Amanda Lee (born March 13, 1992), also known as AmaLee, is an American singer, voice actress,

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) under the name Monarch. She is known for her English covers of

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songs on

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, which have been viewed over 1 billion times and has acquired her over 2 million subscribers. As a voice actress, Lee has provided her voice in several titles such as '' Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'', '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'', '' Rio: Rainbow Gate!'', '' SSSS.Dynazenon'', '' Kageki Shojo!!'', '' Girls' Frontline'', '' Otherside Picnic'', '' Adachi and Shimamura'', '' My Dress-Up Darling'', '' Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue'', '' One Piece Film: Red'', and '' Honkai: Star Rail''. 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 ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums, No. 27 on ''Billboard'' Independent Albums, No. 43 on ''Billboard'' Top 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. According to AmaLee, their channel name is a combination of "Lee" from her name, and "Lie" from her friend Annalie's name. 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

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, affiliated with Anime Expo, a convention for anime fans held annually in Los Angeles and won the grand prize. Since then, she has also had the occupation of providing her voice to shows and titles such as '' Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'', ''

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'', ''Yandere Simulator'', ''Gosick'', '' Rio: Rainbow Gate!'', ''K-On!!'', and ''Show by Rock!!'', among others. Amanda has also provided vocals for many independent Video game music, video game soundtracks and theme songs – including a collaboration with Porter Robinson. She is also known for singing the English version of "Lagrima", the eleventh ending theme of ''Dragon Ball Super''. 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 23 million views as of July 2022. In 2014, Annalie left the channel, leaving it the sole property of AmaLee, though the channel name remains "LeeandLie". 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 Extended play, 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 would 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. On December 11, 2021, AmaLee debuted as her own new

character named "Monarch" on Twitch (service), Twitch. On January 26, 2025 it was announced that she joined the VTuber talent agency VShojo.

Discography

Studio albums

Cover albums

Original album

Extended plays

Original EP

Cover EP

Guest appearances

Filmography

Anime

Films

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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