Amy Winehouse Musical artist

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul (sometimes labelled as blue-eyed soul), rhythm and blues, jazz and reggae. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made her the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the general field "Big Four" awards: Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.Winehouse won three Ivor Novello Awards: in 2004, Best Contemporary Song for "Stronger Than Me"; in 2007, Best Contemporary Song again, this time for "Rehab"; and in 2008, Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game". She won the 2007 Brit Award for Best British Female artist, having also been nominated for Best British Album, with Back to Black.Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011. Her album Back to Black posthumously became the UK's best-selling album of the 21st century, at that point. In 2012, Winehouse was ranked 26th on VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music. The BBC has called her "the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation".

Personal facts

Amy Winehouse
Alias (AKA)Winehouse Amy Jade
Birth dateSeptember 14, 1983
Birth place
London , Southgate London
Date of deathJuly 23, 2011
Place of death
London , London Borough of Camden

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Musical artist

Career started1993
Career ended2011
associated musical artist
Tyler James (English musician)
Mark Ronson
Ghostface Killah
Nas
Lily Allen
Dionne Bromfield
Zalon
Paul Weller
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Jazz
Reggae
Soul music
Contemporary R&B
record label
Universal Republic Records
Island Records
Republic Records
Lioness Records

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External resources

  1. http://AmyWinehouse.com
  2. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/amy_winehouse/index.html
  3. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-01-28-amy-winehouse_N.htm
  4. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amy-winehouse-mn0000627026/biography
  5. http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/245/amy_winehouse_a_bands_classic_intervie...
  6. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/12/15/of_course_she_should_go_to_rehab
  7. http://www.collegenews.com/feature.php?newsid=2513
  8. http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/news/amy-winehouse-interview-1110
  9. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/joan-smith/joan-smith-theres-nothing-poetic-about-amys-selfdestruction-854279.html
  10. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253618,00.html