Famous British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her apartment in London. One of the most talented soul and rhythm and blues performers, winner of five Grammy awards, she brightly declared herself in 2003, but recently she has practically not performed. Winehouse experienced serious health problems due to drug and alcohol abuse.
The singer died at the age of 27, joining the ranks of such legends as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin.
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1. Amy Winehouse's body is carried into a private ambulance from her home in North London. The 27-year-old singer was found dead in her home on July 23. Police have cordoned off part of the street adjacent to the house in Camden where Amy Winehouse recently lived. Immediately after the news of her death appeared, crowds of people began to gather here to mourn the untimely death of the singer, who in Britain is called the “voice of a generation.”
2. British singer and director Reg Traviss, who, according to press reports, until recently met with Winehouse, watches as people pass by to lay flowers at the home of the late singer.
3. Recently, there has been conflicting information about the condition and well-being of Amy Winehouse. Alcohol and drug addiction, which the singer struggled with throughout her dizzying but short career, has long become public knowledge. Suffering from anorexia and emphysema, Winehouse recently underwent another course of drug addiction treatment in London, which, according to her relatives, did not produce noticeable results. Pictured: Winehouse on stage at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset on June 28, 2008.
4. Winehouse enters Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court north of London on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. The singer has been found guilty of assaulting a manager who asked her to leave the venue of a family Christmas show because she was too drunk.
5. Winehouse arrived at the Q Awards at Grosvenor House on October 26, 2009. Then the singer's father, Mitch Winehouse, told the press that his daughter had undergone plastic surgery to enlarge her breasts. While speaking on British TV show This Morning, he said Amy looked “absolutely gorgeous.”
6. Winehouse at Westminster Court in central London on July 23, 2009. The star then appeared in court on charges of assaulting a woman during a charity ball in September 2008.
7. Winehouse arrived at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on June 2, 2009, for the hearing of her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who was accused of perverting the course of justice and assault.
8. The other day, the singer was forced to cancel all her performances as part of her European tour after the first concert, which turned out to be a failure. According to eyewitnesses of the performance in Belgrade on June 18, Winehouse then took the stage in a very deplorable state, tried to communicate with the audience, but could not remember the name of the city in which the concert took place, or even the lyrics. Photo: Winehouse took a break from her performance to have a drink. The photo was taken on May 30, 2009 during a concert on the main rock stage of the Lisboa music festival in Bela Vista Park in Portugal, which was attended by 90 thousand spectators.
9. April 25, 2009, Winehouse enters Holborn police station in London, where she was invited for questioning. The controversial singer has been accused of assaulting a member of the public during an incident at a pub.
10. Amy Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983 in London into a Jewish family. Since childhood, she was fond of jazz; her natural voice allowed her to work wonders in this genre. Having made her mark at the age of 20 with the release of her first album, Frank, in 2003, she became a global star with the release of her second album, Back to Black, in 2006. Photo: Winehouse performing at the Brit Awards in London on February 20, 2008.
Amy hugs her mother Janice Winehouse after receiving a Grammy Award at London's Riverside Studios during the 50th Grammy Awards via video link on February 10, 2008 in London. Winehouse, nominated in six categories, won five Grammys, including awards for record of the year, best new artist, song of the year, pop vocal album and female pop vocal. Having received five Grammys at once, the singer set a record for women ever nominated for this prestigious music award.
12. Blonde at the time and without her famous "house" on her head, Amy leaves London's Snaresbrook Crown Court after her husband Blake Fielder-Civil's trial.
13. The name Amy Winehouse did not leave the front pages of music publications and the “yellow press”, but, unfortunately, the interest of journalists was often caused by numerous scandals associated with the singer’s penchant for drugs and alcohol, which relegated her outstanding talent to the background. Photo: Winehouse performing at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago on August 5, 2007.
14. Winehouse performs at the Glastonbury music festival on June 22, 2007. "Rehab", a song from the British singer's second album "Back To Black" became a real hit.
15. Winehouse and her husband, musician Blake Fielder-Civil, arrived at the MTV Movie Awards, which took place on June 3, 2007 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California.
