Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983. Her hometown is Southgate. The girl's parents were Jews, descendants of immigrants who previously lived in Russia. Mitchell's father worked as a taxi driver, and Janice's mother was a pharmacist. Their wedding took place in 1976, seven years remained before the birth of their daughter. The future singer had an older brother named Alex, born in 1980. Amy's relatives have always been close to music, especially jazz. There is information that the singer’s grandmother dated the famous English performer Ronnie Scott in the 1940s. Also, some relatives played jazz professionally. The year 1993 became tragic for the singer’s family - the father and mother decided to divorce, but none of them subsequently forgot about the children; on the contrary, they tried to give them a full education. The biography of Amy Winehouse still does not surprise anyone, but this is only for now...
Sweet'n'Sour, Theater school, creating the first songs and getting a job
When the singer was 10 years old, she and her friend Juliet organized a rap group called Sweet 'n' Sour, and two years later she was enrolled in the Theater School, headed by S. Young, but after some time she was expelled for poor studies and not good enough behavior.
However, Amy has good memories of that time. It is noteworthy that, together with her school friends, the girl starred in a segment of The Fast Show. When Amy was 14 years old, she created her first songs, it was also then that she was expelled from school, and for the first time she used illegal substances. A year later, she got a job in two places at once: in a jazz group and in WENN. Singer Amy Winehouse did not yet know that she would soon become famous.
The cause of Amy Winehouse's death was formulated tactfully
British singer Amy Winehouse died as a result of an accident. A London court came to this conclusion today. The wording, on the one hand, is clear, but on the other, it looks too tactful. The judge chose not to directly link Winehouse's addiction to alcohol and sudden cardiac arrest. Although everyone understands what killed the singer.
Today's meeting looked more like a formality. According to British law, an investigation must take place if a person dies a violent death or under unclear circumstances.
These were, again formally, the circumstances under which Amy Winehouse was found dead in her own home. Although there was nothing special to find out: three empty vodka bottles were found in the singer’s room, and the level of alcohol in her blood was five times higher than the norm.
The day before her death, she did not look depressed, and she certainly did not have any thoughts of suicide, Winehouse’s personal doctor recalled in court. Apparently, the singer just lost it once again.
Her struggle with alcohol and drugs ran parallel to her dizzying music career. The album Back to Black was named the best record of the 21st century... In one year - six Grammys, which she personally could not receive, because with such a background she was not allowed into America.
When Amy once again went to a rehabilitation course, representatives of the record company announced that they were ready to break the contract with her. But then the president of the label spoke, who literally said the following: “She just needs to sort out her problems.” And he added: America is at her feet.
But soon the singer’s legs stopped obeying her. She could stand on stage for an hour and a half without singing a single song, and go backstage to indignant screams from the audience.
She was prescribed a whole bunch of medications, including sedatives. Did Amy Winehouse repeat the fate of Michael Jackson , who, as you know, was also literally on sedatives, investigators wondered.
Didn't repeat it. A medical examination did not reveal a single prohibited or questionable substance in the singer’s body. The singer’s body has experienced enormous stress from a series of protracted binges, remissions and new breakdowns.
After hearing the final verdict, the family did not speak to reporters. Through their representative, the relatives told the press that they no longer had any questions regarding Amy's death, and this was a kind of relief for them. The singer's father has already announced that he plans to establish a charity foundation named after Amy Winehouse in the near future. All the money will go to the treatment of people like her – young and addicted.
Frank
In the fall of 2003, the first album was released under the name Frank, produced by S. Remy. All songs were invented by Amy herself or in collaboration with someone else. The album also included two covers. Critics greeted Frank with open arms, he received Brit nominations, was included in the list of finalists for the Mercury Prize music award, and soon went platinum. In 2003, Amy Winehouse also took part in the Glastonbury festival.
The incredible success of the album and song Rehab
Soon the album became platinum five times, and after another 30 days it began to be called the bestseller of the current year. In addition, it was found that Back to Black has gained unprecedented popularity among people using iTunes. The title track from the album, Rehab, was awarded an Ivor Novello in the spring of 2007 and declared the most exciting contemporary single. It was an incredible success. On June 21, seven days after the singer performed it at the MTV Movie Awards, the song reached number nine in America. Amy Winehouse's biography contains many joyful moments, doesn't it?
Death of Amy Winehouse
In 2011, Winehouse was found dead in a London hotel. She was only 27 years old at the time of her death. According to the medical examination, the cause of death was alcohol poisoning. The level of alcohol in her body was 5 times higher than the norm compatible with life. According to another version, the cause of Amy's death was a drug overdose. However, no evidence of this was found. Thus, a clear cause of death of the artist has not been established. Winehouse was cremated. Her grave is located in the Jewish cemetery next to her grandmother.
In December 2011, Amy's posthumous album was released, which included the artist's recordings made from 2002 to 2011. The album immediately hit the top of the main charts, and the proceeds from the sales of the album were donated by the singer’s father to the previously created Winehouse Foundation, which helps victims of alcohol and drug addiction. In 2014, a monument to Amy was unveiled in Camden, London. A year later, a documentary film about the artist was released, which was highly appreciated by both viewers and critics.
