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Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive
contralto
A contralto () is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.
The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare; similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor, typica ...
vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
,
rhythm and blues
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and
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
.
A member of the
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) is a British jazz orchestra founded in 1965 by Bill Ashton. In 2010. Mark Armstrong took over as Music Director of the flagship performing band, and Artistic Director of the organisation; Bill Ashton becam ...
during her youth, Winehouse signed to
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer renowned for nurturing and inspiring world class entertainment talent. He is the creator of the ''Idols'' TV format, including the UK s ...
's
19 Management
Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer renowned for nurturing and inspiring world class entertainment talent. He is the creator of the ''Idols'' TV format, including the UK ...
in 2002 and soon recorded a number of songs before signing a publishing deal with
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...
. She also formed a working relationship with producer
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi Gibbs (born May 14, 1972) is a Grammy winning American record producer known for his association with Nas, Amy Winehouse, Robby, Fugees, Fergie, Estelle, Black Thought, and Miguel, and for his reggae-tinged (often referred to as ...
through these record publishers. Winehouse's debut album, ''
Frank
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People
* Frank (given name)
* Frank (surname)
* Franks (surname)
* Franks, a medieval Germanic people
* Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang
Curr ...
'', was released in 2003. Many of the album's songs were influenced by jazz and, apart from two
covers, were co-written by Winehouse. ''Frank'' was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...
. The song "
Stronger Than Me
"Stronger Than Me" is a song by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse from her debut studio album '' Frank'' (2003). Written by Winehouse and Salaam Remi, "Stronger Than Me" was released in the United Kingdom as the lead single on 6 October ...
" won her the
Ivor Novello Award
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been ...
for Best Contemporary Song from the
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors
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.
Winehouse released her follow-up album, ''
Back to Black
''Back to Black'' is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfrien ...
'', in 2006, which went on to become an international success and one of the
best-selling albums in UK history. At the
2007 Brit Awards it was nominated for
British Album of the Year, and she received the award for
British Female Solo Artist. The song "
Rehab" won her a second Ivor Novello Award. At the
50th Grammy Awards
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 10, 2008. It honored musical achievement of 2007 in which albums were released between October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007. The primary ceremonies ...
in 2008, she won five awards, tying the then
record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night and becoming the first British woman to win five Grammys, including three of the
General Field "Big Four" Grammy Awards:
Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (for "Rehab"), as well as
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality vocal pop music albums. Awards in several ...
.
Winehouse struggled with
substance abuse and addiction. She died of
alcohol poisoning
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on 23 July 2011, at the
age of 27. After her death, ''Back to Black'' briefly became the UK's best-selling album of the 21st century.
VH1 ranked Winehouse 26th on their list of the
''100 Greatest Women in Music''.
Early life
Amy Jade Winehouse was born on 14 September 1983 at
Chase Farm Hospital
Chase Farm Hospital is a hospital in The Ridgeway, in Gordon Hill, Enfield, run by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins in a Poor Law orphanage established in 1886. The oldest part of the hospital, ...
in
Gordon Hill,
Enfield
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Places Australia
* Enfield, New South Wales
* Enfield, South Australia
** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb
** Enfield High School (South Australia)
...
, to
Jewish
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parents. Her father, Mitchell "Mitch" Winehouse, was a window panel installer
and taxi driver; her mother, Janis Winehouse (née Seaton), was a pharmacist. Her mother was diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis in 2003. Winehouse's great-great-grandfather Harris Winehouse emigrated from
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
, Belarus, to London in 1891. She had an older brother, Alex (born 1979).
The family lived in London's
Southgate
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*Southgate, Sylvania
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Canada
*Southgate, Ontario, a township in Grey County
* Southgate, Middlesex County, Ontario
Ed ...
area, where she attended Osidge Primary School.
Winehouse attended a Jewish Sunday school while she was a child.
During an interview following her rise to fame, she expressed her dismissal towards the school by saying that she used to beg her father to permit her not to go and that she learned nothing about being Jewish by going anyway. In the same interview, Winehouse said she only went to a synagogue once a year on
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (; he, יוֹם כִּפּוּר, , , ) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, the first month of the Hebrew calendar. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day' ...
"out of respect".
Many of Winehouse's maternal uncles were professional jazz musicians.
Amy's paternal grandmother, Cynthia, had been a singer and had dated the English jazz saxophonist
Ronnie Scott
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*"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album '' Load''
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.
She and Amy's parents influenced Amy's interest in jazz.
Her father, Mitch, often sang
Frank Sinatra songs to her, and whenever she was chastised at school, she would sing "
Fly Me to the Moon
"Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. The first recording of the song was made in 1954 by Kaye Ballard. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions ...
" before going up to the headmistress to be told off. Winehouse's parents separated when she was nine, and she lived with her mother in
Whetstone, London
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and stayed with her father and his girlfriend in
Hatfield Heath
Hatfield Heath is a village, civil parish, and an electoral ward in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, and at its west is close to the border with Hertfordshire. In close proximity are the towns of Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgewo ...
, Essex on weekends.
In 1992, her grandmother Cynthia suggested that Amy attend the
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School, where she went on Saturdays to further her vocal education and to learn to tap dance.
She attended the school for four years and founded a short-lived rap group called Sweet 'n' Sour, with Juliette Ashby, her childhood friend, before seeking full-time training at
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE.
Outline
The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in ...
. Several years later it was reported that Winehouse had been expelled at 14 for "not applying herself" and also for piercing her nose,
but these claims were denied by
Sylvia Young
Sylvia Young (born 1939 in Hackney, London, England) is the founder and principal of Sylvia Young Theatre School in London, England.
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Young founded her theatre school in 1981 in Drury Lane, London, before moving to i ...
: "She changed schools at 15...I've heard it said she was expelled; she wasn't. I'd never have expelled Amy." Mitch Winehouse also denied the claims.
She attended the
Mount School,
Mill Hill
Mill Hill is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is situated around northwest of Charing Cross. Mill Hill was in the historic county of Middlesex until 1965, when it became part of Greater London. Its population counted 18,45 ...
and the
BRIT School
The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, dan ...
in
Selhurst
Selhurst is an area in the London Borough of Croydon south-south-east of Charing Cross. Historically it lay in Surrey. The area is bounded to the west and south by Thornton Heath and Croydon and to the east and south by South Norwood and Woodsid ...
,
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...
, dropping out at age 16.
After toying around with her brother Alex's guitar, Winehouse bought her own guitar when she was 14 and began writing music shortly afterwards. Soon after she began working for a living, as an entertainment journalist for the
World Entertainment News Network
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WENN's subscribers include newspapers, magazi ...
and also singing with local group the Bolsha Band.
In July 2000, she became the featured female vocalist with the
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) is a British jazz orchestra founded in 1965 by Bill Ashton. In 2010. Mark Armstrong took over as Music Director of the flagship performing band, and Artistic Director of the organisation; Bill Ashton becam ...
. She was influenced by
Sarah Vaughan and
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...
, the latter of whom she was already listening to at home.
Winehouse's best friend, soul singer
Tyler James, sent her demo tape to an
A&R person.
Career
2002–2005: Career beginnings and ''Frank''
![Amy Winehouse 2004](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Amy_Winehouse_2004.jpg)
Winehouse was signed to
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer renowned for nurturing and inspiring world class entertainment talent. He is the creator of the ''Idols'' TV format, including the UK s ...
's 19 Management in 2002 and was paid £250 a week against future earnings. While being developed by the management company, Winehouse was kept as a recording industry secret,
although she was a regular jazz standards singer at the
Cobden Club
The Cobden Club was a society and publishing imprint, based in London, run along the lines of a gentlemen's club of the Victorian era, but without permanent club premises of its own. Founded in 1866 by Thomas Bayley Potter for believers in Free ...
. Her future A&R representative at
Island
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, Darcus Beese, heard of her by accident when the manager of the Lewinson Brothers showed him some productions of his clients, which featured Winehouse as key vocalist. When he asked who the singer was, the manager told him he was not allowed to say. Having decided that he wanted to sign her, it took several months of asking around for Beese to eventually discover who the singer was. However, Winehouse had already recorded a number of songs and signed a publishing deal with
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...
by this time. Incidentally, she formed a working relationship with producer
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi Gibbs (born May 14, 1972) is a Grammy winning American record producer known for his association with Nas, Amy Winehouse, Robby, Fugees, Fergie, Estelle, Black Thought, and Miguel, and for his reggae-tinged (often referred to as ...
through these record publishers.
Beese introduced Winehouse to his boss, Nick Gatfield; the Island head shared his enthusiasm in signing the young artist. Winehouse was signed to Island, as rival interest in her had started to build with representatives of EMI and
Virgin
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starting to make moves. Beese told ''
HitQuarters'' that he felt the excitement over an artist who was an atypical pop star for the time was due to a backlash against reality TV music shows, which included audiences starved for fresh, genuine young talent.
Winehouse's debut album, ''
Frank
Frank or Franks may refer to:
People
* Frank (given name)
* Frank (surname)
* Franks (surname)
* Franks, a medieval Germanic people
* Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang
Curr ...
