A year later, Evanescence released their first live album, Anywhere but Ho… Their fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth, was announced in April 2020, and it will be released in pieces throughout the year. In February 2007, MTV released MTV Unplugged: Korn to television and radio, in which Lee is featured during the song "Freak on a Leash". [8] They lived in New York from 2006[9] until 2019 when they moved to Nashville, TN.[10]. In an interview on AOL Music, Lee said that the first songs she remembered writing were called "Eternity of the Remorse" and "A Single Tear". [31] The album will be released on March 26, 2021 and contain 12 tracks, including Evanescence outtake "Take Cover".[32]. I think our sound is evolving into something that will surprise people, in a very good way. "It's like, 'You think I can't do this by myself? I won't lie, after a while I began to hate it. "Suddenly there was this fire, this aggression — just frustration and rage at the things that we were seeing go down," says Lee, about the political climate while the band was recording. From the day she emerged, falling from a block of CGI apartments, begging to be brought to life, she's had to fight back against people in power who've tried to suppress her voice. Lee has also worked on numerous other musical projects including Walt Disney Records Nightmare Revisited and Muppets: The Green Album. [34] She also released "Love Exists", an English language cover version of "L'amore esiste" by Italian singer Francesca Michielin. Evanescence: A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studios Pre-Show Lee was one of the celebrity cameos featured on the show. The album contains new material and covers of songs from the original Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. Born in California, grew up in Florida, Illinois, and Arkansas. : Where are they now. From their humble, teenage beginnings in the 90s to the overwhelming breakthrough of Bring Me To Life, the song that became ubiquitous on every music channel for its iconic depiction of Amy Lee as a kind of gothic Rapunzel, to their new record Synthesis, an orchestral retrospective of their career, there’s a lot of ground to cover. The song was also released as the first single from the album. "That was honestly my biggest problem with it, or part of it," she adds. "Tough Questions for Evanescence’s Amy Lee". Amy co-founded the rock band Evanescence with guitarist Ben Moody. Though she is labelled as goth, she would like not to be labelled as such because she has never been goth. ", She laughs as she deadpans, "So, we're f---ed. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. This organization is an international foundation with the goal of providing education about epilepsy. [25] They were all included on Lee's first EP, Recover, Vol. In November 2017, the band released their fourth studio album, Synthesis, which focuses on reworked versions of past material with "electronica and orchestra",[28] plus two new compositions, "Imperfection" and "Hi-Lo". In an interview several months later, Amy said: "...we'd gotten to a point that if something didn't change, we wouldn't have been able to make a second record". This isn't who I am'."[36]. Credit: In June 2008, the National Music Publishers' Association presented Lee with their 2008 Songwriter Icon Award, which "recognizes outstanding songwriters for their personal achievement".[45]. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. But I also collect tiny plastic food and love Tenacious D and there’s a duck quacking on our second album just for fun. In early 2009, Amy performed at the Legends & Lyrics concert in Nashville, TN, and debuted "Your Love", which remains unreleased as of today. [5] The couple married on May 6, 2007,[6] and honeymooned near The Bahamas. ", That's why Lee doesn't put much stock in the long wait between Evanescence's last album with all original music and The Bitter Truth, which will receive its own behind-the-scenes documentary, Evanescence: Embracing the Bitter Truth (out Friday on the Coda Collection on Amazon Prime). After she designed the Grammy dress, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her. "[15], The lyrics on the new album are looking for the answers, looking for the solutions, looking for happiness. [17][18][19] In mid 2009, Amy announced on Evanescence.com that the band were working on new material that would be released in 2010. For Walt Disney Records' September 2008 release of Nightmare Revisited, Lee sang a remake of "Sally's Song". If Amy Lee hadn't spoken up, she'd be in a very different place right now. [34] The score was made in collaboration with Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer. In August 2014, Lee released her first solo album, Aftermath, which serves as the soundtrack to Mark Jackson's indie film War Story. "That being said, whenever I am in full 'making Evanescence music' mode, I put a lot of my real life on hold. 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. Amy Lee is one of the most influential women in rock music, having broken down barriers at the start of the 21st century. [1] Amy took classical piano lessons for nine years. Revolver Magazine named Lee the #1 Hottest Chick in Hard Rock for their 2011 annual issue and she appeared on the front cover. [20], "I can't expain how excited I am to make this record," said Amy Lee. "[42] While there was some speculation that one of the supposed songs had been cut and used in several tracks of The Open Door, Lee stated this was not true except for part of it being used to segue into the last track of the album, "Good Enough". On October 22, 2003, Moody left the band citing "creative differences". [22] The recordings were suspended in April that year,[23] with Amy saying they needed "to get our heads into the right creative space" and suggested the label was going through "uncertain times" which would hinder the album's release. So…."[39]. In 2004, Lee claimed to be working on music for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,[40] but that the music was rejected by the studio for being "too dark and epic. [43] The song that was originally written for Narnia is "Together Again",[13] which was released in January 2010 to benefit the United Nations Foundation for their recovery efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[44]. Over 22 years, Evanescence have continued to defy expectation. ", Lee, 39, arrived at a similar epiphany as a teenager, when she learned to lean into her vulnerability by harmonizing with her own voice, pushing herself to achieve the type of natural emotion conveyed by singers including Björk and Portishead's Beth Gibbons. When I sing, I'm not thinking about anything, I'm not nervous. [4] She noted in an interview that the songs "Good Enough" and "Bring Me To Life" were inspired by him. When Kerrang! [2] Her family moved to many places, including Florida and Illinois, and eventually settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Evanescence started. “I was pretty insecure in the beginning; I always felt like I wasn’t that good. "I was the goth chick with the black eyeliner. Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1995 by singer and pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. Amy Lee hat neben den Musikvideos und Live-Alben von Evanescence auch in einigen eigens produzierten Kurzfilmen mitgespielt. Bonnie Lee is the sister of Amy Lee.1 In 1987 at the age of three, she passed away from an unidentified illness.2 Hello from 2003's Fallen and Like You from 2006's The Open Door were written as a tribute to her sister. Yes. Am I culturally cynical? "More than anything at this point, I'm over that hump of frustration of feeling misunderstood, and I'm just grateful that we've made it so far and improved so much," she says. Along with tracks including the piercing, grief-inspired ballad "Far From Heaven" and the vulnerable "Broken Pieces Shine," Lee is proud of what the band is still accomplishing. Amy Lynn Lee Hartzler (Riverside, 13 dicembre 1981) è una cantautrice, compositrice e polistrumentista statunitense, cofondatrice degli Evanescence.. Nel 2006 è stata inserita alla 69ª posizione nella classifica dei 100 migliori cantanti metal di tutti i tempi stilata da Hit Parader "Amy Lee on ‘Aftermath’ and Returning to the Road". [11] While this rumor went around for a very long time and everyone believed it, Amy later on claimed that it wasn't true and that she "never played a song by Meat Loaf" and "never will". Im Jahr 2008 arbeitete sie mit dem Underground-Filmproduzenten Lucifer Valentine in Regoregitated Sacrifice zusammen. In concerts, she often wears a corset-top and fishnets, as well as long skirts and knee-high boots. You have to let it out. Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee reveals how she ditched her insecurity – and brought her ferocious vocals to life – ahead of the release of new album 'The Bitter Truth.' But do I sing about sad shit? : *clink clink* *ahem...*", "Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Gets Married", "i've got a new ring & now you've got the scoop. They eventually settled on Paul McCoy for lead single "Bring Me to Life" — a decision Lee has spoken out against in the decades since. WagakkiBand put out a brand new single titled Sakura Rising featuring the heavenly voice of Amy Lee, lead singer of American band Evanescence. After recording independent albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Along with her contributions to Evanescence, Lee has also participated on numerous other musical projects including Walt Disney Records' 2008 release of The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack ("Sally's Song"). ", "EVANESCENCE New York Show A Homecoming For AMY LEE", "Evanescence’s Amy Lee: “What we’re up against now is something that involves