Amy Winehouse | |
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![]() Winehouse performing at the Eurockéennes Music Festival in June 2007 | |
Born | Amy Jade Winehouse 14 September 1983 Southgate, London, England |
Died | 23 July 2011 Camden, London, England | (aged 27)
Cause of death | Alcohol intoxication |
Resting place | Edgwarebury Cemetery, Edgware, London |
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Years active | 2000–2011 |
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Blake Fielder-Civil
(m. 2007; div. 2009) |
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Website | AmyWinehouse.com |
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English jazz, soul and R&B singer and songwriter. She debuted with the well-received album Frank in 2003. Winehouse won five Grammy Awards for her 2006 album Back to Black. This made her the first British female to win five Grammys.[1] Winehouse had many uncles who were jazz musicians, and she was interested in jazz from a young age. She named her first album after Frank Sinatra. Her music was also influenced by girl groups of the 1960s.