Lee was born in Riverside, California. Her parents were John Lee, a disc jockey, and Sara Lee (née Cargill). Her family moved to many places in the United States. They settled in Little Rock, Arkansas when she was 13 years old. She has two living sisters, Carrie and Lori. She had a sister who died at age three, when Lee was six years old, and her brother died in 2018 at age 24 from severe epilepsy. Lee wrote the songs "Hello" and "Like You" for her late sister.
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