Information AboutAmy Lee |
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wearing a corset]] Her father (John Lee) works as a DJ, and her mother (Sarah Lee) works raising Lee's three siblings: her brother Robby and her two sisters, Carrie and Lori. Amy had a third sister who died at the young age of 3 due to an unknown cause, and the song ''Hello'' from the singer and could have been a Soprano if she had taken voice lessons. She has had classical piano lessons which she took for ten 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. She also briefly attended Middle Tennessee State University . IMAGE Lee has a trademark neo- Goth style, marked by her occasional use of gothic make-up and taste for Victorian-styled clothing. She is known to design her own clothes and even sews them herself. Starting her own clothing line has not been ruled out, according to her, although she has expressed concerns about the viability of such an endeavor; she has said that she prefers to create unique hand-crafted costumes rather than mass-produced fashions. In concerts, she often wears a Corset or Fishnet , and has a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which is visible on the cover of '' Fallen '' (Evanescence's debut album). 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 which 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 "everybody's fool" and are in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). Lee once stated in an interview while on tour that the successful duet "Bring Me to Life", featuring " inspired the hit that would launch her career. "OUT OF THE SHADOWS" CAMPAIGN Amy has become a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and has launched a campaign called "Out of the Shadows" . The goal is to help spread awareness about Epilepsy and to show others that people with it deserve to be treated fairly and not be discriminated against. 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. OTHER PROJECTS She is featured on the hit Seether track "Broken" (a duet with ex-boyfriend Shaun Morgan ), which is featured on their album '' Disclaimer II '' as well as the soundtrack for the 2004 film '' The Punisher ''. Lee was working on the opening theme of '''' and was writing additional music for the film, but her music was rejected due to it being too dark and epic for the movie. However, Amy has been quoted as saying that the material she didn't use for the movie is just more material for the new album, which is entitled "The Open Door", confirmed by Rocky Gray's wife after the title ran in the May 2006 issue of the music magazine Blender . The album is slated to be released on Oct 3, confirmed by Wind-Up Records and the official Evanescence website, www.evanescence.com. For more information on the new album visit EvanescenceWebsite.com or Amy-Fan.Org {Link without Title} LAWSUIT On December 1 , 2005 , former Evanescence manager Dennis Rider filed a Lawsuit against Lee for Breach Of Contract . The suit claims Rider was prematurely and unjustly terminated from his position as manager of Evanescence. In return, Lee filed a countersuit against Rider for "breach of fiduciary duty, sexual assault and battery, professional negligence, currency conversion, and other charges". The suit also claims Rider "neglected Lee's career and business and has focused his efforts on having extramarital affairs, hiding them from his wife, becoming intoxicated during business meetings, physically abusing women and boasting about it, making repeated unwelcome sexual advances toward Lee, receiving fees in excess of what was provided for in his management agreement and using Lee's corporate credit card to purchase gifts for his mistress." Rider's attorney, Bert Deixler, claimed in a statement that Rider had fully performed all of the duties and obligations owed by the firm under the management agreement, and that he had always conducted himself by the highest professional standards. {Link without Title} DISCOGRAPHY COMPLETE LIST OF BAND RECORDINGS Evanescence EP (December 1998, released by BigWig Enterprises) edition of 100 copies :
Sound Asleep/Whisper EP (August 1999 released by Evanescence with help from BigWig Enterprises) edition of 50 copies :
Origin (November 4th 2000, by BigWig Enterprises):
Fallen (March 4th 2003, by Wind-Up Records) album :
(on an international re-release of Fallen later on, a 12th track is included, which is My Immortal version ) Anywhere But Home from Paris (November 23rd 2004):
Singles are as follows: Bring Me To Life promo single (January 2003, by Wind-Up Records):
Bring Me To Life single (April 2003, by Wind-Up Records):
Going Under single (September 2003, by Wind-Up Records):
My Immortal single (December 2003, by Wind-Up Records):
Everybody's Fool single (May 2004, by Wind-Up Records):
Unreleased items are the 1997-1998 demos, and the 2001-2002 demos which circulate on the internet on many different fan sites. In addition to the official releases, Windupinvasion.com has a supposedly accurate list of every song the band has either released, performed live, or included on soundtracks/compilation albums. EXTERNAL LINKS
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