16. Winehouse arriving at the Earls Court Arena in London for the Brit Awards on February 14, 2007. That day she received an award in the category “Best Solo Singer”.
17. Looking much healthier, without her famous hairstyle and tattoos, Winehouse poses for a photograph on September 7, 2004 at the annual national Mercury Prize ceremony in London.
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Amy Jade Winehouse. Born 14 September 1983 in Southgate, London - died 23 July 2011 in Camden, London. One of the leading British performers of the 2000s, songwriter. She became famous for her contralto vocals and eccentric performances of songs in various musical genres, in particular R&B, soul and jazz.
On February 14, 2007, she received the Brit Award for “Best British Female Artist”.
Twice winner of the Ivor Novello Award.
First album "Frank"(2003) was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Her second album, Back to Black, earned her 6 Grammy nominations and won 5 of them (including Record of the Year), earning her a Guinness World Record for being the first and only British female artist to win five awards. Grammy.
In August 2011 the album "Back to Black" recognized as the most successful album of the 21st century in the UK.
She made a significant contribution to the popularization of soul music, as well as British music. Her memorable dressing style has made her a muse for fashion designers such as.
Winehouse's wide popularity and public interest were fueled by her scandalous fame, alcohol and drug addiction, from which she eventually died at the age of 27 on July 23, 2011 in her home in Camden.
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983 into a Jewish family. at Southgate (Enfield, London).
Her parents are descendants of Jews who emigrated from the Russian Empire, taxi driver Mitchell Winehouse (born 1950) and pharmacist Janice Winehouse (née Seaton, born 1955). They married in 1976, seven years before their daughter was born. Amy's older brother, Alex Winehouse, was born in 1980.
The family has long been immersed in musical life, primarily jazz. It is known that the paternal grandmother had a close relationship with the legendary British jazzman Ronnie Scott in the 1940s, and the mother’s brothers were professional jazz musicians. Amy idolized her grandmother and tattooed her name ( Cynthia) on the hand.
Amy recalled that her father constantly sang to her as a child (often songs). She also became a habit and subsequently the teachers found it difficult to get her to be quiet in class.
In 1993, Amy's parents separated, but continued to raise their children together.
At Ashmole School her classmates included Dan Gillespie Sells, frontman of The Feeling, and Rachel Stevens (S Club 7). At the age of ten, Amy and her friend Juliette Ashby formed the rap group Sweet "n" Sour, and at the age of 12 she entered the Sylvia Young Theater School, from where she was expelled two years later for insufficient diligence and bad behavior.
Along with other school students, Amy managed to star in an episode of The Fast Show (1997).
At the age of 14, Amy wrote her first songs and tried drugs for the first time.. A year later, she began working simultaneously for the World Entertainment News Network and a jazz group. Through the mediation of her then-boyfriend, soul singer Tyler James, she signed her first contract - with EMI, and having received a check, she invited The Dap-Kings, the accompanying band of New York singer Sharon Knight, to the studio, after which she began a tour with him.
Debut album released on October 20, 2003 Frank, recorded by producer Salaam Remi. Apart from two covers, all the compositions here were written by herself or in collaboration. An album well received by critics. Reviewers noted interesting lyrics, comparisons with Sera Vaughn, Macy Gray and even Billie Holiday appeared in the press. The album received two Brit nominations (British Female Solo Artist, British Urban Act), was included in the list of finalists for the Mercury Prize and went platinum.
Meanwhile, Amy herself was not satisfied with the result, noting that she only “considers the album 80% her own” and hinting that the label included several compositions that she herself did not like.
Second album Back to Black, unlike the first, contained some jazz motifs: the singer was inspired by the music of female pop groups of the 1950s and 60s. The album was recorded by the production duo Salaam Remi - Mark Ronson. The latter also helped with promotion, playing several key tracks on his New York radio show on East Village Radio.
Back to Black was released in the UK on October 30, 2006 and reached number one. On the Billboard chart, it rose to number seven, thereby setting a record (the highest place for a debut album by a British performer), which Joss Stone broke two weeks later.
