AmaLee

Amanda Lee (born March 13, 1992), also known as AmaLee, is an American singer and voice actress. She is known for her English-language interpretations of songs from anime and video games on YouTube,[1] which have been viewed over 600 million times and subscribed over 1 million subscribers.[2] A few of her most popular covers include "Crossing Field" (Sword Art Online), "aLIEz" (Aldnoah.Zero), and "Papermoon" (Soul Eater).[3]

AmaLee
Birth name	Amanda Lee
Born	March 13, 1992
Genres	Alternative rock pop anison
Occupation(s)	Singer voice actress YouTuber
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2006–present
Associated acts	Annalie NateWantsToBattle Dima Lancaster
Website	www.leeandlie.com
YouTube information
Channels	LeeandLie LeeandLieTV
Subscribers	1.75 million (LeeandLie) 21.3 thousand (LeeandLieTV)
Total views	690.84 million (LeeandLie) 294.03 thousand (LeeandLieTV)
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: 8 February 2021

In voice acting, she has voiced in titles such as Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Rio: Rainbow Gate!, and Yandere Simulator. Lee has also provided vocals for many independent video-game soundtracks and theme songs – including a collaboration with Porter Robinson on "Fellow Feeling".[4] In early 2017, she released her debut album, Nostalgia, which brought together English-language versions of 12 songs beloved by gaming and anime fans. The album charted at No. 6 on Billboard Heatseekers Albums,[5] No. 27 on Billboard Independent Albums,[6] No. 43 on Billboard Top Rock Albums,[7] and No. 12 on UK Independent Album Breakers.[8]

Career

In 2006, AmaLee began posting homemade videos of her covers of tunes popular with anime followers and gamers. Later in 2010, she and her friend Annalie created YouTube channel called LeeandLie.[9] On December 14, 2010, LeeandLie uploaded their first video, a cover of the song "Scarlet" from the anime Ayashi no Ceres, translated and performed by AmaLee. In 2011, AmaLee joined AX Idol, a singing competition hosted by Bang Zoom! Entertainment and Viz Media, affiliated with Anime Expo, a convention for anime fans held annually in Los Angeles and won the grand prize.[1][10] Since then, she has had the pleasure providing her voice to shows and titles such as Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, One Piece, Yandere Simulator, Gosick, Rio: Rainbow Gate!, K-On!!, and Show by Rock!!, among others. Amanda has also provided vocals for many independent video game soundtracks and theme songs – including a collaboration with Porter Robinson.[4]

On September 2, 2012, they uploaded their most viewed video, a cover of the song "Crossing Field" from the anime Sword Art Online, with over 18 million views as of April 2018.[11] This cover later help AmaLee get her musical career off the ground, often being considered her most popular and recognizable work. On January 7, 2017, she released her first album, Nostalgia, which brought together English-language versions of 12 songs beloved by gaming and anime fans.[12] The album charted at No. 6 on Billboard Heatseekers Albums,[5] No. 27 on Billboard Independent Albums,[6] and No. 43 on Billboard Top Rock Albums.[7] On September 22, 2017, she released an EP titled Hourglass which contains five original songs.[13]

In July 2017, Lee performed in Los Angeles Convention Center as part of the 2017 Anime Expo.[14] On August 22, 2017, it was announced that AmaLee will be joining YouTube stars NateWantsToBattle and MandoPony on "The Cool and Good Tour" across America.[15] AmaLee provides vocals and lyrics on multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends 2019 Ranked Season trailer.[16][17]

YouTube channel

LeeandLie YouTube channel was created on June 12, 2010, by AmaLee and her friend Annalie. By January 2020, it had reached 1.56 million subscribers and 620 million views. According to AmaLee, their channel name is a combination of "Lee" from her name, and "Lie" from Annalie's name.[9]

In 2013, they created a second channel, under the name LeeandLieTV, where they posts video blogs and extra stuff. As of January 2020, it has over 20,300 subscribers and 284,477 views.[18]

In 2014, Annalie left the channel, leaving it the sole property of AmaLee, though the channel name remains "LeeandLie".[19]

