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Trivia
Birth name: Amy Lynn Lee
Date of birth: 13 December 1981
Place of birth: Riverside, California, USA
Nickname: Amy
Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Lee was born to parents John Lee, a DJ, and Sarah Cargill, a homemaker.
She has one brother, Robby, and two sisters, Carrie and Lori.
Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an unidentified
illness.
The song "Hello" from the Fallen album was written in her memory.
It is likely that "Like You" from The Open Door was also about her; the lyrics are: 'I long to be like you, sis.'
She took classical piano lessons for nine years.
Her family moved to many places, including Illinois, Kansas, and
Florida, but finally settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Evanescence started.
She graduated from Pulaski Academy in the year 2000 and also briefly attended Middle Tennessee State University.
Is the lead singer of the band Evanescence.
She founded the band with Ben Moody.
The two met at a youth camp when Lee was playing Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)" on the piano.
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.
Her favorite artists are Tori Amos, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, NIN (Trent Reznor), Björk and
Coldplay.
Amy makes it clear she absolutely shuts out Christina
and Britney's
clothes but like fellow rocker Avril
Lavigne, they respect Christina
Aguilera's talent. Both Avril
and Amy dislike Britney's clothes and has said nothing about Britney's
talent.
Says that if she didn't become famous she would "help people in
some way".
Hilary
Duff has insulted Amy Lee calling her a freaky looking person that
freaks her out, whilst a few months before she said that Amy's band,
Evanescence, rocked.
Is the daughter of Sara and John, and sister to Robbie, Carrie and
Laurie.
Is named after the 70s song "Amie".
At The Grammys when 50
Cent didn't win any awards he told several magazines and sources
that he was happy for Evanescence and Amy Lee although he didn't feel
that they deserved to win, like he did.
When she was in middle school, she insists that she was,
"overweight and had poofy hair".
She has insulted Britney Spears and
Christina Aguilera
saying that they show too much skin.
"Like You", off their most recent album The Open Door, is
about committing suicide to join a loved one who has recently passed
away, in this case Amy's younger sister. This is the second known song
Amy Lee has written about suicide.
Because she loved choir so much she labelled herself a "choir
nerd".
Born in California. Grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida, Illinois and
finally Little Rock Arkansas, where she met her band.
"Call Me When You're Sober" was written about Amy's ex
boyfriend, Shaun Morgan.
Collaborated with rock group Seether on their song 'Broken' for the
soundtrack from The Punisher (2004).
Amy says that the song "Haunted" describes Evanescence the
best.
Amy's favourite albums are SoundGarden's "Superunknown",
Portishead's "Dummy", Tori Amos' "Under The Pink",
Pearl Jam's "Ten", Janis Joplin's "Cheap Thrills",
Michael Jackson's "Dangerous", Bjork's "Post", The
Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack, Nirvana's "In Utero"
and Korn's "Untouchables".
Amy admits she enjoys listening to Mariah
Carey.
Amy Lee featured in David Hodges' "Fall Into You" and Big
Dismal "Missing You".
Won the awards for Best New Artist & Best Hard Rock Performance for
Bring Me To Life, at the 2004 Grammy Awards.
Amy Lee said the reason why Evanescence, her band, got to do two songs on the Daredevil album is because the people who were looking for new bands wanted a female lead singer to represent
Jennifer
Garner's strong female character.
Once during an Evanescence performance at MuchMusic in Toronto, Canada,
with Amy Lee on piano, she forgot which key 'Bring Me To Life' is played
in. The show aired live, and several audience members laughed
good-humoredly. The performance was played several more times, and the
mistake was left in.
Her favorite hobbies include painting, drawing, and writing in her
journals.
Amy's favorite zombie movie is Dead Alive.
Amy's favourite actor is Giovanni Rabisi.
Amy's life philosophy is "love yourself".
Amy Lee's favourite song off the album Fallen Is "Going
Under".
Shares a birthday with legendary rocker Ted Nugent, actor/comedian Jamie
Foxx, singer Morris Day and actor Steve Buscemi.
She has a kitten named Zero.
Amy guest-starred at the 2006 MTV Music Video Awards.
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.
Amy says she is more scared of being in a haunted house than being on a
roller coaster.
She is a classically trained pianist. She spent 9 years studying
classical piano in her youth.
Attended and graduated from Pulaski Academy, a private elementary and
junior/senior high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, class of 2000.
Briefly attended Middle Tennessee State University.
Amy Lee wrote a song called "Hello" after her six-year-old
sister's tragic death. It is on Evanescence's album Fallen. She says
it's so personal, that if she performs it live at a concert she'll go
into a serious breakdown.
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.
Amy has said she would never tear her clothes off.
Amy has said that Ben Moody, her former band member, was her friend long
ago when they met but when they got together as a band again they had
changed too much to respect each other anymore.
Michael Jackson was her idol growing up.
Amy is a spokesperson for the National Epilepsy Foundation, in America.
As president of the choir council in her senior year, she wrote a choir
arrangement called "Listen to the Rain" which was performed by
the school choir at graduation.
While growing up, she and her family moved frequently to many places,
including Illinois, Kansas, and Florida before finally settling in
Little Rock, Arkansas.
Amy attended and graduated from Pulaski Academy, a private elementary
and junior/senior high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape.
She is also the American Chairperson for Out of the Shadows, an international foundation aimed at educating others about epilepsy. Lee's younger brother was previously diagnosed with this condition.
Was an alto in her school choir.
Amy thinks that a girl should try to pay on a date, but would go
"hmm" if he doesn't try to stop her.
Is a spokesperson for the National (American) Epilepsy Foundation.
Lee was working on the opening theme of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and writing additional music for the film, but the music was rejected. However, Lee has been quoted as saying that the rejected material is "just more great stuff for the new album".
Her favorite holiday is Halloween.
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.
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.
The album is entitled The Open Door, confirmed in the May 2006 issue of the music magazine Blender. The album was released on October 3, 2006. The album was leaked on September 4, 2006, almost a month before its release.
On October 2, 2006, the day before The Open Door was released in the United States, Evanescence appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and performed the song "Call Me When You're Sober".
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