Amy Winehouse
14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011
Amy Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep contralto voice and her blend of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues. Her second album, Back to Black (2006), became one of the best-selling albums in UK history and won five Grammy Awards in 2008. She died of alcohol poisoning at her home in Camden, London, in 2011 at the age of 27.
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Life events
Amy Jade Winehouse was born to a Jewish family in north London and grew up in Southgate.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe studied at the London stage school as a teenager and later attended the BRIT School briefly.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter a demo tape circulated and she signed a publishing deal with EMI, she was signed to Island.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe jazz-influenced album was nominated for the Mercury Prize and earned her an Ivor Novello Award for the single "Stronger Than Me".
Source: en.wikipedia.orgProduced by Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, the album included "Rehab" and became one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe marriage took place in Miami, Florida; the couple divorced in 2009.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAt the 50th Grammy Awards she won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album, performing via satellite from London.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe divorce was granted in London.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe was found dead at her home; an inquest found she died of alcohol poisoning.
Source: en.wikipedia.org