Amanda Lee (born March 13, 1992), also known as AmaLee, is an American singer, voice actress, YouTuber, and virtual YouTuber (VTuber) under the name Monarch. She is known for her English covers of anime and video game songs on YouTube, 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, Honkai: Star Rail, and My Singing Monsters.
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 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 also had the occupation of 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. 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 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 VTuber character named "Monarch" on Twitch. On January 26, 2025, it was announced that she joined the VTuber talent agency VShojo, before terminating her contract six months later amid various controversies with the agency.
Discography Studio albums Cover albums Title Album details Peak chart positions USHeat USInd USRock 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 — — — Total Coverage, Vol. 5 Released: October 10, 2020 Label: Leegion Creative——— Total Coverage, Vol. 6 Released: December 10, 2020 Label: Leegion Creative — — — The Remixes Released: January 15, 2021 Label: Leegion Creative — — — Equivalence Released: June 18, 2021 Label: Leegion Creative Format: CD (limited), digital download — — —
Original album Title Album details Peak chart positions US Heat US Ind US Rock Rise of the Monarch Released: June 24, 2022 Label: Leegion Creative Formats: CD, digital download — — —
Extended plays Original EP Title EP details Peak chart positions US Heat US Ind US Rock Hourglass Released: September 22, 2017 Label: Leegion Creative Formats: CD, digital download — — —
Cover EP Title EP details Peak chart positions US Heat US Ind US Rock Link Start Released: March 30, 2016 Label: Leegion Creative Format: Digital download 12 39 —
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances with other performing artists Title Year Album "Fellow Feeling"2014Worlds "Satellites"2023Over Zone (Goddess of Victory: Nikke Original Soundtrack)
Filmography Anime + List of dubbing performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2009 Charger Girl Ju-den Chan Chiiko 2010 K-On! Ushio Oota Squid Girl Noh Mask Rider 2014 Charger Girl, Ju-den Chan Chiiko 2015 Ladies versus Butlers! Sakurako Benikouji 2016 Show by Rock!! Peipain Rio: Rainbow Gate! Elle Adams Magical Girl Raising Project Nemurin World War Blue Fae 2017 Gosick The Orphan 2018 One Piece Otohime Junji Ito Collection Midori Overlord II Crusch Lulu Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Akiho Shinomoto The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar Rune Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits Kasuga Anonymous Noise Miou Suguri Harukana Receive Female Student 5B Ep. 5 Grimoire of Zero Zero Hinamatsuri Anzu Zombie Land Saga Junko Konno Black Clover Luca Eps. 30, 32, 35–36 Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue Saki Inui A Certain Magical Index III Itsuwa Conception Femiruna UQ Holder! Kirië Sakurame Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight Myriam Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King Tsubasa Tachikaze 2019 Boogiepop and Others Female Student D Episode "Boogiepop and Others 1" Endro! Yulia "Yuusha" Chardiet Hakumei and Mikochi Mikochi Pop Team Epic Pipimi Ep. 14 Fruits Basket Yuki Soma (child) 2019 series Kemono Friends Princess Azur Lane Shiratsuyu Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Shea Haulia YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World Sayless 2019 anime 2020 Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Ai Hayasaka My Hero Academia Bibimi Kenranzaki Season 4 RWBY Stepsisters Season 8 Adachi and ShimamuraHougetsu Shimamura2021 TamayomiYoshino Kawaguchi/Ibuki Kawaguchi Kuma Kuma Kuma BearNoire Foschurose Attack on TitanLouiseSeason 4 Bottom-tier Character TomozakiErika Konno SSSS.DynazenonRankaThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeVelzard Kageki Shojo!!Kaoru Hoshino The Detective is Already Dead Matsuri NatsuiroEp. 3"That's Yui-nya Quality". The Detective is Already Dead. Episode 3. Event occurs at Ending credits (English Dub). Pokémon Evolutions Lillie Otherside Picnic Akari Seto Mieruko-chan Morino 2022 Girls' Frontline FNC Odd Taxi Rui Nikaidо The Dawn of the Witch Zero2022–2025 My Dress-Up Darling Marin Kitagawa Lead Role A Couple of Cuckoos Hiro Segawa2023 A Place Further than the Universe Yuzuki Shiraishi
Animation + List of voice performances in animation Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2026 Gameoverse Scratch
Films + List of dubbing performances in films Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2018 Hells Rinne Amagane 2022 One Piece Film: Red Uta 2023 Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night Liten 2024Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FreedomIngrid Tradoll
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) 2013 Battle High 2 Michelle Walter 2014–present Yandere Simulator Megami Saikou 2016 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Time Patroller Female Voice 12 ACE Academy Mei Satomi, herself Voice over 2017 Project Nimbus Yuliana Alexandrova The Letter Isabella Santos Voice over & theme song performer "Letters Goodbye" Crystalline Leanna Dawn Voice over & theme song performer "Crystal Skies" 2018 Project Nimbus: Code Mirai Yuliana Alexandrova 2019 Love Esquire Beatrice Du Cae Indivisible Leilani 2020 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Additional Voices 2021 Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier Female Voice #B Cookie Run: Kingdom Parfait Cookie Voice over & theme song performer "Everything You Need" World's End Club Vanilla Pokémon Masters EX Lana Aquadine Elisabeth Rhodes Dark Deity Bianca Rival Threads: Last Class Heroes Rara Goddard Mary Skelter: Nightmares Pyre [https://www.instagram.com/p/CUf-x9zhKaZ/ "leeandlie: I voice PYRE in Mary Skelter Finale 💙🔥 Out now for Nintendo Switch & PS4 !! If you play it lemme know!!!" 2022 Fire Emblem Heroes Elimine Dawn of the MonstersClaire Lionne AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative Kizuna Goddess of Victory: Nikke Rupee, Viper Provided the voice of Viper until July 4, 2024. She is also no longer voicing Rupee as of update on date August, 7th 2025 per in game documentation, replaced by Rachelle Heger RWBY: Arrowfell Ivy Thickety 2023 Octopath Traveler II Dolcinaea Honkai: Star RailJingliu2024Persona 3 ReloadAdditional voicesThe Legend of Heroes: Trails Through DaybreakAgnès ClaudelRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the SevenWindy/Iris2025The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak IIAgnès Claudel, citizens2026Final Fantasy ResonanceSakuraThe Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the HorizonAgnès Claudel2026My Singing MonstersMysterious WerdoConfirmed via a Twitch stream she did on October 6th, 2026; showcasing them singing on Psychic Island as a Werdo monster.Amelee's Twitch Stream on October 6th, 2026
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWork/RecipientResult 2023 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best Voice Artist Performance (English) Marin Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling) The Vtuber Awards Miss Vtuber AmaLee
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External links
AmaLee discography at Discogs AmaLee discography on Apple Music