Amy Winehouse RIP..........

Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment Saturday (July 23), her publicist confirmed to CNN. The U.K. singer was 27 years old.

A press release from Metropolitan Police does not specify Winehouse by name, but reads: "Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05 hours today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased. On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. Inquiries continue into the circumstances of death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained."Winehouse canceled her European tour last month, and has long struggled with substance abuse.

On June 18, Winehouse performed the first show of that European tour at Forest Fest in Belgrade, Serbia, but things went terribly wrong. The Brit songstress reportedly showed up more than an hour late and then once there, she repeatedly left the stage mid-performance. Winehouse forgot lyrics to her songs and even dropped the mic as a disgruntled crowd of 20,000 booed her set. After the show, she canceled festival appearances in Turkey and Greece.

Apart from her touring plans, Winehouse was also reportedly working on the follow-up to her award-winning Back to Black, but a concrete release date for the album was never established.

Earlier Saturday, Winehouse's management team released a statement confirming she was pulling out of all gigs to concentrate on her recovery: "Amy Winehouse is withdrawing from all scheduled performances. Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen."

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Amy Jade Winehouse, born September 14, 1983, exploded onto the U.K. scene in 2003 with her debut album, Frank, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize, the award given to the year's best British or Irish album. After a string of well-received festival gigs and an Ivor Novello songwriting award, she began work on the album that would make her an international star: Back to Black, released Stateside in 2007.

Teaming with producers Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson (and the New-York based Dap Kings ensemble), Winehouse crafted a sound that was heavily indebted to the girl groups of the 1950s and '60s and, when combined with her smoky vocals and towering beehive hairstyle, served as a welcome antidote to the electronic-based pop music of the day. Buoyed by the success of iconic single "Rehab" — and Winehouse's near-constant coverage in the tabloids — Back To Black became a worldwide phenomenon, topping the charts in the U.K. (where it would be the year's best-selling album) and earning Winehouse five Grammys, including Record and Song of the Year and Best New Artist.

Following the success of Back to Black, Winehouse toured the world, and began a star-crossed (and much-covered) relationship with a former video-production assistant named Blake Fielder-Civil. Around the same time, several media outlets began reporting extensively on the couple's drug use and, in 2008, Fielder-Civil served time in prison after an altercation with a bar owner. During this period, Winehouse also had several run-ins with the law, including a 2007 arrest for possession of marijuana in Bergen, Norway, a "common assault" charge in early 2008 and, most famously, a May 2008 arrest stemming from a video of her smoking what appeared to be crack cocaine. She avoided jail time in each instance but, at the urging of her father, the singer made several attempts to get clean, repeatedly checking herself into rehabilitation facilities. Her last stint in rehab reportedly took place in May of 2011.

During all of this, Winehouse had also begun working on the follow-up to Back to Black, heading to the island of St. Lucia with Remi to record tracks. In July 2010, Winehouse made a surprise appearance at a Ronson show in London, flubbing the lines to the producer's song "Valerie." A few days later, she told the U.K.'s Metro newspaper that the new album was due in January and would follow in the footsteps of Black's retro leanings.

She recorded a version of Lesley Gore's "It's My Party" for legendary producer Quincy Jones' Q: Soul Bossa Nostra album, and was also tapped to sing with Tony Bennett on his upcoming Duets II album, which is due in September.

In the hours following her death, Winehouse's American record label, Universal Republic, said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gifted musician, artist and performer. Our prayers go out to Amy's family, friends and fans at this difficult time."

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                            O moarte parca anuntata a facut sambata seara inconjurul lumii si a intristat milioane de fani - Amy Winehouse a murit. Diva muzicii soul, care a luat lumea muzicala prin surprindere in 2006, avea doar 27 de ani.

                            Desi apropiatii se asteptau la un astfel de sfarsit tragic, sperau ca artista va depasi aceasta perioada intunecata din viata ei si va scapa de dependenta de droguri si alcool. In urma cu numai trei zile, Amy a fost vazuta plimbandu-se prin Londra si parea ca incepe sa-si revina.