'', was released on 20 October 2003. Produced mainly by Salaam Remi, many songs were influenced by
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
and, apart from two
covers, Winehouse co-wrote every song. The album received critical acclaim
with compliments given to the "cool, critical gaze" in its lyrics.
Winehouse's voice was compared with those of
Sarah Vaughan and
Macy Gray
Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.
Gray ha ...
, among others.
The album entered the upper reaches of the
UK Albums Chart
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in 2004 when it was nominated for the
Brit Awards
The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...
in the categories of
British Female Solo Artist and
British Urban Act. It went on to achieve
platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver".
Pla ...
sales.
Later in 2004, she and Remi won the
Ivor Novello Award
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been ...
for Best Contemporary Song, for their first single together, "
Stronger Than Me
"Stronger Than Me" is a song by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse from her debut studio album '' Frank'' (2003). Written by Winehouse and Salaam Remi, "Stronger Than Me" was released in the United Kingdom as the lead single on 6 October ...
." The album was also shortlisted for the
2004 Mercury Music Prize. In the same year, she performed at the
Glastonbury Festival – Jazzworld, the
V Festival and the
Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal ( en, Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz fes ...
. After the release of the album, Winehouse commented that she was "only 80 percent behind
healbum" because Island Records had overruled her preferences for the songs and mixes to be included.
The further singles from the album were "
Take the Box
"Take the Box" is a song by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse from her debut studio album ''Frank'' (2003). Released as the album's second single on 12 January 2004, it was the highest-charting single from ''Frank'', peaking at number ...
," "
In My Bed"/"
You Sent Me Flying
"You Sent Me Flying" is a song by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse from her debut studio album ''Frank'' (2003). Written by Winehouse and Felix Howard, the song was released on 5 April 2004 as the album's third single, with " In My Bed ...
" and "
Pumps
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"/"
Help Yourself
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Help may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Help'' (2010 film), a Bollywood horror film
* ''Help'' (2021 theatrical film), a British psychological thriller film
* '' ...
."
2006–2008: ''Back to Black'' and international success
![Amy Winehouse in 2007](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Amy_Winehouse_in_2007.jpg)
After the release of her first jazz-influenced album, Winehouse's focus shifted to the
girl groups of the
1950s
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Throughout the decade, the world continued its re ...
and
1960s. Winehouse hired
New York singer
Sharon Jones
Sharon Lafaye Jones (May 4, 1956 – November 18, 2016) was an American soul and funk singer. She was the lead singer of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, a soul and funk band based in Brooklyn, New York. Jones experienced breakthrough succe ...
's longtime band, the
Dap-Kings, to back her up in the studio and on tour. Mitch Winehouse relates in ''Amy, My Daughter'' how fascinating watching her process was: her perfectionism in the studio and how she would put what she had sung on a
CD and play it in his taxi outside to know how most people would hear her music. In May 2006, Winehouse's demo tracks such as "
You Know I'm No Good
"You Know I'm No Good" is a song written and performed by English singer Amy Winehouse from her second and final studio album, ''Back to Black'' (2006). "You Know I'm No Good" was released as the second single from ''Back to Black'' on 5 Januar ...
" and "
Rehab" appeared on
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, R ...
's
New York radio show on
East Village Radio
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. These were some of the first new songs played on the radio after the release of "Pumps" and both were slated to appear on her second album. The 11-track album, completed in five months, was produced entirely by Salaam Remi and Ronson, with the production credits being split between them. Ronson said in a 2010 interview that he liked working with Winehouse because she was blunt when she did not like his work. She in turn thought that when they first met, he was a sound engineer and that she was expecting an older man with a beard.
Promotion of ''
Back to Black
''Back to Black'' is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfrien ...
'' soon began and, in early October 2006 Winehouse's official website was relaunched with a new layout and clips of previously unreleased songs.
''Back to Black'' was released in the UK on 30 October 2006. It went to number one on the UK Albums Chart for two weeks in January 2007, dropping then climbing back for several weeks in February. In the US, it entered at number seven on the
''Billboard'' 200. It was the best-selling album in the UK of 2007, selling 1.85million copies over the course of the year. The first single released from the album was the Ronson-produced "Rehab". The song reached the top ten in the UK and the US. ''
Time
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'' magazine named "Rehab" the Best Song of 2007. Writer Josh Tyrangiel praised Winehouse for her confidence, saying, "What she is is mouthy, funny, sultry, and quite possibly crazy" and "It's impossible not to be seduced by her originality. Combine it with production by Mark Ronson that references four decades worth of
soul music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Soul music became ...
without once ripping it off, and you've got the best song of 2007." The album's second single and lead single in the US, "You Know I'm No Good," was released in January 2007 with a
remix featuring rap vocals by
Ghostface Killah
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. It ultimately reached number 18 on the UK singles chart. The title track, "
Back to Black
''Back to Black'' is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfrien ...
," was released in the UK in April 2007 and peaked at number 25, but was more successful across
mainland Europe
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. "
Tears Dry on Their Own
"Tears Dry on Their Own" is a song by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse from her second and final studio album, ''Back to Black'' (2006). It was released on 13 August 2007 as the album's fourth single. While the melody and lyrics are co ...
," "
Love Is a Losing Game" were also released as singles, but failed to achieve the same level of success.
![The Rolling Stones with Amy Winehouse at the Isle of Wight Festival 2007 CROP](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/The_Rolling_Stones_with_Amy_Winehouse_at_the_Isle_of_Wight_Festival_2007_CROP.JPG)
A deluxe edition of ''Back to Black'' was also released on 5 November 2007 in the UK. The bonus disc features
B-sides
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, rare, and live tracks, as well as "
Valerie
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*Valerie (given name), a feminine given name
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*"Valerie", a 1982 son ...
". Winehouse's debut DVD ''
I Told You I Was Trouble: Live in London'' was released the same day in the UK and 13 November in the US. It includes a live set recorded at
London
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's
Shepherd's Bush Empire
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and a 50-minute
documentary charting the singer's career over the previous four years. ''Frank'' was released in the United States on 20 November 2007 to positive reviews. The album debuted at number 61 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. In addition to her own album, she collaborated with other artists on singles. Winehouse was a vocalist on the song "Valerie" on Ronson's solo album ''
Version
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* Software version, a set of numbers that identify a unique evolution of a computer program
* VERSION (CONFIG.SYS directive), a configuration directive in FreeDOS
Music
* Cover version
* Dub version
* Remix
* ''Ve ...
''. The song peaked at number two in the UK, upon its October single release. "Valerie" was nominated for a
2008 Brit Award for
British Single of the Year. Her work with ex-
Sugababe Mutya Buena
Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena (born 21 May 1985) is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-p ...
, "
B Boy Baby," was released on 17 December 2007. It served as the fourth single from Buena's debut album, ''
Real Girl
''Real Girl'' is the debut and only album by British singer Mutya Buena. It was released on 4 June 2007 via Universal Records, following her departure from UK girl group the Sugababes in December 2005.
Singles
" Real Girl", the album's lead ...
''. Winehouse was also in talks of working with
Missy Elliott for her album ''
Block Party
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''.
Winehouse promoted the release of ''Back to Black'' with headline performances in late 2006, including a
Little Noise Sessions {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022
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charity concert at the
Union Chapel in
Islington, London. On 31 December 2006, Winehouse appeared on
Jools Holland's
Annual Hootenanny and performed a cover of
Marvin Gaye's "
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a ...
" along with
Paul Weller
Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul mu ...
and
Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. She also performed
Toots and the Maytals
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...
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introduced Winehouse before her performance of "Rehab" at the
2007 MTV Movie Awards
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in
Universal City, California
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, on 3 June 2007. During the summer of 2007, she performed at various festivals, including
Glastonbury Festival and
Lollapalooza in
Chicago
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The rest of her tour, however, did not go as well. In November 2007, the opening night of a 17-date tour was marred by booing and walkouts at the
National Indoor Arena in
Birmingham
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. A critic for the ''
Birmingham Mail
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'' said it was "one of the saddest nights of my life...I saw a supremely talented artist reduced to tears, stumbling around the stage and, unforgivably, swearing at the audience." Other concerts ended similarly, with, for example, fans at her
Hammersmith Apollo performance in London saying that she "looked highly intoxicated throughout," until she announced on 27 November 2007, that her performances and public appearances were cancelled for the remainder of the year, citing her doctor's advice to take a complete rest. A statement issued by concert promoter
Live Nation blamed "the rigours involved in touring and the intense emotional strain that Amy has been under in recent weeks" for the decision. Mitch Winehouse wrote about her nervousness before public performances in his 2012 book, ''Amy, My Daughter.'' On 13 January 2008, ''Back to Black'' held the number-one position on the
''Billboard'' Pan European charts for the third consecutive week.
On 10 February 2008, Winehouse received five
Grammy Awards, winning in the following categories:
Record of the Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
,
Song of the Year,
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The awar ...
for the single "Rehab", and
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality vocal pop music albums. Awards in several ...
. The singer also earned a Grammy as
Best New Artist
The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
, earning her an entry in the 2009 edition of the
Guinness Book of Records for Most Grammy Awards won by a British Female Act. Additionally, ''Back to Black'' was nominated for
Album of the Year. Ronson's work with her won the
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, in the non-classical category. She ended her acceptance speech for Record of the Year with, "This is for London because
Camden Town ain't burning down," in reference to the 2008
Camden Market
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fire. Performing "You Know I'm No Good" and "Rehab" via satellite from London's
Riverside Studios
Riverside Studios is an arts centre on the banks of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. The venue plays host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production.
Having closed for redevelopment i ...
at 3 a.m.
UK time, she couldn't be at the ceremony in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...
as her
visa
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** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
*Travel visa, a document that allows ...
approval had not been processed in time.
After the Grammys, the album's sales increased, catapulting ''Back to Black'' to number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, after it initially peaked in the seventh position. On 20 February 2008, Winehouse performed at the 2008 Brit Awards at
Earls Court
Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the ...
in London, performing "Valerie" with Mark Ronson, followed by "Love Is a Losing Game". She urged the crowd to "make some noise for my Blake." A special deluxe edition of ''Back to Black'' topped the UK album charts on 2 March 2008. Meanwhile, the original edition of the album was ranked at number 30 in its 68th week on the charts, while ''Frank'' charted at number 35.
In
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, she performed what was described as a "well-executed 40-minute" set at the opening of a
Fendi
Fendi () is an Italian high-end luxury fashion house producing fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories. Founded in Rome in 1925, Fendi is known for its fur, fur accessories, and leather goods. ...
boutique in early March. By 12 March, the album had sold a total of 2,467,575 copies—318,350 copies had been sold in the previous 10 weeks—putting the album on the
UK's top-10 best-selling albums of the 21st century for the first time. On 7 April, ''Back to Black'' was in the top position of the pan-European charts for the sixth consecutive and thirteenth aggregate week. ''Amy Winehouse – The Girl Done Good: A Documentary Review'', a 78-minute DVD, was released on 14 April 2008. The documentary features interviews with those who knew her at a young age, people who helped her achieve success, jazz music experts, and music and
pop culture specialists.
At the 2008 Ivor Novello Awards in May, Winehouse became the first-ever artist to receive two nominations for the top award: Best Song Musically & Lyrically. She won the award for "Love Is a Losing Game" and was nominated for "You Know I'm No Good". "Rehab", a Novello winner for best contemporary song in 2006, also received a 2008 nomination for best-selling British song. Winehouse was also nominated for a
2008 MTV Europe Music Award in the Act of the Year category.
Although her father, manager and various members of her touring team reportedly tried to dissuade her, Winehouse performed at the
Rock in Rio Lisboa festival in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
in May 2008.
Although the set was plagued by a late arrival and problems with her voice, the crowd warmed to her. In addition to her own material she performed two
Specials covers. Winehouse performed at
Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Party concert at London's
Hyde Park on 27 June 2008, and the next day at the
Glastonbury Festival. On 12 July, at the
Oxegen
Oxegen was a music festival in Ireland, first held from 2004–2011 as a rock and pop festival and again in 2013 with dance and chart acts only. The event was regularly cited as Ireland's biggest music festival, and, by 2009, it was being ci ...
Festival in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
she performed a well-received 50-minute set which was followed the next day by a 14-song set at
T in the Park
T in the Park festival was a major Scottish music festival that was held annually from 1994 to 2016. It was named after its main sponsor, Tennents. The event was held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire, until 1996. It then moved to the disused B ...
.
On 16 August she played at the
Staffordshire leg of the
V Festival, and the following day played the
Chelmsford
Chelmsford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It ...
leg of the festival. Organisers said that Winehouse attracted the biggest crowds of the festival. Audience reaction was reported as mixed. On 6 September, she was
Bestival's Saturday headliner, where her performance was described as polished—terminated by a curfew as the show running overdue, after Winehouse started an hour late—and her storming off stage.
A clip of Winehouse's music was included in the "Roots and Influences" area that looked at connections between different artists at the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, which opened in December 2008. One thread started with
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop s ...
, continued with
Aretha Franklin and
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...
, and then finished with Winehouse.
''Back to Black'' was the world's seventh-biggest-selling album of 2008. The album's sales meant that the market performance of
Universal Music
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
's recorded music division did not drop to levels experienced by the overall music market.
2009–2011: Final projects before death
In a 2009 poll of U.S. residents conducted for
VisitBritain
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Under memoranda of understanding with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and the offshore is ...
by
Harris Interactive, one-fifth of the participants indicated they had listened to Winehouse's music during the previous year. She performed with
Rhythms del Mundo
''Rhythms del Mundo'' is a nonprofit collaborative album, which fuses an all-star cast of Cuban musicians including Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo of the Buena Vista Social Club with tracks from US, UK and Irish artists such as Dido, Arctic Mon ...
on their cover of the
Sam Cooke song, "
Cupid", for an ''Artists Project Earth'' benefit album released in July that year.
![Amy Winehouse with backing singers Zalon and Heshima Thompson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Amy_Winehouse_with_backing_singers_Zalon_and_Heshima_Thompson.jpg)
Winehouse and Ronson contributed a cover of
Lesley Gore's "
It's My Party" to the
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
tribute album ''
Q Soul Bossa Nostra'', released in November 2010. She had agreed to form a group with
Questlove of
the Roots but her problems obtaining a visa delayed their working together. Salaam Remi had already created some material with Winehouse as part of the project. According to ''
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...
'', Universal Music pressed her for new material in 2008, but as of 2 September that year she had not been near a recording studio.
In late October, Winehouse's spokesman was quoted as saying that Winehouse had not been given a deadline to complete her third album, for which she was learning to play drums.
In May 2009, Winehouse returned to performing at a jazz festival in
Saint Lucia amid torrential downpours and technical difficulties. During her set, it was reported she was unsteady on her feet and had trouble remembering lyrics. She apologised to the crowd for being "bored" and ended the set in the middle of a song. During her stay in Saint Lucia, however, she worked on new music with Remi. On 23 August that year Winehouse sang with
the Specials
The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Lynval ...
at the
V Festival, on their songs "You're Wondering Now" and "
Ghost Town
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* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
".
Island claimed that a new album would be due for release in 2010. Island co-president Darcus Beese said, "I've heard a couple of song
demos that have absolutely floored me." In July 2010, Winehouse was quoted as saying her next album would be released no later than January 2011, saying "It's going to be very much the same as my second album, where there's a lot of
jukebox
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media. The classic jukebox has buttons, with letters and numbers on them, which are used to sele ...
stuff and songs that are... just jukebox, really." Ronson, however, said at that time that he had not started to record the album.
She performed "Valerie" with Ronson at a movie premiere but forgot some of the song's lyrics.
In October, Winehouse performed a four-song set to promote her fashion line. In December 2010, she played a 40-minute concert at a
Russian oligarch
Russian oligarchs ( Russian: олигархи, romanized: ''oligarkhi'') are business oligarchs of the former Soviet republics who rapidly accumulated wealth in the 1990s via the Russian privatisation that followed the dissolution of the Sovi ...
's party in
Moscow
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, with the tycoon hand-selecting the songs.
![Amy Winehouse Florianapolis C](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Amy_Winehouse_Florianapolis_C._Costa_1.jpg)
In January 2011, Winehouse played five dates in Brazil, with
opening acts of
Janelle Monáe
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and
Mayer Hawthorne
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. The following month she cut a performance in
Dubai
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short following booing from the audience. Winehouse was reported to be tired, distracted and "tipsy" during the performance.
On 18 June 2011, Winehouse started her twelve-leg European tour in
Belgrade. Local media described her performance as a scandal and disaster; she was booed off the stage due to her apparently being too drunk to perform.
Serbian defence minister Dragan Šutanovac
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He supports the accession of Serbia t ...
called Winehouse's performances "a huge shame and a disappointment". It was reported that she was unable to remember the city she was in, the lyrics of her songs or the names of the members of her band. The local press also claimed that Winehouse was forced to perform by her bodyguards, who did not allow her to leave the stage when she tried to do so. She then pulled out of performances in
Istanbul
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and
Athens
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, which had been scheduled for the following week. On 21 June, it was announced that she had cancelled all shows of her tour and would be given "as long as it takes" to sort herself out.
Winehouse's last public appearance took place at Camden's
Roundhouse on 20 July 2011, when she made a surprise appearance on stage to support her goddaughter,
Dionne Bromfield
Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. Sh ...
, who was singing "
Mama Said" with
the Wanted
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band consisting of group members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and Nathan Sykes and, until his death in 2022, Tom Parker. The group was formed in 2009 and signed a worldwide contract to ...
. Winehouse died three days later. Her last recording was a duet with American singer
Tony Bennett
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for his album, ''
Duets II'', released on 20 September 2011. Their single from the album, "
Body and Soul", was released on 14 September 2011 on
MTV and
VH1 to commemorate what would have been her 28th birthday.
Other ventures
![Dionne Bromfield](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Dionne_Bromfield.jpg)
Winehouse joined a campaign to stop a block of flats being built beside the
George Tavern
The George Tavern is a Grade II listed public house and music venue located on Commercial Road in Stepney, London. It is owned and operated by artist Pauline Forster.
Formerly known as the Halfway House, the building contains original brick ...
, a famous London
East End music venue. Campaign supporters feared the residential development would end the spot's lucrative sideline as a film and photo location, on which it relies to survive. As part of a breast cancer awareness campaign, Winehouse appeared in a revealing photograph for the April 2008 issue of ''Easy Living'' magazine.
Winehouse had an estimated £10m fortune, tying her for tenth place in the 2008 ''
The Sunday Times
''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, w ...
'' listing of the wealth of musicians under age 30. The following year her fortune had dropped to an estimated £5m. Her finances are run by Mitch and Janis Winehouse. It was reported she earned about £1m singing at two private parties during
Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week (french: Semaine de la mode de Paris) is a series of designer presentations held semiannually in Paris, France with spring/summer and autumn/winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the French Fashion Federation. ...
. as well as another £1m to perform at a Moscow Art Gallery for Russian oligarch
Roman Abramovich
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (, ; he, רומן ארקדיביץ' אברמוביץ'; born 24 October 1966) is a Russian oligarch and politician. He is the former owner of Chelsea, a Premier League football club in London, England, and is the ...
. Winehouse loaned a vintage dress used in her video for "Tears Dry on Their Own" as well as a DVD to the
British Music Experience, a new museum dedicated to the history of British pop music. The museum, located at
the O2 Arena in London, opened on 9 March 2009.
In January 2009, Winehouse announced that she was launching her own record label. The first act on her
Lioness Records
Lioness Records is a British record label, founded in 2009 by British singer Amy Winehouse. Winehouse stated she was inspired by Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and The Specials' 2 Tone Records to create her own label.
Formation
Lioness Records ...
is Winehouse's 13-year-old goddaughter,
Dionne Bromfield
Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. Sh ...
. Her first album, featuring covers of classic soul records, was released on 12 October 2009. Winehouse is the backing singer on several tracks on the album and she performed backing vocals for Bromfield on the BBC's television programme ''
Strictly Come Dancing'' on 10 October.
Winehouse and her family are the subject of a 2009 documentary shot by Daphne Barak titled ''Saving Amy''. Winehouse entered into a joint venture in 2009 with
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...
to launch a range of wrapping paper and gift cards containing song lyrics from her album ''
Back to Black
''Back to Black'' is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfrien ...
''. On 8 January 2010, a television documentary, ''My Daughter Amy'', aired on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
. ''Saving Amy'' was released as a paperback book in January 2010.
Winehouse collaborated on a 17 piece fashion collection with the Fred Perry label. It was released for sale in October 2010. According to Fred Perry's marketing director "We had three major design meetings where she was closely involved in product style selection and the application of fabric, colour and styling details," and gave "crucial input on proportion, colour and fit." The collection consists of "vintage-inspired looks including
Capri pants
Capri pants (also known as three quarter legs, or capris, crop pants, man-pris, clam-diggers, flood pants, jams, highwaters, or toreador pants) are pants that are longer than shorts, but are not as long as trousers. Capri pants can be a generic ...
, a
bowling
Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), thou ...
dress, a
trench coat
A trench coat or trenchcoat is a variety of coat made of waterproof heavy-duty fabric, originally developed for British Army officers before the First World War, and becoming popular while used in the trenches.
Originally made from gabardine, ...
,
pencil skirt
A pencil skirt is a slim-fitting skirt with a straight, narrow cut. Generally the hem falls to, or is just below, the knee and is tailored for a close fit. It is named for its shape: long and slim like a pencil.
Style
The pencil skirt may be w ...
s, a longline
argyle sweater and a pink-and-black checkerboard-printed collared shirt." At the behest of her family, three forthcoming collections up to and including autumn/winter 2012 that she had designed prior to her death were released.
Awards and nominations
Among the awards and recognition for her debut album ''Frank'', Winehouse earned an
Ivor Novello Award
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been ...
from the
British Academy of Songwriters for Best Contemporary Song ("
Stronger Than Me
"Stronger Than Me" is a song by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse from her debut studio album '' Frank'' (2003). Written by Winehouse and Salaam Remi, "Stronger Than Me" was released in the United Kingdom as the lead single on 6 October ...
"),
a
Brit Award
The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...
nomination for Best British Female Solo Artist, and an inclusion in Robert Dimery's 2006 book, ''
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'' is a musical reference book first published in 2005 by Universe Publishing. Part of the ''1001 Before You Die'' series, it compiles writings and information on albums chosen by a panel of music critics ...
''.
Her second studio album, ''Back to Black'', produced numerous nominations, including two Brit Awards (Best British Album, and won her Best British Female Solo Artist), six
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...
s (including five wins),
four Ivor Novello Awards, four
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an a ...
, three
MTV Video Music Award
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video categor ...
s, three
World Music Awards
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, and it was nominated for the
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...
(Album of the Year) and a
MOBO Awards
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(Best UK Female). During her career, Winehouse received 23 awards from 60 nominations.
Critical appraisal
Winehouse was known for her deep, expressive
contralto
A contralto () is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.
The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare; similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor, typica ...
vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
, (sometimes labelled as
blue-eyed soul and
neo soul
Neo soul (sometimes called progressive soul) is a genre of popular music. As a term, it was coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990s to market and describe a style of music that emerged from soul and contempo ...
),
rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly ...
, and
jazz
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.
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's Garry Mulholland called Winehouse "the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation".
According to
AllMusic
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's Cyril Cordor, she was one of the UK's premier singers during the 2000s; "fans and critics alike embraced her rugged charm, brash sense of humor, and distinctively soulful and jazzy vocals".
In ''
The Guardian
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'', Caroline Sullivan later wrote that "her idolisation of Dinah Washington and
the Ronettes
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distinguished her from almost all newly minted pop singers of the early 2000s; her exceptionally-susceptible-to-heartbreak voice did the rest". Soon after Winehouse's death, a number of prominent critics assessed the singer's legacy:
Maura Johnston
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from ''
The Village Voice
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'' said, "When she was on, Winehouse had few peers—she wasn't an octave-jumper like other big divas of the moment, but her contralto had a snap to it that enriched even the simplest syllables with a full spectrum of emotion";
Sasha Frere-Jones
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of ''
The New Yorker
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'' proclaimed, "Nobody can match Winehouse's unique transitions or her utterly weird phrasings. She sounded like an original sixties soul star, developed when the landscape had no rules. But now untrammeled traditionalism is in the lead and her beautiful footnote has been cut short. American soul—through visionaries like
Erykah Badu
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and Janelle Monáe and
Jill Scott—had moved on. But Winehouse was a fine shepherd of the past."
By contrast,
Robert Christgau dismissed Winehouse as "a self-aggrandizing self-abuser who's taken seriously because she makes a show of soul". In his opinion, the singer "simulated gravitas by running her suicidal tendencies through an amalgam of 20th-century African-American vocal stylings—the slides, growls, and
melismatic
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outcries that for many matures are now the only reliable signifiers of pop substance".
On 13 February 2012, Winehouse was ranked 26th on
VH1's ''100 Greatest Women in Music'' list.
In March 2017, singer-songwriter
Bob Dylan
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said he was enjoying listening to Winehouse's last record (''Back to Black''), and called her "the last real individualist around".
Image
![The Ronettes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/The_Ronettes.JPG)
Winehouse's greatest love was 1960s
girl groups.
Her hairdresser, Alex Foden, borrowed her "instantly recognisable"
beehive
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hairdo (a
weave) and she borrowed her
Cleopatra makeup from the Ronettes.
Her imitation was so successful, as ''
The Village Voice
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'' reports: "
Ronnie Spector
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Ronnie formed the ...
—who, it could be argued, all but invented Winehouse's style in the first place when she took the stage at the Brooklyn Fox Theater with her fellow Ronettes more than 40 years ago—was so taken aback at a picture of Winehouse in the ''New York Post'' that she exclaimed, "I don't know her, I never met her, and when I saw that pic, I thought, 'That's me!' But then I found out, no, it's Amy! I didn't have on my glasses."
''
The New York Times
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'' style reporter, Guy Trebay, discussed the multiplicity of influences on Winehouse's style after her death. Trebay noted, "her stylish husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, may have influenced her look." Additionally, Trebay observed:
Former ''Rolling Stone'' editor Joe Levy, who had put her on the magazine's cover, broke her look down this way:
Winehouse's use of bold red lipstick, thick eyebrows and heavy eyeliner came from Latinas she saw in Miami, on her trip there to work with Salaam Remi on ''Back to Black.'' Her look was repeatedly denigrated by the British press. At the same time that the
NME Awards
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nominated Winehouse in the categories of "Best Solo Artist" and "Best Music DVD" in 2008, they awarded her "Worst Dressed Performer". Winehouse was also ranked number two on
Richard Blackwell
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's 48th annual "Ten Worst Dressed Women" list, behind
Victoria Beckham
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.
Criticism
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Winehouse's
dichotomous
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* jointly exhaustive: everything must belong to one part or the other, and
* mutually exclusive: nothing can belong simult ...
public image of critical and commercial success versus personal turmoil prompted significant media comment. The ''
New Statesman
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'' called Winehouse "a filthy-mouthed, down-to-earth
diva
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",
while ''
Newsweek
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'' called her "a perfect storm of sex kitten, raw talent and poor impulse control". Karen Heller with ''
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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'' summarised the maelstrom this way:
By 2008, her drug problems threatened her career. As Nick Gatfield, the president of
Island Records, toyed with the idea of releasing Winehouse "to deal with her problems", he said, "It's a reflection of her status
n the US
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that when you flick through the TV coverage
f the Grammys
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Hist ...
it's her image they use."
Post-Grammys, some questioned whether Winehouse should have been honoured with the awards given her recent personal and drug problems, including
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...
, who introduced Winehouse at the ceremony and who herself battled substance-abuse problems while winning a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1975. (Winehouse was prevented from travelling to and performing at the Grammy Awards ceremony in the US due to failing a drug test.) In a newspaper commentary, the executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime,
Antonio Maria Costa, said that the alleged drug habits of Winehouse and other celebrities sent a bad message "to others who are vulnerable to addiction" and undermine the efforts of other celebrities trying to raise awareness of problems in Africa, now that more cocaine used in Europe passes through that continent. Winehouse's spokesperson noted that "Amy has never given a quote about drugs or flaunted it in any way. She's had some problems and is trying to get better. The U.N. should get its own house in order."
In January 2008, her record label stated it believed the extensive media coverage she had received increased record sales. In an April 2008 poll conducted by
Sky News, Winehouse was named the second-greatest "ultimate heroine" by the UK population at large, topping the voting for that category of those polled under 25 years old.
Psychologist Donna Dawson commented that the results demonstrated that women like Winehouse who had "a certain sense of vulnerability or have had to fight against some adversity in their lives" received recognition.
In July 2008,
BBC Radio Scotland
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's head, Jeff Zycinski, stated that the BBC, and media in general, were complicit in undermining celebrities, including Winehouse.
He said that public interest in the singer's lifestyle did not make her lifestyle newsworthy. Rod McKenzie, editor of the BBC Radio One programme ''
Newsbeat
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'', replied: "If you play
my Winehouse's
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music to a certain demographic, those same people want to know what's happening in her private life. If you don't cover it, you're insulting young licence fee payers."
In ''
The Scotsman
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'', British singer and songwriter
Lily Allen
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was quoted to have said – "I know Amy Winehouse very well. And she is very different to what people portray her as being. Yes, she does get out of her mind on drugs sometimes, but she is also a very clever, intelligent, witty, funny person who can hold it together. You just don't see that side."
Charity work
Throughout her life Winehouse donated her money, music and time to many charities, particularly those concerned with children. She was once named "the most charitable act" by ''
Pop World''. While this side of her personality was never well known to the general public, throughout both the arts community and the charity community she was known for her generosity.
In 2008, Winehouse appeared naked in an issue of ''Easy Living Magazine'' to raise awareness of breast cancer.
In 2009, she appeared on a CD called ''Classics'' alongside musicians such as
the Rolling Stones
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,
the Killers
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and many Cuban musicians to raise awareness of
climate change
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. In March 2011, Winehouse donated over £20,000 worth of clothes to a local charity shop in London.
A Caribbean man Julian Jean DeBaptiste revealed that Winehouse had paid for his urgent surgery costing £4,000 during her stay in
Saint Lucia in 2009. "I had surgery on 1 July 2009... it cost a fortune and Amy paid for the whole thing. I tried to thank her but she just hugged me and told me not to say anything. Her generosity gave me my life back."
Legacy and honours
Artwork and tributes
![Amy Winehouse wax figure at Madame Tussauds in London](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Amy_Winehouse_wax_figure_at_Madame_Tussauds_in_London.jpg)
London's
Mall Galleries
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* Strip mall
* Pedestrian street
* Esplanade
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opened an exhibition in May 2008 that included a sculpture of Winehouse, titled ''Excess''. The piece, created by Guy Portelli, had a miniature of the singer
lying
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on top of a
cracked
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champagne bottle, with a pool of spilled liquid underneath. The body was covered with what appeared to be tiny pills, while one outstretched hand held a glass.
Another piece, a print titled ''Celebrity 1'' by artist Charlotte Suckling, was shown in the same exhibition.
A wax sculpture of Winehouse went on display at the London
Madame Tussauds on 23 July 2008. The singer did not attend the unveiling, although her parents did. A sculpture by Marco Perego, titled ''The Only Good Rock Star Is a Dead Rock Star'', that depicts Winehouse lying in a pool of blood with an apple and a bullet hole in her head after being shot by American novelist and
Beat
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poet
William S. Burroughs
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(in a recreation of the accidental killing of his wife
Joan Vollmer
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),
was scheduled to go on display in New York's Half Gallery on 14 November 2008 with a sale price of US$100,000. Perego said of the sculpture: "Rock stars are the sacrificial animals of society." Winehouse's spokesperson stated: "It's a funny kind of tribute. The artist seems in thrall to a tabloid persona that is not the real Amy. People often use her image to sell their work."
![Amy Winehouse Statue, Camden (14946739033)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Amy_Winehouse_Statue%2C_Camden_%2814946739033%29.jpg)
In 2012, Winehouse was among the
British cultural icons selected by artist Sir
Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork – the Beatles' ''
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires.
On 14 September 2014 (which would have been Winehouse's 31st birthday),
a statue was unveiled of her, which was created by sculptor
Scott Eaton, at
Stables Market in
Camden Town, north London. Fans and relatives gathered for the unveiling in Camden's Stable Market, where it will be a permanent memorial to her.
London-based Eaton, who sculpted the piece after being introduced to Winehouse's father Mitch, said the statue was meant to capture her "attitude and strength, but also give subtle hints of insecurity."
Her father Mitch said of the statue: "Now Amy will oversee the comings and goings of her home town forever... Amy was in love with Camden and it is the place her fans from all over the world associate her with."
In March 2020, Winehouse's name on a stone was unveiled on the new Music Walk of Fame in Camden, with her parents Mitch and Janis in attendance at the ceremony.
Influence
Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
has credited Winehouse's success in making her and fellow British singer
Duffy's journey to the United States "a bit smoother."
Lady Gaga
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credited Winehouse with paving the way for her rise to the top of the charts, explaining that Winehouse made it easier for unconventional women to have mainstream pop success.
Raphael Saadiq
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,
Anthony Hamilton and
John Legend
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said "Amy Winehouse was produced by people who wanted to create a marketing coup. The positive side is that it reacquainted an audience with this music and played an introductory role for others. This reinvigorated the genre by overcoming the vintage aspect."
Other artists that have credited Winehouse as an influence and/or for paving the way for them include
Bruno Mars
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,
Tove Lo
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,
Jessie J,
Emeli Sandé
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,
Victoria Justice,
Paloma Faith
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,
Lana Del Rey
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,
Sam Smith
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,
Florence Welch
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,
Halsey,
Alessia Cara
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,
Estelle,
Daya,
Jorja Smith
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,
Lauren Jauregui
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and
Billie Eilish
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.
After the release of ''
Back to Black
''Back to Black'' is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfrien ...
'', record companies sought out female artists with a similar sound and fearless and experimental female musicians in general. Adele and Duffy were the second wave of artists with a sound similar to Winehouse's. A third wave of female musicians that has emerged since the album was released are led by
V V Brown
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Career Early life and career
Vanessa Brown was born in Northampton, England. She is the eldest of six s ...
,
Florence and the Machine,
La Roux
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and
Little Boots
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. In March 2011, the
New York ''Daily News'' ran an article attributing the continuing wave of British female artists that have been successful in the United States to Winehouse and her absence. ''
Spin'' magazine music editor Charles Aaron was quoted as saying "Amy Winehouse was the
Nirvana
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moment for all these women," "They can all be traced back to her in terms of attitude, musical styles or fashion." According to Keith Caulfield, chart manager for ''Billboard'', "Because of Amy, or the lack thereof, the marketplace was able to get singers like Adele, Estelle and Duffy," "Now those ladies have brought on the new ones, like
Eliza Doolittle
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,
Rumer and
Ellie
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."
Amy Winehouse Foundation
After the singer's death by alcohol intoxication in July 2011, the
Amy Winehouse Foundation
The Amy Winehouse Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (number 1143740), set up in memory of English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse (1983–2011).
After Amy Winehouse's untimely death, on 23 July 2011 from alcohol poisoning ...
was set up by Winehouse's family and launched on 14 September 2011 (which would have been Winehouse's 28th birthday). Its aim is to help vulnerable or disadvantaged young people, and it works with other charitable organisations to provide frontline support. Its central office is in North London, but it also has an office in New York (operating under the name 'The Amy Winehouse Foundation US'). Both
Jon Snow and
Barbara Windsor
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Keira Chaplin and
Mica Paris
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Paris was born in Islington in North London, but moved to Brockley, South London, when she was nine. She rel ...
. In October 2015
Mark Ronson
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became a patron. Amy's brother Alex works full-time for the foundation, having given up his career as an online music journalist.
The charity itself works to prevent the effects of drug and alcohol misuse on young people and it also aims to support, inform and inspire vulnerable and disadvantaged young people to help them reach their full potential. On 12 March 2013, with the help of ex-addict
Russell Brand, the Foundation launched the Amy Winehouse Foundation Resilience Programme For Schools across the UK which aims to provide effective education around drugs, alcohol and dealing with emotional issues.
Films
Documentary film
A documentary film, ''
Amy'' (2015), directed by
Asif Kapadia
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Academy Award, BAFTA and Grammy winning director Asif Kapadia has made his name directing visually striking films exploring ‘outsiders’, characters living in extreme circumstances, fighting ...
and produced by James Gay-Rees was released on 3 July 2015. The film covers Winehouse's life, her relationships, her struggles with substance abuse both before and after her career blossomed, and which eventually caused her death. The film received its première at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival
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on 16 May and has been reviewed as "a tragic masterpiece", "brilliant", "heartbreaking" and "unmissable". The
soundtrack of the same name was released on 30 October 2015, along with the DVD that includes music featured in the documentary by film composer
Antônio Pinto and classic and some unreleased tracks by Winehouse. The film was highly acclaimed and received various accolades, including the
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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at the
2016 Oscars,
Best Music Film at the
2016 Grammy Awards
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, the
BAFTA for
Best Documentary, the
MTV Movie Award
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for Best Documentary, in addition to a nomination for the
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
The BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented at the British Academy Film Awards. The award was first given at the 1st British Academy Film Awards, first recognising the ...
.
Biopic film
In October 2018, it was announced that Winehouse's estate had signed a deal to make a biopic about her life and career. In July 2022, it was reported that the feature film entitled ''Back To Black'' will be produced by
StudioCanal UK
StudioCanal Limited, operating as StudioCanal (formerly Optimum Releasing), is the official branch of StudioCanal in the British Isles. The company releases many films, including foreign, anime (mostly Studio Ghibli), independent, art, Britis ...
and directed by
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson OBE (née Taylor-Wood; 4 March 1967) is a British filmmaker and photographer. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's ''Nowhere Boy'', a film based on the childhood experiences of The Beatles songwriter an ...
who previously did a biopic based on
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
star
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
, ''
Nowhere Boy
''Nowhere Boy'' is a 2009 British biographical drama film, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood in her directorial debut. Written by Matt Greenhalgh, it is based on Julia Baird's biography of her half-brother, the musician John Lennon. ''Nowhere Boy'' i ...
'' (2009) and ''
Fifty Shades of Grey
''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...
'' (2015). The script by
Matt Greenhalgh has already been written and is scheduled to be released in 2024.
Musical
On 9 October 2017, it was announced by Winehouse's father Mitch that a
West End/
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
musical on Amy is in the works.
Mitch Winehouse revealed the news at the
Amy Winehouse Foundation
The Amy Winehouse Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (number 1143740), set up in memory of English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse (1983–2011).
After Amy Winehouse's untimely death, on 23 July 2011 from alcohol poisoning ...
Gala event in London.
Personal life
![Amy Winehouse F](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Amy_Winehouse_F._Kidney_2008.jpg)
Winehouse was raised Jewish and expressed pride in being Jewish, although she was not religious. During one interview, Winehouse said "being Jewish to me is about being together as a real family. It's not about lighting candles and saying a
bracha."
Winehouse also frequently performed with a large
Star of David medallion.
In 2013, in memory of Winehouse, the
Jewish Museum London
The Jewish Museum London is a museum of British Jewish life, history and identity. The museum is situated in Camden Town in the London Borough of Camden, North London. It is a place for people of all faiths to explore Jewish history, culture, ...
ran an exhibition titled "Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait".
The museum researched her paternal great-great-grandfather's arrival from
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
in 1890, and how the family finally settled in London, starting out in working-class jobs before gradually moving to middle-class jobs.
Winehouse had 14 known tattoos, including "Daddy's Girl" on her left arm for her father and a pin-up girl with the name "Cynthia" on her right arm in memory of her Jewish grandmother.
Relationships
Winehouse dated chef-musician
Alex Clare
Alexander George Clare (c. 1985) is an English singer and songwriter. His debut album, '' The Lateness of the Hour'', was released in the UK on 11 July 2011 on Island Records and was produced by Mike Spencer and Major Lazer.
His biggest hit, " ...
in 2006, while on a break from her
on-off boyfriend and future husband, Blake Fielder-Civil. She and Clare lived together briefly, and in a pattern that Fielder-Civil would later repeat, Clare sold his story to the ''
News of the World'', which published it under the headline "Bondage Crazed Amy Just Can't Beehive in Bed."
Fielder-Civil, a former video production assistant,
had dropped out of
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne Grammar School (BGS) is a co-educational grammar school with academy status on South Road ( A15), in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. The school was founded in 1330. It previously held Arts College Status, and was awarded Academy status i ...
and, aged 16, moved to London from his native
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...
.
He married Winehouse on 18 May 2007, in
Miami Beach, Florida.
In a June 2007 interview, Winehouse admitted she could sometimes be violent toward him after she had been drinking, saying: "If he says one thing I don't like, then I'll chin him."
In August 2007, they were photographed, bloodied and bruised, in the streets of London after an alleged fight, although she contended her injuries were self-inflicted. Winehouse's parents and in-laws publicly reported their numerous concerns, the latter citing fears that the two might commit suicide. Fielder-Civil's father encouraged fans to boycott Winehouse's music, and Mitch Winehouse said this would not help. Fielder-Civil was quoted in a British tabloid as saying he introduced Winehouse to
crack cocaine and heroin. During a visit with Mitch Winehouse at the prison in July 2008, Fielder-Civil reportedly said that he and Winehouse would cut themselves to ease the pain of
withdrawal
Withdrawal means "an act of taking out" and may refer to:
* Anchoresis (withdrawal from the world for religious or ethical reasons)
* ''Coitus interruptus'' (the withdrawal method)
* Drug withdrawal
* Social withdrawal
* Taking of money from a ban ...
.
From 21 July 2008 to 25 February 2009, Fielder-Civil was imprisoned following his guilty plea on charges of trying to
pervert the course of justice and of grievous bodily harm with intent. The incident, in July 2007, involved his assault of a pub landlord that broke the victim's cheek. According to the prosecution, the landlord accepted £200,000 as part of a deal to "effectively throw the
ourtcase and not turn up", and he testified that the money belonged to Winehouse, but she pulled out of a meeting with the men involved in the plot, to attend an awards ceremony. Mitch Winehouse, as manager of his daughter's money, has denied the payoff came from her.
When Winehouse was spotted with aspiring actor
Josh Bowman
Joshua Tobias Bowman (born 4 March 1988) is an English actor best known for his role as Daniel Grayson in ABC's ''Revenge''.
Early life
Bowman was born in Berkshire on 4 March 1988. He was educated at the Wellington College boarding school. H ...
on holiday in
Saint Lucia, in early January 2009, she said she was "in love again, and I don't need drugs."
She commented that her "whole marriage was based on doing drugs" and that "for the time being I've just forgotten I'm even married."
On 12 January, Winehouse's spokesman confirmed that "papers have been received" for what Fielder-Civil's solicitor said were divorce proceedings based on a claim of adultery. In March, Winehouse was quoted in a magazine as saying, "I still love Blake and I want him to move into my new house with me—that was my plan all along ... I won't let him divorce me. He's the male version of me and we're perfect for each other." Nonetheless, an uncontested divorce was granted on 16 July 2009 and became final on 28 August 2009. Fielder-Civil received no money in the settlement.
She was in a relationship with a British writer and director of films,
Reg Traviss
Reginald Stephen Traviss (born 12 February 1977) is an English film director and writer. He came to public attention in the UK in 2006 with the theatrical release of his debut feature film ''Joy Division (2006 film), Joy Division'' which starre ...
, from early 2010 until she died. According to media reports and a biography written by Winehouse's father, Traviss and Winehouse had planned to marry and intended to have children.
After Winehouse's death,
Pete Doherty said that he and Winehouse had been lovers at one point. However, in July 2008, when ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Claire Hoffman asked Winehouse about her relationship with Doherty, Winehouse replied: "We're just good friends", and added: "I asked Pete to do a concept EP, and he made this face, he looked at me like I'd pooed on the floor. He wouldn't do it. We're just really close".
Substance abuse and mental illness
Winehouse's battles with
substance abuse were the subject of much media attention. In 2005, she went through a period of drinking, heavy drug use, and weight loss.
People who saw her during the end of that year and early 2006 reported a rebound that coincided with the writing of ''Back to Black''.
Her family believes that the mid-2006 death of her grandmother, who was a stabilising influence, set her off into addiction.
In August 2007, Winehouse cancelled a number of shows in the UK and Europe, citing exhaustion and ill health. She was hospitalised during this period for what was reported as an
overdose
A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. of heroin,
ecstasy, cocaine,
ketamine
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used medically for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. It is also used as a recreational drug. It is one of the safest anesthetics, as, in contrast with opiates, ether, and propofol, it suppresses ...
and alcohol.
[ ] In various interviews, she admitted to having problems with
self-harm, depression, and eating disorders.
Winehouse told a magazine that the drugs were to blame for her hospitalisation and that "I really thought that it was over for me then." Soon afterwards, Winehouse's father commented that when he had made public statements regarding her problems he was using the media because it seemed the only way to get through to her. In an interview with ''
The Album Chart Show
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' on British television, Winehouse said she was
manic depressive
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that last from days to weeks each. If the elevated mood is severe or associated with ...
and not alcoholic, adding that that sounded like "an alcoholic in denial". A US reporter writes that Winehouse was a "victim of mental illness in a society that doesn't understand or respond to mental illness with great effectiveness."
In December 2007, Winehouse's spokesman reported that the singer was in a physician-supervised programme and was channelling her difficulties by writing a lot of music. The British tabloid ''
The Sun'' posted a video of a woman, alleged to be Winehouse, apparently smoking crack cocaine and speaking of having taken ecstasy and
valium
Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic. It is commonly used to treat a range of conditions, including anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, insomnia, a ...
. Winehouse's father moved in with her, and
Island Records, her record label, announced the abandonment of plans for an American promotion campaign on her behalf.
In late January 2008, Winehouse reportedly entered a rehabilitation facility for a two-week treatment program.
On 23 January 2008, the video was passed on to the
Metropolitan Police,
who questioned her on 5 February. No charges were brought. On 26 March 2008, Winehouse's spokesman said she was "doing well". Her record company reportedly believed that her recovery remained fragile. By late April 2008, her erratic behaviourincluding an allegation of assaultcaused fear that her drug rehabilitation efforts had been unsuccessful. Winehouse's father and manager then sought to have her detained under the
Mental Health Act of 1983. Her dishevelled appearance during and after a scheduled club night in September 2008 prompted new rumours of a relapse. Photographers were quoted as saying she appeared to have cuts on her arms and legs.
According to her physician, Winehouse quit using illegal substances in 2008.
In an October 2010 interview, speaking of her decision to quit drugs, Winehouse said, "I literally woke up one day and was like, 'I don't want to do this any more. However, alcohol emerged as a problem, with Winehouse abstaining for a few weeks and then lapsing into alcohol abuse.
Her physician said that Winehouse was treated with
Librium
Chlordiazepoxide, trade name Librium among others, is a sedative and hypnotic medication of the benzodiazepine class; it is used to treat anxiety, insomnia and symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs.
Chlordiazepoxide has a medium t ...
for
alcohol withdrawal
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a set of symptoms that can occur following a reduction in alcohol use after a period of excessive use. Symptoms typically include anxiety, shakiness, sweating, vomiting, fast heart rate, and a mild fever. M ...
and anxiety and underwent psychological and psychiatric evaluations in 2010, but refused psychological therapy.
Violence and legal difficulties
In 2006, Winehouse admitted to punching a female fan in the face for criticising her having taken Blake Fielder-Civil as a husband. She then attacked her own spouse as he attempted to calm her down, kneeing him in the crotch.
In October 2007, Winehouse and Fielder-Civil were arrested in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
, Norway, for possession of seven grams of
cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: '' Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternative ...
. The couple were later released and fined 3850
kroner (around £350).
Winehouse first appealed the fines,
but later dropped the appeal.
On 26 April 2008, Winehouse was
cautioned after she admitted to police she slapped a 38-year-old man in the face, a "
common assault
Common may refer to:
Places
* Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
* Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts
* Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Clapham Common, originally com ...
" offence, her first of two. She voluntarily turned herself in and was held overnight. Police said, at her arrival she was "in no fit state" to be interviewed. Ten days later, Winehouse was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs after a video of her apparently smoking crack cocaine was passed to the police in January, but was released on bail a few hours later because they could not confirm, from the video, what she was smoking.
The Crown Prosecution Service considered charging her, but cleared her when it could not establish that the substance in the video was a controlled drug. Some members of
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
reacted negatively. Two London residents were subsequently charged with
conspiracy
A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agre ...
to supply cocaine and ecstasy to Winehouse. One of the pair was sentenced to two years in prison on 13 December 2008, while the other received a two-year community order.
On 5 March 2009, Winehouse was arrested and charged with common assault following a claim by dancer Sherene Flash that Winehouse hit her in the eye at the September 2008 Prince's Trust charity ball. Winehouse's spokesperson announced the cancellation of the singer's US
Coachella Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly called the Coachella Festival or simply Coachella) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert ...
appearance in light of the new legal issue, and Winehouse appeared in court on 17 March to enter her plea of not guilty. On 23 July, her trial began with prosecutor Lyall Thompson charging that Winehouse acted with "deliberate and unjustifiable violence" while appearing to be under the influence of alcohol or another substance. She testified that she did not punch Flash, but tried to push her away because she was scared of her; she cited her worry that Flash would sell her story to a tabloid, Flash's height advantage, and Flash's "rude" behaviour. On 24 July, District Judge
Timothy Workman
Senior District Judge Timothy Henry Workman is a British retired judge, a long-term stipendiary magistrate who served as Senior District Judge ( Chief Magistrate) for England and Wales.
From 1967 to 1969, Workman was a probation officer in ...
ruled that Winehouse was not guilty, citing the facts that all but two of the witnesses were intoxicated at the time of the incident and that medical evidence did not show "the sort of injury that often occurs when there is a forceful punch to the eye."
On 19 December 2009, Winehouse was arrested for a third time on charges of common assault, plus another charge of
public order offence
In criminology, public-order crime is defined by Siegel (2004) as "crime which involves acts that interfere with the operations of society and the ability of people to function efficiently", i.e., it is behaviour that has been labelled criminal ...
after assaulting the front-of-house manager of the
Milton Keynes Theatre
Milton Keynes Theatre is a large theatre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It opened on 4 October 1999, 25 years after the campaign for a new theatre first started.
Designed by architects Blonski-Heard with Kut Nadiadi and Robert Doe, the thea ...
after he asked her to move from her seat. Winehouse pled guilty to the charges and was given a conditional discharge.
Paparazzi
With the
paparazzi
Paparazzi (, ; ; singular: masculine paparazzo or feminine paparazza) are independent photographers who take pictures of high-profile people; such as actors, musicians, athletes, politicians, and other celebrities, typically while subjects ...
taking photographs of her wherever they could, Winehouse obtained an
injunction against a leading paparazzi agency, Big Pictures, under the
Protection from Harassment Act 1997
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (c 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. On introducing the Bill's second reading in the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, said, "The aim of this Bill is to ...
; the resultant court order issued by the
High Court in 2009 banned them from following her.
Photographers were also banned from following her within 100 metres of her London home and photographing Winehouse in her home or the homes of her friends and relatives. According to a newspaper report, sources close to the singer said legal action was taken out of concern for the safety of Winehouse and those close to her.
Respiratory and other health problems
On 23 June 2008, Winehouse's publicist corrected earlier misstatements by Mitch Winehouse that his daughter had early stage
emphysema, instead claiming she had signs of what could lead to early-stage emphysema. Mitch Winehouse had also stated that his daughter's
lungs were operating at 70 percent capacity and that she had an
irregular heartbeat
Arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias, heart arrhythmias, or dysrhythmias, are irregularities in the heartbeat, including when it is too fast or too slow. A resting heart rate that is too fast – above 100 beats per minute in adults ...
. He said that these problems had been caused by her
chain smoking
Chain smoking is the practice of smoking several cigarettes in succession, sometimes using the ember of a finished cigarette to light the next. The term chain smoker often also refers to a person who smokes relatively constantly, though not nece ...
crack cocaine. The singer's father also reported that doctors had warned Winehouse that, if she continued smoking
crack cocaine, she would have to wear an
oxygen mask and would eventually die. In a radio interview, Mitch Winehouse said the singer was responding "fabulously" to treatment, which included being covered with
nicotine patch
A nicotine patch is a transdermal patch that releases nicotine into the body through the skin. It is used in nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), a process for smoking cessation. Endorsed and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
es. British Lung Foundation spokesman Keith Prowse noted this type of condition could be managed with treatment. Prowse also said the condition was not normal for a person her age but "heavy smoking and inhaling other substances like drugs can age the lungs prematurely." Norman H. Edelman of the
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association is a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.
History
The organization was founded in 1904 to figh ...
explained that if she stopped smoking, her lung functions would decline at the rate of a normal person, but continued smoking would lead to a more rapid decline in lung function.
Winehouse was released from the
London Clinic
The London Clinic is a private healthcare organisation and registered charity based on the corner of Devonshire Place and Marylebone Road in central London. According to HealthInvestor, it is one of England's largest private hospitals.
History ...
24 hours after returning from a temporary leave to perform at
Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday and at a concert in Glastonbury, and continued receiving treatment as an
outpatient
A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care ...
. In July 2008, Winehouse stated that she had been diagnosed with "some areas of emphysema" and said she was getting herself together by "eating loads of healthy food, sleeping loads, playing my guitar, making music and writing letters to my husband every day." She also kept a vertical
tanning bed
Indoor tanning involves using a device that emits ultraviolet radiation to produce a cosmetic tan. Typically found in tanning salons, gyms, spas, hotels, and sporting facilities, and less often in private residences, the most common device is a ho ...
in her flat.
Winehouse began precautionary testing on her lungs and chest on 25 October 2008 at the London Clinic for what was reported as a chest infection. Winehouse was in and out of the facility and was granted permission to set her own schedule regarding home leave.
She returned to the hospital on 23 November 2008 for a reported reaction to her medication.
