Evanescence

Evanescence
Evanescence in 2015. Left to right: Jen Majura, Tim McCord, Amy Lee, Troy McLawhorn, and Will Hunt.
Background information
Origin	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Wind-up Concord Bicycle
Website	www.evanescence.com
Members	Amy Lee Tim McCord Will Hunt Troy McLawhorn Jen Majura
Past members	Ben Moody David Hodges Will Boyd Rocky Gray John LeCompt Terry Balsamo

Evanescence /ˌɛv.æn.ˈɛs.ɛns/ is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording independent albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide and helped the band win two Grammy Awards out of seven nominations, as well as scoring No. 6 in CBS's "Top Bestselling Albums of the Last 10 Years" (2008). A year later, Evanescence released their first live album, Anywhere but Home, which sold more than one million copies worldwide. In 2006, the band released their second studio album, The Open Door, which sold more than five million copies.

The line-up of the group has changed several times: David Hodges leaving in 2002, co-founder Moody left in 2003 (mid-tour), bassist Will Boyd in 2006, followed by guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray in 2007, and Terry Balsamo in 2015. As a result, none of the band's three studio albums feature the same lineup. The latter two changes led to a hiatus, with temporary band members contributing to tour performances. Billboard ranked Evanescence No. 71 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart.