Biography - Amy Lee

She founded the band Evanescence with Ben Moody. The two met at a youth camp when Lee was playing Meat Loaf's "I Would Do Anything for Love" on the piano.

Lee was born in Riverside, California. She has a brother and two sisters. At school, Lee was president of the choir council, and appeared in a number of plays. 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.

Influences: Artists that have influenced her and her band's music include Björk, Tori Amos, Korn, Soundgarden, Portishead, Eminem, Nirvana, and Coldplay.

Random Facts:

• Horoscope sign: Sagittarius Where She Grew Up: Little Rock, Arkansas
• Place of Current Residence: Los Angeles, California,USA
• Siblings: Brother Robby, sisters Carrie and Lori
• Hair: Blonde (Dyed Black)
• Eyes: Blue/Green
• She thinks that a girl should try to pay on a date, but would go "hmm" if he doesn't try to stop her.
• She's more scared of a haunted house than a roller coaster.
• She hates Baha Men's "Who Let's the Dogs Out"
• She had a cat named Fievel, because of her favorite movies was "An American Tail".
• Her worst vice is Godiva chocolate.
• The first tape album she owned was The California Raisins tape.
• Her favorite cheesy 80's song is Wham's "Everything She Wants".
• She said that the guys stink after a show, especially her.
• Her favorite era is the Victorian era. She really liked the clothes.
• She loves Stevie Wonder, she even trys to copy his style!
• Her embarrassing crush is Corey Feldman from the Goonies.
• She doesn't understand why anyone want's to wear thongs - she prefers panties anyday.
• She loves to drive, but when she does, she scares her passengers to death.
• She hates politics, and thinks Arnold Schwarzenegger is hilarious.
• No diet for her, she prefers full-fat.
• At 13, she was a little overweight and had poofy hair.
• She thinks Jason is scarier than Freddy, because you don't know how his face looks like.
• She prefers cash over checks.
• She designs most of her own costumes.
• The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean!
• She believes in the supernatural, she played in a haunted club once. She even sensed a presence many times!
• She describes herself in 3 words: unique, sympathetic, misunderstood.
• Her favorite hobbies include painting, drawing, and writing in her journals.
• She's allergic to lobster, if she eats it she could go into a coma
• Favorite movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Favorite actor/actress: Giovanni Rabissi
• She was a choir nerd growing up, she was head of her choir.
• She wrote the songs on Fallen about how she would physically abuse kids.
• If she could bring one thing to a deserted island, it would be a piano.
• Favorite car: A Dolorian (back to the future, plus the Flux capacitator)
• If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
• Her life philosophy is "Love Yourself"
• Her dad works as a DJ and her mom worked raising her 3 siblings!
• She doesn't really have an childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
• Michael Jackson was her idol growing up.
• If she weren't in Evanescence, she would probably be in college studying music.
• She wanted to be a veterinarian when she was a kid.
• She has a huge fear of sharks!
• Her favorite holiday is Halloween.