everyone”", "Evanescence's Amy Lee Sues Former Manager, Alleges Financial And Sexual Misconduct". "I was pretty insecure in the beginning; I always felt like I wasn't that good. Voice Notes: How Matt Berninger developed his brooding baritone, Voice Notes: How Jehnny Beth honed her ferocious sound. "Amy Lee on Her Musical Contribution to the Inspirational Film ‘Voice from the Stone’", "Evanescence's Amy Lee on 'Dream Too Much' Kids Album, Motherhood + Making Her Son Proud", Amy Lee @ The Hour with George Stroumboupoulos, "Evanescence's Amy Lee On New Music And What 'Goth' Really Means", "Evanescence's New Sound Is Reminiscent Of ... Evanescence", "EVANESCENCE Frontwoman: 'If I Can't Write Dark, Epic Music, I Can't Live'", "Evanescence Teams Up with the United Nations Foundation to Raise Money for the Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti", "Amy to be featured on 'Legends & Lyrics'", "Rock Stars Cover Classic Songs on Muppets Revisited", "Cracking up and singing along with The Muppets "The Green Album"", "Japan's Wagakki Band & Evanescence's Amy Lee Sit Down to Talk First Impressions and Collaborating", "BMTH Announce Post Human: Survival Horror EP Featuring BABYMETAL, Amy Lee", https://evanescence.fandom.com/wiki/Amy_Lee?oldid=11033. Lee performed live renditions of "Sally's Song" during the October 17 Nightmare Before Christmas re-release premiere in Hollywood, and for an October 13 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. For example, on "Use My Voice," they decided to bring in an army of frontwomen including Lzzy Hale, Deena Jakoub and Taylor Momsen to provide vocals. Evanescence and Within Temptation - Worlds Collide Tour – Tickets Available Now I started playing music with people in what eventually turned into a band when I was 13, and I was singing only because it was the vehicle for the poetry I used to write. 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. Talking about the rock world and women in rock, of course there are less of us, and that's why it's a pretty tight-knit group.". [51] She also appeared on Bring Me the Horizon's "One Day the Only Butterflies Left Will Be in Your Chest as You March Towards Your Death" off their EP Post Human: Survival Horror.[52]. She has two sisters, Carrie and Lori. I never want to make the same album twice. [38] She said in an interview with Nylon in June 2020: "I’ve never been one to fit into any one box, musically or otherwise. Evanescence originally received pushback from record label executives who thought the group needed to use a full-time male co-vocalist alongside Lee to make the album more "marketable." Lee had a younger sister named Bonnie who died in 1987 at the age of three from an unidentified illness. It's really, really healthy to be able to say that everything's not okay. [29] Amy had originally recorded it as a solo project, but later turned it into a full band track. In late 2015, Lee started releasing covers that she recorded in her home studio. "[21], In February 2010, the band entered the studio to work on the album, which was described as containing "a rainbow of sounds", having songs "that are amazingly heavy and [others] completely stripped down" and incorporating electro sounds. Offers may be subject to change without notice. I'm not going to make it so hard for myself. last spoke to Amy Lee a couple of months back, the Evanescence vocalist revealed that new album The Bitter Truth was roughly “ 70 per cent” done. Every RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 runway look, ranked, Spread the love with EW's Valentine's Day gift guide, The Masked Dancer revealed: Every unmasked celebrity on season 1. She also said "We're finally a real band, not just Ben and I and a few others thrown together". She lived there for 12 years with her husband (and later their son, born in 2015), before they left their apartment for Nashville a year ago. [12] In 2000, Evanescence recorded their first album; Origin. ", Rider's attorney, Bert Deixler, claimed in a statement that since Rider became the group's manager in 2002, he 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. ", In 2020, Lee collaborated with many artists and bands. It's beautiful. Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee has one of the most powerful voices in music. She at one point had a piercing on her left eyebrow, which is visible on the cover of Fallen. In fact, in the music video for "Everybody's Fool", she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting that celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). Amy Lynn Hartzler (née Lee; born December 13, 1981) professionally known as Amy Lee, is an American singer and songwriter.She is the lead vocalist and co-founder of the alternative metal band Evanescence. The song arrived on September 18 to digital platforms and will be included as the lead track in WagakkiBand’s upcoming full album Tokyo Singing, which comes out on October 14..