By October 23, the album became five times platinum in its homeland, and a month later it was declared the best-selling album of 2007, as well as the first most popular among iTunes users. First single from the album "Rehab"(#7, UK) received the Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song in May 2007. On June 21, a week after Amy performed the song at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, the single peaked at number 9 in the US.
Second single "You Know I'm No Good"(with a bonus remix featuring rapper Ghostface Killah) peaked at number 18. The album was released in the United States in March 2007, followed by the first single “You Know I’m No Good.” Meanwhile in Britain the third single, "Back to Black", rose to number 25 in April (it was re-released in November in a deluxe version: with concert bonuses).
DVD released in November 2008 I Told You I Was Trouble: Live in London(Live at London's Shepherds Bush Empire plus 50-minute documentary). On December 10, 2007, Love Is a Losing Game, the last single from the second album, was released simultaneously in England and the United States. Two weeks earlier, Frank's debut had been released in the United States: it peaked at number 61 on the Billboards and received positive reviews in the press.
At the same time, Amy Winehouse recorded vocals for "Valerie": songs from Mark Ronson's solo album Version. The single rose to number two in Britain in October 2007, and was later nominated for "Best British Single" at the Brit Awards. Winehouse also recorded a duet with Mutya Buena, a former member of the Sugababes: their single "B Boy Baby" (from Buena's solo album Real Girl) was released as a single on December 17.
At the end of December, Amy took second place on Richard Blackwell's 48th annual "Worst Dressed Women" list, losing only to .
The album Back to Black brought Winehouse 6 Grammy nominations.
On February 10, 2008, the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles: Amy Winehouse won in five categories (Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Pop Vocal Album, Female Pop Vocal Performance). Winehouse, who had been denied a visa, gave her acceptance speech from a screen (broadcast via satellite from a small London club) and performed "You Know I'm No Good" and "Rehab."
Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
In April 2008, the singer, together with her producer Mark Ronson, decided to record the main theme song for the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. But later, after recording the demo version, Ronson announced that work on the song had been stopped, as Winehouse had other plans.
Pete Doherty (they are working on the song “You Hurt The Ones You Love”), Prince (with whom the singer exchanged compliments) and George Michael, who specially wrote a song for their future duet, announced their intentions to record with Amy. In addition, there were reports that the singer is collaborating with Missy Elliott and Timbaland, and is also planning a trip to Jamaica to record with Damian Marley, the son of Bob Marley.
On June 12, 2008, Amy Winehouse's only concert in Russia took place - she took part in the opening of the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in the Bakhmetyevsky Garage in Moscow.
Amy's first posthumous album - Lioness: Hidden Treasures- released on December 5, 2011. It includes unreleased compositions written between 2002 and 2011. For the first single from the album, composition "Body and soul", released on the singer’s 28th birthday, during her lifetime a joint video was shot with Tony Bennett (he performed the main male role). At the 54th Grammy ceremony, the song won in the “Best Duet” category. Moreover, a year later, Winehouse was again nominated for this award with rapper Nas for the track “Cherry Wine.”
Amy Winehouse - scandalous photos
Scandals and drug addiction Amy Winehouse:
In August 2007, the singer canceled concerts in Britain and the United States due to deteriorating health, and soon she and her husband went to a rehabilitation clinic, which she left after five days.
Scandalous photographs began to appear in the press (from which it was clear that Amy was openly using hard drugs).
In September, the episode received wide publicity when Amy and Blake were caught on the street during a fight: this (according to the singer) happened after her husband caught her using drugs with a prostitute.
Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil after family fight
Father Mitch Winehouse expressed concern about his daughter's condition, suggesting that a tragic outcome is now close. The husband's mother expressed the opinion that the couple was ready to commit suicide together. Winehouse's representative, however, blamed it all on the paparazzi, who, by pursuing the singer, make her life unbearable.
In November 2007, Amy's husband's relatives issued a statement calling on fans to boycott Winehouse's work until the couple gave up their "bad habits."
In 2008, Winehouse was hospitalized with a diagnosis of emphysema. That same year, she had several arrests with the police for attacks on people and on suspicion of drug possession. She was again sent to rehabilitation - to the Caribbean villa of singer Bryan Adams. And the Island-Universal company promised to terminate the contract with the singer if she does not get rid of her addictions.
On June 21, 2011, Amy Winehouse canceled her European tour after a scandal in Belgrade. About 20 thousand spectators attended the concert. The singer was on stage for 1 hour and 11 minutes, but did not sing, as she was heavily intoxicated. At the beginning of the concert, she greeted Athens, then the audience in New York, stumbled, talked to the musicians, tried to sing, but forgot the words. The singer had to leave under the whistling of the audience.
Amy Winehouse - concert in Belgrade (06/18/2011)
The reason for canceling the tour was given as "inability to perform at the proper level."
Throughout her career, Amy's alcohol and drug addiction constantly made her the heroine of scandals; photographs of the singer in obscene form taken by the paparazzi did not leave the pages of the yellow press.
Drunk Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse's height: 159 centimeters.
Personal life of Amy Winehouse:
The singer was married to Blake Fielder-Sibyl, whom she met in 2005. Two years later - on May 18, 2007 - the couple got married.
In their family, there were constantly quarrels, scandals and even fights due to alcohol and drug abuse.
Amy's relatives often stated in the press that it was Blake who had a bad influence on the girl and did not allow her to give up bad habits.
Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil
In 2008, Blake Fielder-Civil received twenty-seven months in prison for assault.
In prison, Blake began divorce proceedings, accusing Amy of cheating. This happened after the paparazzi photographed Amy Winehouse during her vacation in the Caribbean in the company of the 21-year-old actor Josh Bowman. The press widely reported the fact that Amy appeared on the beach more than once half-naked and had fun with Bowman. And Amy herself opened up in an interview about her relationship, saying that Josh excited her so much that drugs were not required.
In 2009, Winehouse and Fielder-Civil officially divorced.
After Winehouse’s death, it turned out that for some time the singer had been preparing documents for the adoption of a ten-year-old girl, Dannika Augustine.
The artist met a girl from a poor Caribbean family in 2009 on the island of Santa Lucia. However, the plans were not destined to come true.
Amy Winehouse and Dannika Augustine
Death of Amy Winehouse:
Amy Winehouse was found dead on July 23, 2011 at 15:54 local time in her London apartment.
Until the end of October 2011, the causes of death remained unclear. Among the preliminary versions of the causes of death were considered drug overdose, although the police did not find drugs in Winehouse's house, and suicide. It is also known that she suffered from emphysema.
The Universal Republic label said in a statement about the artist's death: “We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of such a gifted musician, artist and performer.”.
Immediately after the news of his death, several famous musicians dedicated their performances to Amy. Already on July 23, during a concert in Minneapolis, the lead singer of the Irish band U2 Bono, before performing his song “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” said that he dedicated it to the suddenly deceased British soul singer Amy Winehouse.
Lily Allen, Jessie J and Boy George also dedicated their latest performances to the British singer. The American punk rock band Green Day included the song “Amy” on their 2012 album ¡Dos! as a tribute to this singer.
The Russian singer wrote on her website: “Amy died. rainy day. r.i.p.”.
The farewell to the singer took place at the Golders Green Synagogue, the oldest of the synagogues (1922) in the area of the same name in north London. On July 26, 2011, Amy Winehouse was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, where the body of the family idol, jazz saxophonist Ronnie Scott, was cremated in 1996, and her grandmother Cynthia Winehouse in 2006.
She was buried in the Edgwarebury Lane Jewish cemetery in the London suburb of Edgware (Middlesex County) next to her grandmother.
Ex-wife Blake Fielder-Civil was not allowed to attend the funeral of his ex-wife.
In September 2011, Amy's father suggested that The cause of her death was a heart attack caused by alcohol intoxication, which later turned out to be true. Three empty vodka bottles were found in the singer’s room, and the level of alcohol in her blood exceeded the maximum permissible concentration five times. The results of a re-investigation into the cause of the singer’s death, which became known in January 2013, confirmed the version of her death from alcohol poisoning.
On September 14, 2014, a bronze monument to Amy Winehouse was unveiled in Camden Town, London. The event was timed to coincide with the birthday of the singer, who would have turned 31 on that day. The life-size sculpture is an exact replica of the star's appearance, including her signature hairstyle.
In 2015, director Asif Kapadia filmed documentary film "Amy" in memory of singer Amy Winehouse.
Amy Winehouse discography:
2003 - Frank
2006 - Back to Black
2011 - Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Filmography of Amy Winehouse:
1997 - The Fast Show - Titania
The famous American singer died on February 11, 2011 in a room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on the eve of the 54th Grammy Awards. Her body was discovered in the bathroom by the singer's aunt Mary. According to the investigation, she died from a mixture of drugs and medications.
Australian-born Heath Ledger died on January 22, 2008. The actor's body was found in his Manhattan apartment. An autopsy and examination showed that the cause of his death was acute intoxication caused by the combined effect of narcotic analgesics, sleeping pills and tranquilizers.
The King of Pop died on June 25, 2009. His doctor, Conrad Murray, gave Michael Jackson an injection of propofol, which proved fatal. This medicine is taken to treat insomnia. Later, the singer's personal doctor was accused of manslaughter.
The Nirvana singer was found shot in the head in his home on April 8, 1994. According to one version, he injected himself with a lethal dose of heroin and then shot himself in the head. There is also a version that Cobain was killed, and his wife Courtney Love was among the unofficial suspects.
The British singer was found dead in her London apartment on July 23, 2011. It was believed that she died as a result of a drug overdose. It later became known that the cause of her death was a heart attack caused by alcohol intoxication. Three empty vodka bottles were found in Amy's room, and her blood alcohol level was five times the legal limit.
The King of Rock and Roll died on August 16, 1977. On the eve of his death, he returned home well after midnight and spent the entire night discussing his upcoming tour and engagement. In the morning he took sedatives, but after a few hours he was unable to sleep and took another dose, which apparently proved fatal to him. After that, he read for some time in the bathroom, and later his lifeless body was discovered on the floor by the singer’s fiancee. Presley was taken to intensive care, but doctors were unable to save him.
Marilyn Monroe
The sex symbol of the 20th century was found dead on the night of August 4-5, 1962 in her home in Los Angeles. She was lying on the bed with a telephone receiver in her hand, and a packet of sleeping pills was lying next to her. An autopsy showed her cause of death was a barbiturate overdose, and the police report indicated it was possibly a suicide.
Jimi Hendrix, named the greatest guitarist of all time by Time magazine in 2009, was found dead in a London hotel on September 18, 1970. He spent the night with his girlfriend Monica Charlotte Daneman and died after choking on vomit after taking 9 sleeping pills. The girl realized that something was wrong with Jimi, but was afraid to call an ambulance because drugs were scattered throughout the room. It was later reported that the musician was still alive when the doctors arrived, but the emergency doctor in the film biography of Hendrix said that when Jimi was taken to the hospital, it was already impossible to save him.
The model and Playboy girl died on February 8, 2007 in the capital of the Bahamas, Nassau. A few days before, she had been in bed with what looked like the flu. On February 8, her husband Howard left on business, but soon received a call saying that Anna had become much worse. The ambulance doctors tried to revive the woman, but to no avail. The cause of death was given as an overdose of analgesics and antidepressants, which she was abusing at the time. An autopsy showed that she suffered from an advanced form of pneumonia, which was aggravated by the medications Anna was taking.
The lead singer of the punk band Sex Pistols died shortly after his beloved girlfriend Nancy was killed. In October 1978, they took drugs together in a hotel room, and when Sid came to, he found Nancy on the bathroom floor: she had been killed, most likely with his knife. A few days later the musician was arrested, but he categorically denied his guilt. Later, a drug dealer was named as the alleged killer. Vicious was released from prison on bail and made an unsuccessful suicide attempt. In February, at a party, he took heroin and lost consciousness. He was brought to his senses and after that he took the dose again. On the morning of February 2, he was found dead. Vicious's mother claimed that he committed suicide because he could not cope with the death of his lover.
It was an accident, which was preceded by alcohol abuse, says the conclusion of the coroner's court in London's St Pancras district.
Winehouse in Camden Square on July 23 this year. The cause of her death was not immediately determined. The autopsy results showed that there were illegal drugs in the body of the 27-year-old artist, who had suffered from alcohol and drug addiction for many years. However, according to the results of a toxicological examination, her blood contained alcohol.
