Winehau Amy - pop legend, British singer. She performed compositions in the style of reggae, jazz, soul. Amy won 5 Grammys and ended up in the Guinness Book of Records.
early years
Amy was born on September 14, 1983. The family lived in Southgate (United Kingdom). Amy's parents are Jewish, their mother is a pharmacist, and their father is a taxi driver. They had a collection of jazz records at home.
When Amy was 9 years old, her parents broke up. She studied at an art school. At 10, the girl became interested in hip-hop, R&B. A year later, she and her classmate created the hip-hop group "Sweet".
At 13, Winehouse presented a guitar, the girl began to compose songs, was carried away by soul, jazz. Amy began performing in various groups, recorded the first songs.
Creative biography
In 2000, the girl’s boyfriend, James Tyler, sent Amy demos to the production center, and a contract was made with her. So Amy got on the big stage and became famous. In 2003, the first album "Frank" was released, which became successful. For the first single "Stronger Than Me", performed in a duet with Remy Salaam, Winehouse was named the author of the best song.
The second album appeared in 2006, 5 times it became platinum. In 2008, Amy was immediately given 5 Grammys. Winehouse offered to perform a composition for the movie Quantum of Solace, but she refused.
In 2007, Amy did not give concerts due to poor health. The press reported that she had drug addiction. She was undergoing rehabilitation in a special clinic. In 2008, Amy had 1 concert in the Russian Federation, after a while she was hospitalized with emphysema.
The singer had problems with the police (for drugs and for attacks). The company threatened to terminate the contract if it does not abandon addictions.
In 2011, a tour of Europe was canceled, because of alcoholic intoxication the singer could not perform. In the same year, Amy passed away, she was found dead in her apartment. It is believed that the cause was a heart attack. Amy Winehouse was 27 years old.
