She died in the flames, which possibly gave her the name 'Ember.' Her song 'Remember' is based on the above events prior to her death. She was so exhausted that she fell asleep and didn't wake up when her house mysteriously caught on fire. She waited all night for him to show up, saying, 'He's just running late.' When morning came and he still didn't show up, Ember gave up on waiting and went home. One day a boy asked her out to the movies.
According to one of the directors of the show, before she died, Ember was an unpopular high school girl who dreamed of one day becoming a rock star.