According to British media, on Wednesday pathologist Sohail Banthun confirmed to the coroner that the singer had consumed large quantities of alcohol before her death. Its concentration in Winehouse’s blood was almost five times higher than the maximum permissible limit for drivers.
Inspector Leslie Newman, who led the investigation, confirmed that three empty bottles of vodka were found next to the deceased's bed - two large and one small. He also concluded that death was the result of an "unfortunate coincidence."
The singer's father claims that in the last months before her death, Winehouse completely gave up alcohol and suffered from inexplicable seizures. A singer at Edgewarebury Cemetery in the north of the British capital.
Winehouse struggled with her addiction and, after undergoing treatment, did not drink any alcohol for three weeks. That is, in the period from the beginning of July to July 22, before drinking these three bottles of vodka, the singer did not touch alcohol.
At the trial, it became known that the artist’s body was discovered by security guard Andrew Morris who lived in her house. At 10 a.m. he came to check on her, but thought she was sleeping. After realizing by 3 p.m. that Winehouse was showing no signs of life, he called an ambulance.
Her parents and closest friends were present at the hearing, where a verdict was handed down on the cause of the singer's death on Tuesday. Before the court's conclusion was announced, a small incident occurred when documents containing information about the announcement of the verdict were sent to the wrong address. The Winehouse family informed the police that they had not received any notification and it was only last Friday that the documents were returned to Scotland Yard.
Despite her scandalous personal life and problems with the law, Winehouse was one of the most successful British pop stars.
She received five Grammy Awards, including Best Song of the Year, Debut and Best Pop Album (Back To Black).
In 2008, Winehouse was ranked tenth on the Sunday Times list of Britain's richest musicians under 30. Her fortune was estimated at 10 million pounds sterling (about 16.5 million dollars). In 2011, she shared ninth place on the same list with four other musicians, and her fortune decreased to 6 million pounds ($10 million).
At the end of May 2011, the singer independently signed up for treatment for alcohol addiction. However, after this there was a scandal with her concerts in Europe. The first summer concert of the planned 12 performances of the European tour took place in Belgrade, but Winehouse appeared at it drunk and could barely stand on her feet. The tour was cancelled.
Before her death, Winehouse managed to release only two albums - Frank (2003) and Back to Black (2006). After the artist's death, there was talk of publishing her unfinished recordings.
Popular British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment. A talented soul and R&B performer who has won five Grammy Awards, she emerged on the world stage in 2003 but has not performed recently. The young woman had serious health problems due to alcohol and drug abuse.
Singer's ex-husband: “I made the biggest mistake of my life when I gave Amy heroin.”
1. The streets around the London house of British singer Amy Winehouse are cordoned off, fans of her work are bringing flowers to the police cordons, reporters are on duty at every corner. On Saturday at about 19.00 Moscow time, Amy was found dead in her apartment.
2. Two ambulances were called, but the doctors could only certify death. An examination to establish the causes of death is scheduled for July 25, so for now we can only guess about them. In the photo there is a note from a fan with the inscription: “Dear Amy, it’s good that this happened to you at your home.”
3. British singer and director Reg Traviss, who, according to journalists, until recently met with Winehouse, watches as people go to lay flowers at the house of the late singer.
4. Rumors about the causes of death are mainly related to drugs and alcohol. 27-year-old Amy did not hide her bad habits. It is symbolic that the single “Rehab” from the album “Back To Black”, which became a musical sensation in 2007, brought her worldwide fame. In Amy's homeland, rehab is a rehabilitation clinic.
5. The whole song the girl complains that they want to send her for treatment, especially daddy is zealous in this, but she, Amy, simply doesn’t have time for this, and she doesn’t part with the bottle only because she’s losing her sweetheart, that’s why she depressed. “I'm not about to waste ten weeks just for everyone to think I'm getting better,” she sings in her biggest hit.
6. No matter what Amy Winehouse did, the outline of a rehabilitation clinic always loomed behind her. In 2008, she won five Grammy nominations with her album “Back To Black,” but she was never able to come to the United States for awards - she was simply not given a visa because of her unreliability.
