Amy Jade Winehouse (Londra, 14 settembre 1983 – Londra, 23 luglio 2011).
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul (sometimes labelled as blue-eyed soul and neo soul),[4][5] rhythm and blues, and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize
Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made her the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the general field "Big Four" awards: Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Winehouse won three Ivor Novello Awards: in 2004, Best Contemporary Song for "Stronger Than Me"; in 2007, Best Contemporary Song again, this time for "Rehab"; and in 2008, Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game." She won the 2007 Brit Award for Best British Female Artist, having also been nominated for Best British Album, with Back to Black.
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Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011, aged 27. Her album Back to Black posthumously became for a time the UK's best-selling album of the 21st century. In 2012, Winehouse was ranked 26th on VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music. The BBC has called her "the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation."
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Amy Jade Winehouse, più nota come Amy Winehouse (Londra, 14 settembre 1983 – Londra, 23 luglio 2011), è stata una cantautrice, stilista e produttrice discografica britannica.
Ha debuttato nel mondo della musica pubblicando, nel 2003, per l'etichetta discografica Island, l'album di debutto Frank, che riscuote un buon successo di pubblico e critica. Il vero successo arriva nel 2007, con l'uscita del secondo album Back to Black, che trainato da singoli come Rehab, Love Is a Losing Game e l'omonima traccia Back to Black ha scalato le classifiche mondiali, ottenendo un successo che l'ha portata alla vittoria di cinque Grammy Awards.
Intanto, l'artista ha fatto spesso parlare di sé per gravi problemi legati a droga, alcol e disordini alimentari che l'hanno portata a ritardare la realizzazione del suo terzo album fino alla prematura morte, avvenuta nella sua casa, a Londra. Assieme a Duffy ed Adele, era considerata una delle esponenti della nuova generazione del soul bianco, della quale è ritenuta la precorritrice.
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