Amanda Lee, 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, which have been viewed over 600 million times and subscribed over 1 million subscribers. A few of her most popular covers include "Crossing Field", "aLIEz", and "Papermoon". In voice acting, she has voiced in titles such as Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, , 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". 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 BillboardHeatseekers Albums, No. 27 on BillboardIndependent Albums, No. 43 on BillboardTop Rock Albums, and No. 12 on UK Independent Album Breakers.
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. 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. 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, , 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. 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. 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. The album charted at No. 6 on Billboard Heatseekers Albums, No. 27 on Billboard Independent Albums, and No. 43 on Billboard Top Rock Albums. On September 22, 2017, she released an EP titled Hourglass which contains five original songs. In July 2017, Lee performed in Los Angeles Convention Center as part of the 2017 Anime Expo. 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. AmaLee provides vocals and lyrics on multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends 2019 Ranked Season trailer.
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. 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. In 2014, Annalie left the channel, leaving it the sole property of AmaLee, though the channel name remains "LeeandLie".
