She briefly attended Middle Tennessee State University in 2000 to study music theory and composition but dropped out to focus on Evanescence. Lee graduated from Pulaski Academy, a private school in Little Rock, in 2000. Lee's family moved to many places, including West Palm Beach, Florida, and Rockford, Illinois, and eventually settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Evanescence was formed. The songs 'Hello' from Fallen and 'Like You' from The Open Door were reportedly written for her late sister.

Lee had a younger sister, Bonnie, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an unidentified illness, and a brother named Robby who died in 2018 after struggling with severe epilepsy for most of his life. ДЄmy Lee was born in Riverside, California, to parents John Lee, a disc jockey and television personality, and Sara Cargill. Lee is also the American chairperson for the international epilepsy awareness foundation Out of the Shadows. She was awarded Best Film Score by the Moondance International Film Festival for Indigo Grey: The Passage in 2015. In 2012, she won Best Vocalist at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards and was also named Rock Goddess of the Year at the Loudwire Music Awards. Lee received the Songwriter Icon Award from the National Music Publishers Association in 2008. She possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Lee composed the soundtrack to the films War Story (2014) and Indigo Grey: The Passage (2015) with cellist Dave Eggar, and the song 'Speak to Me' for the film Voice from the Stone (2017). She has performed collaborations with artists such as Korn, Seether, and David Hodges. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also participated on other musical projects including Nightmare Revisited and Muppets: The Green Album from Walt Disney Records. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and sole constant member of the rock band Evanescence. Amy Lynn Hartzler ( nГ©e Lee born December 13, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.

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