Amy Winehouse
Blues, Celebrity
1983 – 2011
Who was Amy Winehouse?
Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including R&B, soul, jazz and reggae. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the record at that time for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the general field "Big Four" awards: Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Winehouse won three Ivor Novello Awards: in 2004, Best Contemporary Song for "Stronger Than Me"; in 2007, Best Contemporary Song again, this time for "Rehab"; and in 2008, Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game". She won the 2007 Brit Award for Best British Female artist, having also been nominated for Best British Album, with Back to Black.
After years of abusing drugs, then alcohol, Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011. Her album Back to Black posthumously became the UK's best-selling album of the 21st century, at that point. In 2012, Winehouse was ranked 26th on VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music list. The BBC has called her "the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation."
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- Born
- Sep 14, 1983
Southgate, London - Also known as
- Amy Jade Winehouse
- Amy Winhouse
- Ames
- Wino
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Blake Fielder-Civil
(2007/05/18 - 2009/07/16) - Reg Traviss
(2010 - 2011)
- Blake Fielder-Civil
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- England
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Sylvia Young Theatre School
- Susi Earnshaw Theatre School
- BRIT School
- Ashmole Academy
- Southgate School
- Died
- Jul 23, 2011
London Borough of Camden
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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