 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Office 2011 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Helden von morgen 2011 TV Series 1 episode
Dancing on Ice Friday 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball 2010 Video writer: “Sweet Sacrifice”
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs 2008 TV Movie writer: “Bring Me To Life”
Idols 2008 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2008 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Bionic Woman 2007 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Cesko hledá SuperStar 2006 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Australian Idol 2003-2006 TV Series writer – 6 episodes
Idols 2005 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Elektra 2005 writer: “Breathe No More”
Slovensko hladá SuperStar 2004 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 2004 Video Game “My Immortal”
Idool 2004 2004 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Malaysian Idol 2004 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Canadian Idol 2004 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
The Punisher 2004 performer: “Broken”
Super Idol 2004 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne 2004 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Without a Trace 2004 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2003 TV Movie documentary writer: “Bring Me to Life
Underworld 2003 performer: “Now I Know”, “Down in the Lab”, “Death Dealer’s Descent”
Enter the Matrix 2003 Video Game writer: “Going Under”
Daredevil 2003 writer: “My Immortal”, “Bring Me to Life”

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Voice from the Stone 2017 soundtrack: performer completed
Blind 2017/II composer: theme music / musician: piano completed
Indigo Grey: The Passage 2014 Short composer: theme music
The Lachrymist 2014 Short writer: “Lacrymosa”
War Story 2014/I music producer
Elektra 2005 composer: song “Breathe No More”

Composer

Title Year Status Character
I Am Her 2016 Documentary short
Indigo Grey: The Passage 2014 Short
War Story 2014/I

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Evanescence: What You Want 2011 Video short uncredited

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Evanescence: Anywhere But Home 2004 Video executive producer

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Domestic Disturbance 2016 Short special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Sidewalks Entertainment 2016 TV Series Herself – Guest
Bluegrass Underground 2014 TV Series Herself
Acesso MTV 2012 TV Series Herself
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash 2012 TV Movie Herself
Mulatschag 2012 TV Series Herself
MTV World Stage: Evanescence 3D 2012 TV Movie Herself
MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 2011 TV Special Herself – Presenter
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs 2008 TV Movie Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2008 TV Series Herself
I Love the New Millennium 2008 TV Mini-Series Herself
E! Live from the Red Carpet 2008 TV Series Herself
Rock Band Cometh: The Rock Band Band Story 2007 TV Movie Herself
Late Show with David Letterman 2006 TV Series Herself
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2006 TV Series Herself
MTV Video Music Awards 2006 2006 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Johnny Cash: God’s Gonna Cut You Down 2006 Video short Herself
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards 2005 TV Special Herself – Performer
The 2004 Billboard Music Awards 2004 TV Special Herself
Evanescence: Anywhere But Home 2004 Video Herself (Vocals, piano)
MTV Europe Music Awards 2004 2004 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays 2004 TV Series Herself
Danish Music Awards 2004 2004 TV Special Herself – Winner (Årets nye udenlanske navn) (pre-recorded message)
DMA04 News 2004 TV Series Herself
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards 2004 TV Special Herself – Performer
Fromage 2003 2003 TV Movie Herself (as Evanescence)
MTV Video Music Awards 2003 2003 TV Special Herself (as Evanescence)
Boogie 2003 TV Series Herself
The Teen Choice Awards 2003 2003 TV Special Herself
Pepsi Smash 2003 TV Series documentary Herself
Real Magic TV 2003 TV Series documentary Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Video on Trial 2005-2007 TV Series Herself – Accused / Herself – Evanescence
After Midnight: Evanescence 2004 Video documentary Herself
MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 2003 TV Special Herself
Now That’s What I Call Music!: The Best Videos of 2003! 2003 Video Herself (segment “Going Under”) (segment “Going Under”) (as Evanescence)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2004 Grammy Grammy Awards Best Rock Song

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