Rehabilitation center and forebodings
At the end of the summer, Amy Winehouse canceled performances in England and America due to poor health, and after some time she and her husband went to a rehabilitation center, where the girl stayed for only five days. Dad was very worried about the current situation and suggested that this could lead to tragedy. The grandmother was worried that the married couple might one day commit suicide together. But the singer’s representative said that the annoying journalists who constantly follow Amy’s heels and turn her life into hell are to blame for everything.
The song Valerie, collaboration with M. Buena and the resumption of rehabilitation activities
At this time, the singer was working on the single Valerie, which was to be included in the album Version by M. Ronson. In mid-autumn 2007, the song reached number two in the UK. Soon she was nominated for the Brit Awards as the best English single. In addition, Amy sang with M. Buena, ex-Sugababes. Their song called B Boy Baby was released in early winter. A little later, the singer resumed rehabilitation activities according to an improved program, which took place in the Caribbean cottage of B. Adams, a performer from Canada. A representative from Island Records said that he might have to terminate his contract with Amy, but the head of the label, Nick Gatfield, literally shut his mouth, saying that he needed to wait until Winehouse's difficult period in her life ended. After all, she is incredibly talented, she has conquered the USA. Looking at some photos of Amy Winehouse, you can guess that she had problems with drugs - she doesn’t look good everywhere.
Success of a singer and producer, performance in Russia
Everyone remembered Gatfield's words when Back to Black was nominated for a Grammy six times, and the singer was declared Best New Artist. As for Ronson, he was honored to be named Producer of the Year.
The end of winter 2008 was marked by the fiftieth Grammy Awards ceremony. The singer won in several categories at once.
At the beginning of the summer of the same year, Amy Winehouse’s only performance in our country took place - she was invited to the capital for the opening of the Center for Contemporary Culture called “Garage”.
Farewell to the singer
On July 23, 2011, Amy was found dead in her apartment located in Camden Square in the capital of England.
Farewell to the singer took place in London on Saturday. The ceremony was held in a cemetery called Edgewebury and her body was then cremated.
Approximately 400 people attended Amy Winehouse's funeral. Among those who arrived were the girl’s father and mother, producer M. Ronson, performer K. Osborne. There was also the singer's boyfriend, Reg Traviss. Kelly Osbourne had a gorgeous bouffant on her head. Amy loved this hairstyle. Some women also came to the funeral with a bouffant.
During the ceremony, people prayed in Hebrew and English, and at the end a composition by K. King called So Far Away was played. Mitchell Winehouse said his daughter really liked the song.
Amy Winehouse - personal life
Amy met her future husband, Blake Fielder-Sibyl, in a London pub. Two years later the couple got married. In July 2008, Amy Winehouse's husband was sentenced to 27 months in prison for attacking a pub owner in Hoxton. While in prison, Fielder began divorce proceedings. After leaving prison, Winehouse's now ex-husband began demanding six million dollars from her, believing that part of her fortune rightfully belonged to him and that it was he who inspired his wife to write the Back to Black album.
But as you know, dear ones scold - they just amuse themselves. The former spouses began appearing together at parties again and were rumored to be planning to remarry. Finally, the couple broke up completely, Amy Winehouse plunged into new novels. After the breakup, Amy Winehouse bought a larger house in Camden than they had before. Amy Winehouse was probably going to start a full-fledged family with offspring.
On July 23, 2011, 27-year-old Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in north London. The cause of death was a lethal dose of drugs.
What was the cause of death?
Investigator S. Radcliffe, who was investigating the cause of the singer’s death, found that she died due to an overdose of alcohol. This conclusion did not surprise anyone who knew Amy Winehouse.
Radcliffe said that the singer's blood alcohol level could be considered fatal. The nervous system of a person with such an overdose can be so damaged that he may simply fall asleep forever.
Before drinking alcohol, which killed the singer, she had not drunk anything alcoholic for a long time.
No strange facts were discovered during the investigation. S. Radcliffe said that no one put pressure on the singer, and she drank alcohol of her own free will. This is how the wonderful performer Amy Winehouse died, the cause of her death turned out to be quite predictable.
Is Amy Winehouse's cause of death criminal?
The passing of prominent figures “in the prime of life” always generates interest and spurs myth-making. Amy Winehouse, whose cause of death shortly before her 28th birthday became one of the puzzles for the singer’s loved ones, her fans and the police, has always been distinguished by her ability to intrigue around her person.
Queen of Camden Square
The ubiquitous paparazzi repeatedly filmed the winner of five Grammys using hard drugs, and once even filmed an unsightly picture of a fight involving Amy and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
When a person loses his life at the age of 27, it is difficult to assume that death has natural causes.
After the nosy “Pinkertons” of the London police classified the singer’s death as “unexplained,” a variety of versions began to appear in the press. “Explain the death of Amy Winehouse,” was the attitude of almost every publication, while the grief-stricken family mourned “their girl,” killed by unknown means (or who?).
What ruined the talented singer?
There were even those who managed to find out that the police found “traces of a male person whose identity has not been established” in Amy’s apartment. However, apart from the fact that an “unidentified person” allegedly mixed “the latest hellish cocktail of alcohol and drugs,” nothing was said. The cause of Amy Winehouse's death might not have been a cocktail at all. The doctors who performed the autopsy and toxicological analysis threw up their hands in confusion and shrugged their shoulders.