                            Politia londoneza a fost chemata in Camden Square putin dupa ora 18:00, ora Romaniei. Acolo se aflau deja doua ambulante. Insa echipajele de salvare nu au mai avut ce sa-i faca tinerei gasite moarta.

                           "Politistii au gasit trupul unei femei in varsta de 27 de ani si au pronuntat decesul. Pot sa va confirm ca este vorba de Amy Winehouse" - Raj Kohli, Politia Metropolitana Londra.

                            Vestea neagra, ca Amy s-a stins, s-a raspandit imediat. Dupa cateva minute, zeci de fani erau deja in fata casei ei, cu flori si lumanari. Unii dintre ei au izbucnit in plans cand politistii au scos trupul artistei, ca sa-l duca la morga.

                             Cauza mortii n-a fost stabilita inca, dar toata lumea banuieste ca pe Amy au invins-o drogurile. Simpli fani sau colegi de scena, sute de oameni au lasat mesaje de condoleante
             
                              Amy Winehouse ar fi urmat sa concerteze la Bucuresti, pe 15 august, insa intreg turneul european al cantaretei a fost anulat, dupa un incident jenant, petrecut in timpul show-ului desfasurat la Belgrad, Serbia. Atunci, ea a urcat pe scena in stare de ebrietate, spre dezamagirea celor 20.000 de spectatori.

                              Winehouse s-a remarcat pe scena muzicala printr-o voce si o interpretare deosebite, insa tulburarile de comportament care au insotit-o pe parcursul carierei stralucite par sa ii fi adus in cele din urma un sfarsit tragic, cantareata fiind gasita moarta la 27 de ani, sambata, in casa ei.
Amy Winehouse s-a nascut la 14 septembrie 1983 in cartierul Enfield din Londra. Parintii sai, un sofer de taxi (Mitchell Winehouse) si o farmacista (Janis Winehouse) au divortat pe vremea cand ea avea noua ani, iar de atunci Amy si Alex, fratele sau mai mare, au locuit impreuna cu mama lor in Southgate.La varsta de zece ani, Amy a cantat pentru o scurta perioada intr-o formatie de rap numita Sweet-n-Sour.

                             De la 12 ani, Amy frecventeaza scoala de Actorie "Sylvia Young", dar este exmatriculata dupa numai un an, din pricina unui piercing facut in nas si pentru lipsa de disciplina. La 14 ani a consumat pentru prima data droguri si a inceput sa isi castige existenta, lucrand initial ca jurnalista, iar apoi a cantat intr-o trupa jazz.

                             A realizat prima ei inregistrare, pe o caseta demo, la 16 ani. Prietenul ei, cantaretul soul Tyler James, a trimis inregistrarea unui reprezentant al companiei A&R, care a avut o reactie favorabila, tanara cantareata pregatindu-si astfel debutul profesional.

                            Stilul pe care l-a abordat combina elemente de jazz, soul si rhythm and blues. S-a facut remarcata pentru vocea sa puternica, contralto, care ii permitea sa atinga note muzicale foarte joase.

                            A debutat in 2003 cu albumul intitulat "Frank", pentru care primeste o nominalizare la Mercury Prize. in 2007, Winehouse castiga un premiu BRIT la categoria "cea mai buna cantareata britanica" si o nominalizare pentru "cel mai bun album britanic" - "Back to Black".

                            Acest album a castigat locul intai in topul albumelor din Marea Britanie si a debutat pe locul sapte in topul U.S. Billboard 200, devenind cel mai mare debut pentru un album realizat de catre o cantareata britanica.

                           Winehouse a castigat si premiul "Ivor Novello", de trei ori - in 2004, pentru single-ul "Stronger than Me", in 2007, pentru single-ul "Rehab", primul extras de pe albumul "Back to Black", si in 2008 pentru piesa "Love Is a Losing Game".

                          De pe "Back to Black" s-au mai remarcat si single-urile "You Know I'm No Good", care a fost incorporat in coloana sonora a popularului serial american "Mad Men", si "Back to Black", catalogat drept "unul dintre cele mai bune single-uri ale anului" in presa britanica.