Discography

Cover albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Heat [20]	US Ind [21]	US Rock [22]
Total Coverage, Vol. 1	Released: September 13, 2016 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	—	—	—
Total Coverage, Vol. 2	Released: November 9, 2016 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	—	—	—
Nostalgia	Released: January 7, 2017 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	6	27	43
Total Coverage, Vol. 3	Released: June 26, 2017 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	—	—	—
Nostalgia II	Released: October 6, 2017 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	—	—	—
Nostalgia III	Released: January 18, 2018 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	—	—	—
Total Coverage, Vol. 4	Released: April 3, 2018 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	—	—	—
Nostalgia IV	Released: April 25, 2018 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	—	—	—
Nostalgia V	Released: September 8, 2018 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	9	36	—
Nostalgia VI	Released: March 13, 2019 Label: Leegion Creative Formats: CD (limited), digital download	20	—	—
Nostalgia VII	Released: December 1, 2019 Label: Leegion Creative Formats: CD (limited), digital download	9	—	—
Unity	Released: August 5, 2020 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	—	—	—

Original EP

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		US Heat [20]	US Ind [21]	US Rock [22]
Hourglass	Released: September 22, 2017 Label: Leegion Creative Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—

Cover EP

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		US Heat [20]	US Ind [21]	US Rock [22]
Link Start	Released: March 30, 2016 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download	12	39	—

Filmography

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	K-On!!	Ushio Oota
2010	Squid Girl	Noh Mask Rider
2014	Charger Girl, Ju-den Chan	Chiiko
2015	Ladies versus Butlers!	Sakurako Benikouji
2016	Show by Rock!!	Peipain
2016	Rio: Rainbow Gate!	Elle Adams		[23]
2016	Magical Girl Raising Project	Nemurin
2016	World War Blue	Fae		[24]
2017	Gosick	The Orphan
2018	One Piece	Otohime
2018	Junji Ito Collection	Midori
2018	Overlord II	Crusch Lulu
2018	Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card	Akiho Shinomoto		[25]
2018	The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar	Rune		[26]
2018	Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits	Kasuga		[26]
2018	Anonymous Noise	Miou Suguri		[27]
2018	Harukana Receive	Female Student 5B	Ep. 5
2018	Grimoire of Zero	Zero		[28]
2018	Hinamatsuri	Anzu		[29]
2018	Zombie Land Saga	Junko Konno		[30]
2018	Black Clover	Luca	Eps. 30, 32, 35–36
2018	Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue	Saki Inui		[31]
2018	A Certain Magical Index III	Itsuwa
2018	Conception	Femiruna		[32]
2018	UQ Holder!	Kirië Sakurame		[33]
2018	Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight	Myriam
2018	Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King	Tsubasa Tachikaze		[34]
2019	Boogiepop and Others	Female Student D	Ep.1
2019	Endro!	Yulia "Yuusha" Chardiet		[35]
2019	Hakumei and Mikochi	Mikochi		[36]
2019	Pop Team Epic	Pipimi	Ep. 14	[37]
2019	Fruits Basket	Yuki Soma (child)	2019 series	[38]
2019	Kemono Friends	Princess		[39]
2019	Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest	Shea Haulia
2019	YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	Sayless	2019 anime	[40]
2020	Kaguya-sama: Love is War	Ai Hayasaka	Season 2	[41]
2020	My Hero Academia	Bibimi Kenranzaki	Season 4
2020	RWBY	Stepsisters	Season 8
2021	Tamayomi	Yoshino Kawaguchi/Ibuki Kawaguchi		[42]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Burn Your Fat with Me!! V4.0	Sana Yamada	Voice over & theme song performer "Equation of Happiness" (English ver)	[43]
2015	Battle High 2	Michelle Walter		[44]
2016	Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2	Time Patroller	Female Voice 12	[45]
2016	ACE Academy	Mei Satomi, herself	Voice over
2017	The Letter	Isabella Santos	Voice over & theme song performer "Letters Goodbye"
2017	Crystalline	Leanna Dawn	Voice over & theme song performer "Crystal Skies"
2018	Project Nimbus: Code Mirai	Yuliana Alexandrova

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External links

• Official website
• AmaLee at IMDb
• AmaLee at AllMusic
• AmaLee discography at Discogs
• AmaLee discography on iTunes
• Amanda Lee at Anime News Network's encyclopedia