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Uh-oh. Dad has turned into a Wino fan :crying:. Made me buy her album for him for his birthday (this Sat)... so guess what I'll be hearing all the time :p. Whenever we come home from the pub he always makes me put Back to Black on! (His fave). Ahhh.
Must say though... Back to Black is growing on me :crying:. What's wrong with me :p.
Back to Black is her best song so you are forgiven lol
I just love everything she has done so far. :cheer:
I love her songs. I think she has alot of talent. But I also think the money she's getting for it all has gone straight to her head and she has lost alot of fans by her rebellious attituide.
i cant stand her music!
Amy Winehouse's new material is "sensational", according to the head of music label Universal.
Lucian Grainge, chairman and chief executive of Universal Music Group, said he had complete faith that the troubled singer would return to form.
"I believe in her as a person and I certainly believe in her as an artist and that's what I hope for," Grainge said at the Music Industry Trust Awards.
Grange was earlier recognised at the event for a career in the music industry spanning three decades. He helped to sign Winehouse, who has apparently been attempting to recover from illness by focusing on her third studio album.
The 25-year-old rose to fame with her debut LP Frank in 2003. The follow-up, 2006's Back To Black, has sold an estimated 11 million copies worldwide.
I think a great third albumn is just what she needs to restore faith in people that she is actually a talented artists despite her dramatic personal life. Most of her troubles started after Back To Black was released and most don't reckon she has what it takes to carry on.
With Blake being released from prison this Christmas I just hope that 2009 is a better year for Amy, and that we get a truely amazing third albumn from her.
going to see her for her one off comeback gig at Sheperds Bush Arena at the end of May! Can't wait, now she's off the drugs I reckon this will be a mind blowing performance from her! :D
AMY WINEHOUSE's marriage will end in a "quickie" divorce today.
The drug-ravaged singer's husband, BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL, 27, is citing claims of her adultery.
It is thought he could also seek a share of Amy's estimated £10million fortune.
During their 26-month marriage the pair plunged into heroin addiction that almost destroyed them both, although Amy, 25, saw her pop career soar.
Fielder-Civil, a video production assistant, was alleged to have fathered another woman's child while in rehab earlier this year.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...e-divorce.html
Can't stand her music one bit :thumbsdow
:eek: Davey. I love it :heart:
Im like that now, theres like one song I like and thats it but when I first voted in the poll I wasnt too keen and now im very much :thumbsdowQuote:
Originally Posted by DaVeyWaVey
Amy Winehouse and her father Mitch have reportedly begun approaching perfume manufacturers with the idea of creating a scent inspired by the singer.
The 'Valerie' star, who recently returned to the UK from an eight-month holiday in St. Lucia, is thought to have already rejected a £500,000 deal.
Speaking to the Daily Star, an insider said: "They want it to reflect her style with a classic smoky 1950s look and smell.
"Amy is keen to expand her brand and wants to latch on to the celeb perfumes bandwagon while she can. They know her fans love to copy her style, and her trademark fashion and beehive hair-do were last year’s must-have look.”
However, the source added that some companies are unhappy with Winehouse's alleged reluctance to promote the product, saying: "Frankly, she doesn’t look like she smells that nice, so doing some positive publicity to prove it doesn’t just smell of stale booze and fags would be vital."
Other celebrities to have recently launched successful fragrances include Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue and Sarah Jessica Parker.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/...h-perfume.html
I don't know the smoky look and smell of the fifties so I wonder what it is going to be like. I also wonder what she is going to call it :hmm:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L9-AvjsB6g"]YouTube - Amy Winehouse - Love is a Losing Game[/ame]
I've been listening to loads of her live performances on youtube today, and I desperatley want her to release a third albumn sometime soon! She is quite simply the best recording artist this country has seen for many years. Love or hate her as a person, you can't deny she is an amazing singer and lyracist!
Amy Winehouse wants to be immortalised in plastic for a new toy doll, a report has claimed.
The troubled singer has allegedly become fixated by the idea after her cosmetic surgery gave her a self-esteem boost.
Winehouse recently went under the knife for a breast enlargement and is said to be plotting more enhancements for the future.
