Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981), known professionally as
Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter,
classically trained pianist and composer. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band
Evanescence. Along with her contributions with the band, Lee has also participated on numerous other musical projects including
Walt Disney Records'
Nightmare Revisited and . Lee has performed collaborations with artists such as
Korn,
Seether, and
David Hodges. Lee is also the American chairperson for the international
epilepsy awareness foundation,
Out of the Shadows. During Evanescence's hiatus, Lee embarked on her film score career in 2013 by composing the soundtrack to
War Story (2014) and
Indigo Grey: The Passage (2015) with cellist
Dave Eggar.