Amy Lee is the lead singer of Evansens. On all discs recorded by this group, you can hear her vocals, as well as playing the keyboard. The artist also participated in the creation of soundtracks for the animated films of the Disney studio. She is also known for her collaboration with rock stars such as Korn and David Hodges.
The soloist of "Evansens" wrote the music for two feature films: "Military History" and Indigo gray: the passage together with cellist Dave Eggar. She also performed the song Speak to me for the movie Voice of Stone, which was released in 2017. The timbre of the singer's voice is mezzo-soprano.
Biography of the soloist "Evansens"
Amy Lee was born in California on December 13, 1981. By the way, many fans want to know how old the Evansens soloist is. By the date of her birth, you can easily determine that she is 37 years old.
Her father is a famous radio and television presenter.
The heroine of this article has two sisters: Kerry and Laurie. But the family had two more children. Sis died in 1987 at the age of three. Doctors failed to establish her diagnosis. And brother Amy Lee passed away in 2018 under mysterious circumstances.
The Hello song from the Fallen album is dedicated to the younger sister of the singer, as well as the song Like you, which can be heard on The open door.
Acquaintance with music
In early childhood, the future soloist of the Evanescence group began to practice classical piano. She learned to play this instrument for eight years.
The family of the future artist often moved from one city to another. Finally, they settled in a community called Little Rock, in Arkansas. It was there that the Evansens group subsequently appeared.
In 2000, Amy Lee graduated from high school and entered the Tennessee State Institute, where she studied music theory and composition. After some time, she left this institution to devote herself to work in a group.
In an interview with one of the music publications, the girl admitted that the first songs she wrote were called Eternity of the remorse and A single tear. She composed the first at the age of 11, when she wanted to become a classical composer. The second composition was written in high school at a music lesson.
Evansens
This band was created by vocalist and keyboardist Amy Lee and lead guitarist and songwriter Ben Moody. They met in 1994 at a children's Christian camp. Once the heroine of this article played the piano of American rock musician Meat Lauf on the piano. Ben liked the way the girl performed this composition, so he invited her to create her own music group.
A few years later, this team became popular, performing in various cafes in Little Rock and its environs.
Group name
The soloist of "Evansens", whose photo is posted in our article, recalls that their team changed several names before stopping at the one under which the team became famous throughout the world. The word "evanesance" comes from the Latin verb evanescere, which means "to disappear." Therefore, the name of the group can be translated as "disappearance". In dictionaries there is another meaning of this word - "ephemerality".
First records
Today, the covers of many music magazines are decorated with photos of the soloist of "Evanesens" (in life and on stage). However, in the late nineties, the future star of Gothic rock was not yet so popular. Then the group took only the first steps on the path to world fame. At this time, the team recorded two mini-albums.
The first came out under the name "Evansens." The soloist of the group says that this disc was published with a circulation of not more than 100 copies and distributed during their first concerts. The second mini-album was called Sound asleep. It is also known as Whisper. It was followed by a third disc - Mystery. In 2000, the group worked on recording their first long-playing demo, dubbed Origin.
During the concert performances of the team, about 2,500 copies of this album were sold. Origin and the mini-albums included early versions of several songs that were later released on Fallen, the first official release of Evanescence.
Soloist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody in a radio interview advised their fans to download old songs from the Internet for free, and not buy them on resources such as Ebay, where their collection sells for more than $ 250.
Debut album
Producer Pete Matthews first heard Evansense at the beginning of the 2000s in a recording studio in Memphis. He was delighted with the powerful sound of the soloist's voice. He recommended “Evansens” to his acquaintance - Diane Meltzer from the studio Wind-Up Records. When she first heard the song My immortal ("My Immortal"), she immediately realized that this song could be a hit. The studio staff later said that although they immediately recognized the talent of the members of this collective, they considered that the musicians were still too young, and their abilities should still be developed. The team needed time to get a signature sound.
The group moved to Los Angeles, where the former sports hall became their rehearsal base and place of residence. The soloist of "Evansens", whose photo you can see in the article, at this time took vocal and acting lessons from well-known specialists.
After 2 years, producer Dave Fortman was invited to record their first album. The record company initially refused to release the disc. The management of the company wanted to have male vocals in the songs along with Amy Lee's voice. And when the group refused to fulfill this requirement, they continued to insist on recording male vocals, but only for the main single from this album - Bring me to life. The lead singer of Evansens Amy Lee was not delighted with this state of affairs, but nevertheless agreed to the condition.
Success
Evanesens debut album lasted 43 weeks in Billboard magazine's Top 10 charts.
In 2004, the group received Grammy awards in the nominations: "Best Performance in the Style of Hard Rock" and "Best New Artist".
Second disc
Work on the new Evanesens album was slower due to disagreements with the label's management. Amy Lee deliberately did not want to speed up the creative process.
The second album of the group was released in October 2006. Half a million copies of this disc sold in the first week of sales. This disc was the first work of the team, which hit the first place in the Billboard magazine charts.
