Amy Lee

Amy Lynn Lee (born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, lead songwriter, and keyboardist of the rock band Evanescence. A classically trained pianist, Lee began writing music at age 11 and co-founded Evanescence at age 13, inspired by various musical genres and film scores from an early age. Lee has also participated in other musical projects, including ''Nightmare Revisited'' and ''Muppets: The Green Album'', and composed music for several films, including ''War Story'' (2014), ''Indigo Grey: The Passage'' (2015), and the song "Speak to Me" for ''Voice from the Stone'' (2017). She has also released the covers EP ''Recover, Vol. 1'' (2016), the soundtrack album to ''War Story'', the children's album ''Dream Too Much'' (2016), and collaborated with other artists such as Korn, Seether, Bring Me the Horizon, Lindsey Stirling, Body Count, and Wagakki Band. Lee sings in a mezzo-soprano vocal range.

Alongside her awards and nominations with Evanescence, Lee's other accolades include: the Songwriter Icon Award from the National Music Publishers Association (2008); Best Vocalist at the ''Revolver'' Golden Gods Awards (2012); Rock Goddess of the Year at ''Loudwire'' Music Awards (2012); Best Film Score by the Moondance International Film Festival for ''Indigo Grey: The Passage'' (2015); and the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in Independent Film for "Speak to Me" (2017). In 2012, VH1 named Lee one of the top 100 greatest women in music. Lee is the American chairperson for the international epilepsy awareness foundation Out of the Shadows, and in 2012 was honored with United Cerebral Palsy's Luella Bennack Award for her work. Provided by Wikipedia