                          Winehouse a fost recompensata cu cinci premii Grammy in 2008, pentru "inregistrarea anului", "cantecul anului" si "cea mai buna interpreta", cu piesa "Rehab", "cel mai bun album pop" - "Back to Black" - si la categoria "debutantul anului".

                          Pe langa premiile, criticile favorabile si succesul comercial de care s-a bucurat, Winehouse a atras atentia presei prin problemele pe care le-a avut legate de consumul de substante interzise. Ea a recunoscut in mai multe interviuri ca avea tendinte de automutilare, probleme alimentare si suferea de depresie.

                         In 2005, a trecut printr-o perioada in care a baut foarte mult, a consumat droguri, avand schimbari bruste de dispozitie si slabind foarte mult. in octombrie 2006, Winehouse a recunoscut ca a fost afectata de anorexie si alte probleme cu mancarea generate de sistemul nervos.

                        In 2007, cantareata s-a maritat cu Blake Fielder-Civil, intr-o ceremonie neanuntata, tinuta in Miami, Florida. Pe 14 august 2007, site-ul TMZ.com si tabloidul britanic Daily Mirror au anuntat faptul ca Winehouse, alaturi de sotul sau au acceptat sa se interneze intr-o clinica de dezintoxicare dupa ce au ajuns dependenti de heroina si cocaina. in dimineata zilei de 23 august tabolidul britanic Daily Mail a surprins-o si fotografiat-o pe cantareata alaturi de sotul sau umbland pe strazile Londrei insangerati si raniti.

                        In 2008, artista a fost diagnosticata cu emfizem pulmonar in stadiu incipient, plamanii sai suferind din cauza abuzului de droguri si tutun. in acelasi an, ea a marturisit, intr-un interviu pentru revista Rolling Stone, ca a luat droguri in timp ce se trata pentru dependenta de heroina, motiv pentru care sefii casei sale de discuri au pus-o sub "arest la domiciliu".

                      Amy Winehouse a divortat de Fielder-Civil pe data de 16 iulie 2009, in urma unei proceduri accelerate, la inalta Curte de Justitie din Londra, insa nici unul dintre cei doi nu a fost prezent la tribunal.

                      Dupa ce s-a internat de mai multe ori la reabilitare, dar si pentru a se trata de diverse afectiuni, Amy Winehouse le-a dat din nou fanilor ei motive de ingrijorare, anul acesta, dupa ce a fost fluierata copios de spectatori in timpul unui concert pe care l-a sustinut la Belgrad, in luna iunie, deoarece parea ca se afla in stare de ebrietate. Ulterior, artista, care trebuia sa sustina un concert si la Bucuresti pe 15 august, a anuntat ca si-a anulat turneul european din aceasta vara.

                      De altfel, in ultimii patru ani, Winehouse a constituit unul dintre subiectele preferate ale tabloidelor britanice, mai mult pentru scandalurile provocate decat pentru muzica sa. Cantareata cu o voce exceptionala este cunoscuta pentru problemele sale legate de consumul de droguri, alcool, tendinta de automutilare, anorexie si bulimie. Amy Winehouse a efectuat cateva cure scurte de dezintoxicare, iar in ultima vreme, parea ca si-a facut ordine in viata personala, dupa o vacanta prelungita pe insula St. Lucia in 2009.

                      Fanii si criticii laolalta i-au aclamat farmecul necizelat, umorul incisiv si combinatia unica de jazz si soul care-i caracterizeaza muzica. Un alt atu al controversatei artiste britanice este talentul incontestabil de compozitoare - muzica pe care o scrie este, fara exceptie, profund personala, de o candoare brutala. Producatorul american Quincy Jones a declarat ca Amy Winehouse este atat de talentata incat "vine de pe alta planeta", sustinand ca este onorat de faptul ca artista britanica canta pe albumul sau de cover-uri intitulat "Q: Soul Bossa Nostra".
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