At the peak of fame
In June 2009, Evanesens lead singer Amy Lee posted on the band’s website that the team plans to release a new album in 2010. The artist said that this music will be different from their previous songs.
The band played The Secret Concert in New York on November 4, 2009. This performance was announced just a few hours before it started, but tickets were sold out within 5 minutes.
In February 2009, the group went to the studio to record a new disc, which was scheduled for release in September. However, in the summer, Amy Lee said that the Evansens temporarily stopped recording because they needed to “put their thoughts in order and give them the necessary creative mood.”
The team resumed work in the studio in April 2011 with a producer who had previously collaborated with Alice In Chains, Deftones and Fu Fighters. The band recorded this disc at Blackbird Studio in Nashville. In an interview with Kerrang! The soloist of "Evansens" said that the new disc is called "Evansens" because of her great love for this team. She also admitted that such a headline was chosen because each team member contributed to the writing of new material. Therefore, this album can be called the most "collective" in the entire discography of the group. It included songs dedicated to topics such as the ocean, freedom, love and some others.
In 2012, the soloist of Evanesens announced that the group intends to take a vacation, that is, for some time its members intend to take a break from recording new material and concert activities.
Return
In April 2012, it became known that the team intends to participate in the Ozzfest festival in Japan. A few months later, the soloist of "Evansens" said that after the end of the concert tour of 2016, she intends to primarily record a solo album, and not a group album, as previously assumed.
Stage image
Lee created for herself a unique and recognizable stage image. Not the last role in it is played by gothic makeup and dresses in Victorian style. Some of the outfits were created with the participation of the singer herself. In particular, the clothes in which she appears in the Going under music video are sewn according to the designs of Amy Lee. In an interview, she explained why she has to model stage costumes for herself. She says that it’s easier to do everything myself than to search for what you want for a long time.
The singer also noted that her everyday style is radically different from those outfits that she puts on for performances. Saying this, Amy pointed to the colorful dress she was wearing during the interview.
Personal life
For some time, Lee met with Seether's lead singer, Sean Morgan. They broke up because of the drug addiction of the musician. The heroine of this article wrote the song Call me when you're sobber ("Call me when you sober up"). It was released as a second signal on the eve of The open door of Evansens.
In January 2007, in an interview with one of the radio programs, the artist admitted that she would be getting married soon. It became known that her longtime friend (therapist Josh Hartsler) made a proposal to the girl. In another interview, Amy Lee said the song Good Enough is dedicated to her chosen one.
The wedding took place in May 2007. The couple spent their honeymoon near the Bahamas. And in 2014, on her page in one of the social networks, the singer announced her pregnancy. She named the born son Jack Lyon Hartsler.
A photo of the soloist of Evansens is now also presented in our article. It shows that Amy has recovered a little, but she is still very attractive.
Solo work
In 2016, the soloist Evansens recorded and released her first solo album Dream Too Much.
This disc is intended for the youngest music lovers. Amy Lee admitted that she always believed that raising her own children would not allow her to fully devote herself to music. However, over time, she realized that motherhood gives her inspiration for creativity.
The soloist of "Evansens" today (in her own words) has enough energy both for household chores and for recording new songs. In addition to works created specifically for the solo album, the disc for children also contains cover versions of Stand by me Ben and. King and Hello, the goodbye group of the Beatles. In an interview, the singer said that this disc may be interesting not only for kids, but also for an adult audience.
New album
In March 2017, talking about her new single, Speak to me, Amy Lee also spoke about working on the album of Evansens.
In November 2017, the fourth studio album of the Evansens group called Synthesis was released.
Amy Lee said about this record: "This is a synthesis, a combination of natural, living and synthetic, as well as past and future."
The album includes hits by the band, performed with the accompaniment of a symphony orchestra, also containing elements of electronic music. The disc includes two completely new compositions. Arrangements for this record were written by Canadian conductor and composer David Campbell, producer William Bury Hunt and the lead singer of Evansens. At the end of 2017, the group went on a concert tour in support of the new album.
Concert
The video taken during this tour was released on DVD and Blu-ray discs, which went on sale on October 12, 2018. "This music comes from the very heart of the group, from our view of the world around us," says Evans Lee lead singer Amy Lee. The disk captures a concert played with the accompaniment of a large symphony orchestra. The collective performed several songs from their last album, as well as hits by Bring me to life, My immortal and some others. The performance was filmed by a director who had previously worked on several clips of the group. He also created videos for teams such as Audioslave, Green Day, Stone Sour, and many others widely known and popular around the world.
Amy Lee explained her desire to perform with a large symphony orchestra: “This will be our first tour with the orchestra. I really like to perform songs in this way. It helps me concentrate on vocals, emotions and the story that we wrote over the years "I really like the new songs from the last album, as well as the great instrumental losses. The whole album is listened to as a single long and dynamic soundtrack."