Amy Lynn Lee stood out from her peers from an early age. Her mother instilled in her a love of playing the piano and she learned pieces by Mozart and Beethoven. Later she started singing, writing poems and composing her own songs. In the meantime, her individual, slightly dark style was also developing, which was also reflected in the themes of her songs.
The band Evanescence was formed when she was 14 years old. This is how Amy Lee’s career began
Despite the lack of support in her company, she did not stop striving to fulfill her childhood dreams of conquering the stage. When she was only 14, she founded Evanescence with Ben Moody, whom she met at a summer camp for Christian youth. They started with performances in bookstores and local cafes, and finally released two mini-albums, followed by the demo “Origin” in 2000. However, they made their debut on the recording market only three years later with the album “Fallen”, and the “Bring Me to Life”, “Going Under” and “My Immortal” promoting it immediately became hits.
Despite their success, the group experienced a crisis that ultimately led to a split, because just a few months after their professional debut, Moody left the band, and the reason for his decision was a different vision for career development. His place was then taken by the band Seether, with which Lee was privately associated. Although they created several hits together, their relationship was stormy due to the man’s addiction to alcohol. It was after the breakup that the artist moved to Florida and released another hit song, “Call Me When You’re Sober”.
Not just a “gothic rock star”. Amy Lee fulfills her role as a wife and mother
However, fate smiled on her and she finally found love with a therapist, Josh Hartzler, with whom she got married in 2007. After 7 years of marriage, the couple’s son, Jack Lion, was born – It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced. It opened my heart in a way I didn’t expect – in an interview with the Herald Tribune. Despite the new role, she did not give up the dark image to which she had been consistently faithful since her teenage years.
She delighted not only with the strong sound of her voice, but also with her original style, the inseparable elements of which were heavy jewelry, wide dresses and corsets, and high shoes, which earned her the title of “gothic rock star”. – So I wore a distressed Victorian piece mixed with something rock, something edgy, chains and pants from Hot Topic. It was about trying to describe what music sounded like to me, she explained in an interview with NPR Radio. On December 13, 2023, Amy Lee celebrated her 43rd birthday. He continues to impress on stage, performing with the band and successfully developing his solo career.
Source: Gazeta
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