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Amy Winehouse – her life in pics
Amy Winehouse – her life in pics
Incredible talent … Amy Winehouse was tragically found dead at age 27
AMY Winehouse’s tragically short life was fraught with personal issues, but her immense talent was undeniable.
Born in 1983 to dad Mitch Winehouse and his wife Janis, Amy grew up in north London.
She went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School, but was expelled at 14, reportedly for not working hard enough, and she later attended the BRIT School.
Her first album, Frank, was released in 2003 and won an Ivor Novello award, two Brit nominations and was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize.
The singer-songwriter, 27, released the critically acclaimed Back To Black album in 2006, which went on to win five Grammy awards, including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Rehab.
Adorable … Amy Winehouse at age six
However, her personal life soon overshadowed her musical career as she publicly battled drink and drugs.
She wed Blake Fielder-Civil on May 18 2007 in America. The couple were arrested in the same year in Norway on possession of marijuana. They were both released later with a fine.
Fielder-Civil was jailed in July 2008, charged with trying to pervert the course of justice and grievous bodily harm with intent. The couple officially divorced on August 28, 2009.
More recently Amy had an on-off relationship with director Reg Traviss, 34.
Amy’s death came just three days after she appeared with her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield on stage at the iTunes festival where she danced and urged the crowd to buy the young singer’s album.
But news that she had been found dead came as a shock to many.
Fresh-faced … a young Amy Winehouse in 2004
On hearing the news Winehouse’s father, Mitch, who was in New York at the time, said: “This isn’t real. I’m completely devastated. “I’m getting the next plane back. I’m coming home. I need to be with Amy.
“I can’t crack up for her sake. My family need me. It’s such a shock.”
Heartbroken mum Janis said she feared it was “only a matter of time” when she visited Amy in Camden the day before she died.
Janis said: “She seemed out of it. I’m glad I saw her when I did.”
She added Amy’s last words to her were “I love you mum”.
“They are the words I will always treasure and remember Amy by,” she added.
Here we take a look at her life in pictures:
Mercury Music Prize nominee … Amy Winehouse poses for snaps in 2004
Ivor Novello Awards … Amy Winehouse wins gong for Rehab in 2007
Friends … with pal Kelly Osbourne in 2007
Talented … Amy Winehouse performs in Bristol in 2007
In love … newlyweds Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil in 2007
Troubled star … Amy Winehouse performing in 2007
Lollapalooza … Amy Winehouse performs on stage in 2007
Grammy award winner … Amy Winehouse on stage in 2008
Winner …. After hearing she won five Grammy Awards Amy Winehouse hugs her mother Janis on stage in London in 2008
Waxwork … Mitch and Janis Winehouse at Madame Tussauds in 2008
British star … Amy Winehouse on stage in Madrid in 2008
Declaring her love for jailed Blake Fielder-Civil … Amy Winehouse at T in the Park festival, Scotland in 2008
Brit Awards … Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson in 2008
Brit Awards … Amy Winehouse performs on stage in 2008
Anger … Amy Winehouse lashes out, pictured with her father Mitch Winehouse in 2008
Leaving court … Amy Winehouse is pictured after attending a hearing for her then-husband Blake Fielder-Civil in 2008
Court date … Amy Winehouse pleads guilty to assault in 2010
Father and daughter … Amy performs with Mitch Winehouse in 2010
Relationship …. Reg Traviss and Amy Winehouse in 2010
Last days … The Wanted posted a photo with Amy Winehouse and
god-daughter Dionne Bromfield on Twitter in the week before her death, 2011
god-daughter Dionne Bromfield on Twitter in the week before her death, 2011
Amy Winehouse found dead at her London home
Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27.
Winehouse shot to fame in 2006 with the album “Back to Black,” whose blend of jazz, soul, rock and classic pop was a global hit. It won five Grammys and made Winehouse — with her black beehive hairdo and old-fashioned sailor tattoos — one of music’s most recognizable stars. But her personal life, with its drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders and destructive relationships, soon took over her career.
Police confirmed that a 27-year-old female was pronounced dead at the home in Camden Square northern London; the cause of death was not immediately known. London Ambulance Services said Winehouse had died before the two ambulance crews it sent arrived at the scene.
Singer and actress Kelly Osbourne, who helped Winehouse check into a drug addiction treatment facility in 2008, was one of many who grieved for the singer on Twitter.
“I cant even breath right now im crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy and will never forget the real you!” she tweeted.
The singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse, had arrived in New York this weekend to prepare for his U.S. performing debut Monday night at the Blue Note jazz club, but upon receiving news of his daughter’s death was heading back home to London to be with his family, his publicist Don Lucoff said.
