Her final album, Back on Black was an international hit, and 'Rehab' made No. Her big break came in Her Grammy performance was broadcast from London via satellite, because she was unable to appear in person in Los Angeles due to temporary problems with her traveling visa. Following her success at the Grammy Awards, Winehouse gave a string of highly successful performances during the year In June, she was suddenly hospitalized with a serious lung condition.
However, she left hospital for one evening to perform for Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday celebration in London's Hyde Park. Amy Winehouse developed a distinctive style of her own. Her signature beehive hairstyle has become the model for fashion designers, while her vulnerability, her fragile personality and self-destructive behavior was regular tabloid news, and subject of criticism and controversy. In April she was named the second greatest "ultimate heroine" by the British population at large, and a month later was voted the second most hated personality in the UK.
George Michael called her the "best female vocalist he has heard in his entire career," while Keith Richards warned that she "won't be around long" if her behavior doesn't change. Musically, Amy Winehouse created a cross-cultural and cross-genre style. She had a special ability to channel hurt and despair into her performances.
Her voice, phrasing and delivery sometimes sounded like a mix between Billy Holliday , Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan , and coupled with similarities in personal problems, she at times resembled another incarnation of legendary "Lady Blues". Amy died at 27 years old on July 23, in her London home following a long-running battle with alcohol addiction. Her death caused considerable mourning worldwide. Sign In. Edit Amy Winehouse. Showing all 82 items. Attended the Brit School with singer Katie Melua.
Trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School when she was twelve years old, but was expelled at age fourteen for "not applying herself" and piercing her own nose. At around age ten, she founded a rap group named Sweet 'n' Sour with her childhood friend Juliette Ashby.
She was "Sour". Her mother, Janis Collins , is a retired pharmacist. Her father, Mitch Winehouse , is a retired taxi driver. Her husband Blake was one of five men arrested on a charge of trying to pervert the course of justice 9 November Due to her troubled personal life and struggles with addiction, she was a target of the tabloids.
Released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of attempting to interfere with a court case involving her husband 18 December Ranked 2 in Richard Selzer aka Mr. Winehouse, her husband Fielder-Civil and a third unidentified person were jailed.
Following his arrest, Winehouse showed up in mid-November at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena to perform seemingly intoxicated and some of the crowd responded with boos and walk-outs.
Winehouse canceled all concerts and public appearances for the rest of , again citing "doctor's orders. She voluntarily reported to a police station and was arrested before questioning.
She later blamed her husband's legal woes for her inability to continue her tour. Despite her inconsistent touring schedule, Winehouse's album continued to sell, going platinum nearly five times that year. It became the bestselling album of in the United Kingdom. In January , a video allegedly showing Winehouse smoking crack cocaine surfaced, leading to a brief stint in rehab.
She was arrested in May for questioning but wasn't formally charged in the case after police said they could not officially determine what the singer was smoking. After publicly admitting to illegal substance abuse, Winehouse was denied a U. Instead, she performed in London via satellite. Knowles broke that record in when she won six Grammy Awards in one night; and Adele tied that record with six Grammy wins in Despite her musical success, Winehouse's health and personal life began to quickly deteriorate.
Her erratic behavior continued in June , when she appeared to punch a fan during a performance at the Glastonbury Music Festival in England. Londoner James Gostelow, 25, told BBC News that Winehouse elbowed him in the forehead after someone in the crowd behind him threw a hat at her. In a widely circulated video of the incident, Winehouse was seen throwing a series of punches into the crowd.
Gostelow said he had no intention of making a complaint to police, and Winehouse escaped criminal proceedings. After the concert, Winehouse returned to a London clinic, where she had been receiving treatment for "traces of emphysema" and an irregular heartbeat caused by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes.
Winehouse's father told reporters that his daughter was warned that she would have to wear an oxygen mask if she didn't stop abusing drugs. That same month, Fielder-Civil and three co-defendants pleaded guilty to assault and obstruction charges.
We need to review the way society treats addicts, not as criminals but as sick people in need of care. We need to look at the way our government funds rehabilitation. Not all of us know someone with the incredible talent that Amy had but we all know drunks and junkies and they all need help and the help is out there. All they have to do is pick up the phone and make the call.
Or not. Either way, there will be a phone call. I tried with her, I tried twice. And her album Back to Black was the best album I had heard since the seventies. No question. Her mother, Janis Winehouse was a pharmacist. Amy's older brother, Alex was born in Her grandmother was once engaged to English saxophonist and jazz club owner, Ronnie Scott.
Aged eight, she attended the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School, and was later was a pupil at the Sylvia Young theatre school in central London. However, she was asked to leave because she was disrupting lessons and "not applying herself.
She then had a short spell at the Brit School in Croydon, south London.
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