Amy Winehouse won five Grammy Awards for her album Back to Black (2006) and is remembered for songs like 'Rehab', 'Back to Black' and 'Valerie'. She died in 2011, at the age of 27.

Who was Amy Winehouse?

Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983 in London and connected with the music world when a classmate handed over her demo tape to a record label. She was 16 years old then. She signed her first record contract as a jazz vocalist and her music later grew into an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul and R&B. Winehouse won five Grammy Awards linked to her album Back to Black and received critical acclaim for songs like 'Rehab' and 'Love Is a Losting Game'. Amy Winehouse tragically died on July 23, 2011, at the age of 27 from accidental alcohol poisoning.

Amy Winehouse music

Amy's father, Mitch Winehouse, worked as a taxi driver, while mother Janis was employed as a pharmacist. Amy was already immersed in music in her early years. Many of her uncles on her mother's side were professional jazz musicians and her father sang with his family as a child. Winehouse's paternal grandmother was also once romantically involved with British jazz legend Ronnie Scott. Amy grew up listening to a wide range of music, from James Taylor to Sarah Vaughan. At the age of 10, she was attracted to American R&B and hip-hop acts, including TLC and Salt-N-Pepa, she founded a short-lived amateur rap group called Sweet 'n Sour.

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