AMY WINEHOUSE

Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

In 2007 she won a Brit Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She won the Ivor Novello Award three times: once in 2004 for Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) for "Stronger Than Me", once in 2007 for Best Contemporary Song for "Rehab", and once in 2008 for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game".

Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011. Her album Back to Black subsequently became the UK's best selling album of the 21st century thus far. In 2012, Winehouse was listed at number 26 on VH1′s 100 Greatest Women In Music.

Birth name: Amy Jade Winehouse

Born: 14 September 1983. Southgate, London, UK

Died: 23 July 2011 (aged 27) Camden, London, UK

Genres: Soul, R&B, jazz, blues

Occupations: Singer, songwriter, composer, arranger

Instruments: Vocals, guitar, drums

Years active: 1993–2011

Labels: Island, Lioness, Universal Republic (U.S.)

Associated acts        Dionne Bromfield, Mark Ronson, Tony Bennett, Nas, Zalon, Heshima, Paul Weller, The Rolling Stones, Lily Allen.

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Concert:

Amy Winehouse  Live At Glastonbury Festival 2008

Album:

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 2006.  Full Album