Death
![Amy Winehouse Memorial](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Amy_Winehouse_Memorial.jpg)
Winehouse's bodyguard said that he had arrived at her residence three days before her death and felt she had been somewhat intoxicated. He observed moderate drinking over the next few days, and said she had been "laughing, listening to music and watching TV at 2 a.m. the day of her death". At 10 a.m.
BST on 23 July 2011, he observed her lying on her bed and tried unsuccessfully to rouse her. This did not raise much suspicion because she usually slept late after a night out. According to the bodyguard, shortly after 3p.m., he checked on her again and observed her lying in the same position as before, leading to a further check, in which he concluded that she was not breathing and had no pulse; he said he called emergency services.
At 3:54p.m., two ambulances reached Winehouse's home in
Camden, London
The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and ...
. Winehouse was pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly afterwards, the
Metropolitan Police confirmed that she had died.
Her death at age 27 prompted media comparisons to other musician deaths at the same age, collectively named the
27 Club.
After her death was announced, media and camera crews appeared, as crowds gathered near Winehouse's residence to pay their respects.
Forensic
Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal p ...
investigators entered the flat as police cordoned off the street outside; they recovered one small and two large bottles of vodka from her room.
After her death, the singer broke her second Guinness World Record: for the most songs by a woman to simultaneously appear on the UK singles chart, with eight.
A coroner's
inquest reached a verdict of
misadventure. The report released on 26 October 2011 explained that Winehouse's
blood alcohol content
Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes; it is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume or mass of blood. For example ...
was 416 per 100 (0.416%) at the time of her death, more than five times
the legal drink-drive limit.
According to the coroner, "The unintended consequences of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden death."
![Amy-Winehouse-Tribute-Concert-Bucharest](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Amy-Winehouse-Tribute-Concert-Bucharest.jpg)
Winehouse's record label,
Universal Republic
Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an ...
, released a statement that read in part: "We are deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gifted musician, artist and performer." Many musical artists have since paid tribute to Winehouse including
U2,
M.I.A.,
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
,
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single " As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the British I ...
,
Ronnie Spector
Veronica Yvette Greenfield (; August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) was an American singer who co-founded and fronted the girl group The Ronettes. She is sometimes referred to as the original "bad girl of rock and roll".
Ronnie formed the ...
,
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical ...
,
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated Flow (rapping), flow in her rapping, alter e ...
,
Keisha Buchanan
Keisha Kerreece Fayeanne Buchanan (; born 30 September 1984) is an English singer and a founding member of the girl group Sugababes alongside Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy. With the Sugababes, she had six number one singles and two number ...
,
Rihanna,
George Michael,
Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
,
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...
,
Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as ...
, and the punk rock band
Green Day, who wrote a song in her tribute titled "Amy". In her 2012 album ''
Banga
Banga may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Banga'' (album), a 2012 album by Patti Smith
* A song by Ali Shaheed Muhammad from the 2004 album '' Shaheedullah and Stereotypes''
* The name of Pontius Pilate's dog in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel ' ...
'', singer
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946)
is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album ''Horses''.
Called the "punk poet ...
released "This Is the Girl", written as an homage to Winehouse.
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, R ...
dedicated his UK number-one album ''
Uptown Special
''Uptown Special'' is the fourth studio album by English record producer Mark Ronson. The album was released on 13 January 2015 in the US and 19 January 2015 in the UK. It is his first album in nearly five years, following '' Record Collection'' ...
'' to Winehouse, stating: "I'm always thinking of you and inspired by you." Winehouse did not leave a will; her estate was inherited by her parents. Winehouse's parents set up the Amy Winehouse Foundation to prevent harm from drug misuse among young people; her brother Alex is an employee.
On 17 December 2012, British authorities reopened the probe into Winehouse's death. On 8 January 2013, a second inquest confirmed that Winehouse died of an accidental alcohol overdose. In a June 2013 interview, Alex Winehouse revealed his belief that his sister's eating disorder, and the consequent physical weakness, was the primary cause of her death:
Funeral
Family and friends attended Winehouse's private funeral on 26 July 2011 at
Edgwarebury Lane Cemetery in north London.
Her mother and father, Janis and Mitch Winehouse, close friends
Nick Grimshaw and
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born 27 October 1984) is an English television personality, singer, actress, model, and fashion designer. The daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, she appeared on the reality show '' The Osbournes'' (2002–2005) w ...
, producer Mark Ronson, goddaughter
Dionne Bromfield
Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. Sh ...
and her boyfriend Reg Traviss were among those in attendance at the private service led by Rabbi Frank Hellner.
Her father delivered the eulogy, saying "Goodnight, my angel, sleep tight. Mummy and Daddy love you ever so much."
Carole King's "
So Far Away" closed the service with mourners singing along. She was later
cremated
Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.
Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India and Nepal, cremation on an open-air pyre i ...
at
Golders Green Crematorium
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.
The family planned to sit a two-day
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On 16 September 2012, Winehouse's ashes were buried alongside her grandmother's, Cynthia Levy at Edgwarebury Lane Cemetery.
Posthumous retrospectives
Winehouse's parents have each written memoirs about their daughter and donated the proceeds from both books to the
Amy Winehouse Foundation
The Amy Winehouse Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (number 1143740), set up in memory of English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse (1983–2011).
After Amy Winehouse's untimely death, on 23 July 2011 from alcohol poisoning ...
. In the introduction to Mitch Winehouse's biography, entitled ''Amy: My Daughter'' (2012), he explained: "Apart from being her father, I was also her friend, confidant and adviser—not that she always took my advice, but she always heard me out." Her mother Janis published ''Loving Amy: A Mother's Story'', in 2014.
An exhibit of Winehouse's personal items, co-curated by her brother and sister-in-law, entitled ''Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait'', was on display at the
Jewish Museum London
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from 3 July 2013 until 15 September 2013, and later exhibited in
San Francisco
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, 23 July 2015 to 1 November 2015. Display items, such as books and music, were featured together with captions written by Winehouse's brother.
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In late 2011, there were reports that Winehouse's former boyfriend, Reg Traviss, was developing a film about her. Winehouse's father Mitch Winehouse, who owns the copyright to his daughter's music, said he would not authorise the use of her music for the film.
Winehouse is the subject of ''
Amy'' (2015), a documentary directed by
Asif Kapadia
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and produced by
James Gay-Rees
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Graduating ...
, Kapadia, and Universal Music. Kapadia and Gay-Rees introduced the project at the 2013
Cannes Film Festival
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. The film debuted at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and won the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
In 2018, a documentary film based on Winehouse's album ''
Back to Black
''Back to Black'' is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfrien ...
'', ''
Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
''Amy Winehouse: Back to Black'' is a 2018 documentary film about English singer Amy Winehouse and the making of her second studio album, ''Back to Black'' (2006). It contains new interviews, as well as archive footage.
Directed by Jeremy Marre ...
'' was released. It contains new interviews as well as archival footage.
It was made by
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and produced by Gil Cang. Released on DVD on 2 November 2018, the film features interviews by producers Ronson & Remi, who worked half and half on the album, along with the Dap Kings, Remi's music team,
Ronnie Spector
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Ronnie formed the ...
from the Ronettes and close ones to Winehouse, including Nick Shymansky, Juliette Ashby and
Dionne Bromfield
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.
The film is accompanied by ''An Intimate Evening in London,'' footage of a show Winehouse gave at
Riverside Studios
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Having closed for redevelopment i ...
, London in 2008.
In February 2019,
Salaam Remi
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released a compilation album including the song "Find My Love" which is a posthumous collaboration between Winehouse and rapper
Nas
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.
In 2020, an exhibition entitled ''Beyond Black – The Style of Amy Winehouse'' opened at the
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The museums in this group include:
*The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live, which opened in 2008 in Los Angeles, Califo ...
in Los Angeles. The exhibit mainly explores Winehouse's style and fashion, displaying her outfits such as her iconic dresses, shoes, hair accessories, her makeup bag as well as Winehouse's personal belongings including her Grammy awards from 2008, handwritten lyrics, records and unseen home videos. The exhibition went on display in the U.S. from 17 January 2020 until 13 April 2020. In November 2021, various of Winehouse's personal items and famous dresses would later be auctioned at
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Headquarters 13007 S. Western Avenue, Gardena, CA 90249
Key people • Darren Julien (Founder, CEO, President)
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in Los Angeles and made more than £3m, 30% going to the Amy Winehouse Foundation. A follow-up exhibition ''Amy: Beyond the Stage'' opened on 26 November 2021 at the
Design Museum in Kensington, London which also presented some of Winehouse's personal belongings and focus on her fashion sense, as well as paying homage to her musical career.
In July 2021, a new documentary entitled ''Reclaiming Amy'' aired on
BBC Two to mark the 10th anniversary of Winehouse's death. The film was primarily based on the perspective and narrated by her mother Janis Winehouse-Collins and included intimate stories of those who were close to Winehouse until the end of her life, including close friends Naomi Parry (Amy's stylist), Catriona Gourlay and Chantelle Dusette.
Discography
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Frank
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'' (2003)
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Back to Black
''Back to Black'' is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfrien ...
'' (2006)
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Lioness: Hidden Treasures'' (2011)
Filmography
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Amy'' (2015)
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Amy Winehouse: Back to Black'' (2018)
*''Reclaiming Amy'' (2021)
See also
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