7. The tabloids wrote that she had just been discharged from the clinic and was under the supervision of her parents, especially her father. Every time journalists got hold of photographs of drunken Amy, her father stated that the singer was in the clinic.
8. Colleagues in the music industry always highly appreciated her talent, she was ordered soundtracks for films (but she did not make them), many sought to record a duet with her. There was news that the singer was collaborating with Missy Elliott and Timbaland, and was also going to work with Damian Marley, the most popular contemporary reggae artist, the son of Bob Marley.
9. George Michael wrote a song especially for their duet, but it seems in vain. Rapper Snoop Dogg still regrets that he was not able to work with her in 2009: “I wanted to be her friend, tried to get her out of a bunch of problems that she was in then. He assured that if she came to the studio, she would get her life back on track,” he said. But it's all in vain.
10. The duet with the most popular London poet and musician Peter Doherty, with whom they were especially friendly at one time, did not work out. The musicians were often seen drinking together, but not singing. At one time there were even rumors about their romance.
11. But Peter was honest and even wrote a letter to Blake Fielder-Civil, Amy’s husband, who was in prison at that time: “I wrote to him, saying, Blake, dude, I really like your couple. And I never had any thoughts about Amy! I hope you know this! Blake replied that he knew very well what evil tongues were.
12. In the photo with his mother.
13. Still blonde and without her famous hairstyle, Amy leaves London's Snaresbrook Crown Court after a hearing in the case of her husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
14. By the way, Mitch Winehouse - Amy's father - has said more than once that he considers Blake to be to blame for Amy's drug addiction and alcoholism. He even called on Amy's fans to boycott her work until the couple quit drugs. Amy's mother openly stated that the couple was capable of committing suicide together.
15. Amy never had a normal concert schedule. Her fragile health and unpredictable behavior made it impossible to make long-term plans. Concerts were canceled every now and then, and the public's patience grew strained. Over the past year and a half, Winehouse has fed fans with the promise of a new album, but no one has heard it.
16. Perhaps some time after the singer’s death, her relatives will make unreleased songs public. In the meantime, Amy Winehouse's creative legacy is small. All that remained from it were a few singles and two full-length albums: the jazz record “Frank” (which received local recognition only in the UK) and the stunning soul album “Back To Black”, which became a musical revelation for the whole world. Amy made lush jazzy ethno-soul one of the most popular genres in female pop music of the late 2000s. Since 2007, in the absence of new singles from Winehouse, radio stations have been trashing her second album. Photo: Winehouse and her husband, musician Blake Fielder-Civil, arrive at the MTV Movie Awards held on June 3, 2007 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California.
17. But no matter how talented the artist was, over the years of her silence and slow public suicide with alcohol, the public became angry with her. A few weeks before Amy's death, former fans literally hounded her. This happened after a disastrous performance at a festival in Belgrade on June 18 (this was the singer’s last concert), when she could not sing a word and the fans booed her. The singer's management had to cancel a European tour scheduled for this summer. The press did not skimp on cruel words; it seemed that the whole world had turned against Amy and demanded that she stop drinking. Doctors warned the singer that even a small dose of alcohol could lead to her death, she was so sick. In addition to drug and alcohol addiction, her health was undermined by pulmonary emphysema and cardiac disorders. In the photo: Winehouse after arriving at Earls Court Arena in London for the Brit Awards on February 14, 2007.
18. In early July, hackers hacked the official website of Amy Winehouse, posted a photo of a laughing black homeless man on the main page and declared that they were representatives of the African-American gay community. “We will rid the Internet of the White Devil!” - that's what they called Amy and several of her colleagues to boot. In the photo: September 7, 2004. Looking much healthier without her famous hairstyle and tattoos, Winehouse is in London for the annual national Mercury Prize ceremony.
19. The singer’s programmers could not cope with this infection for several days and return the site to its proper form. Amy did not comment on the incident to the press. But many Internet commentators joked that now Amy could only poison herself or shoot herself from such a shame. Oddly enough, in the rumors about Amy's death, the version of suicide takes second place.