A source told the Daily Star: "She loves all the compliments and wolf whistles she gets from her new figure. She's been sketching lots of drawings of herself and wants to bring out a doll for fans."
The star's father Mitch recently argued that her new look is "great".
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/...-amy-doll.html
MET Police
“Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs 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.
Enquiries continue into the circumstances of the death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained. “——
RIP Amy :(
Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her flat in north London, police said. She was 27 years old.
The Grammy award-winning soul singer struggled with well-documented drink and drug addictions. Her death is being treated as unexplained.
"Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square shortly before 4:05 pm (1505 GMT) today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased," a police statement said.
"On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Enquiries continue into the circumstances of the death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained."
London Ambulance Service had been called to the flat at 3:54 pm (1454 GMT) and sent two ambulances.
Winehouse rocketed to fame after winning five Grammy awards off the back of her 2006 second album "Back to Black" and the hit single "Rehab".
In the run-up to her live return, Winehouse spent a week at an addiction treatment clinic in London, reportedly at the suggestion of her father, Mitch, over concerns that she was drinking too much before her shows.
But Winehouse pulled out of her European comeback tour following a disastrous opening performance in Serbia on June 18.
She was booed at the performance in Belgrade, as she appeared to be too drunk to sing.
Some 20,000 people gathered for the highly-promoted concert at the sixth-century Kalemegdan fortress, but many soon left.
During the concert, which lasted about 90 minutes, Winehouse could only mumble some of the lyrics, failing to follow her band.
Winehouse left the stage twice, with many fans showing their displeasure despite her band's attempts to calm the crowd.
She had also been scheduled to perform in Istanbul, Athens, Bilbao in Spain, Locarno in Switzerland, Italy's Lucca festival, Switzerland's Paleo Festival in Nyon, Nova Jazz and Blues Night in Wiesen, Austria, and Poland's Bydgoszcz Artpop Festival.
AFP
Very sad news :( RIP
Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14 1983 in Southgate, North London, to parents Mitchell and Janis Winehouse. After showing an early aptitude for music, the 9-year-old Winehouse was encouraged by her grandmother to attend the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School to hone her talents, and it was during this time that she developed a love of jazz, which would later inspire her music.
Winehouse eventually moved to the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Westminster, but was expelled at 14 for reportedly not applying herself to her studies, following which she spent time at the famous BRIT School, in Selhurst, Croydon.
At the age of 18, Winehouse was signed to a management contract by Simon Fuller's 19 Management, and received a heavy amount of interest from record labels before eventually signing with Island/Universal.
After working alongside producer Saleem Remi, Winehouse released her jazz-inspired debut album Frank in 2003 to widespread acclaim from critics. Frank was shortlisted for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize and also earned the singer her first Ivor Novello songwriting award for the single 'Stronger Than Me'.
Despite the success of her debut release, Winehouse would later admit that she had not been entirely happy with the record, and had been pushed by her label to include certain tracks.
While working on the follow-up to Frank in 2005, Winehouse began what would become a tumultuous relationship with the tabloid press, after she began showing increasingly erratic public behaviour, fuelling rumours of heavy drug and alcohol abuse.
2006 saw the release of Winehouse's second album Back to Black, which was co-produced by Remi and Mark Ronson. The album went on to win five Grammy Awards including 'Best New Artist', 'Record of the Year' and 'Song of the Year', and became the best-selling UK album of 2007, as well as the overall third-biggest seller of the decade in the country.
The album was a marked departure from Winehouse's previous musical style on Frank, and featured a sound more inspired by the girl groups of the 1950s and 1960s. Back to Black spawned several successful singles including Winehouse's most well-known songs 'Rehab', 'You Know I'm No Good' and 'Back to Black'.
It was during the promotion of Back to Black that Winehouse's personal troubles began to overshadow her music career, after several panned performances caused her to cancel the remainder of a 17-date tour in August 2007, with the singer's record company citing exhaustion and ill health as the reasons behind the cancellations.
Winehouse found herself in legal difficulties in 2008 after a video emerged on the website of British tabloid The Sun, which seemed to depict the singer smoking crack cocaine and discussing her regular drug use, although no official charges were ever brought against her.
She wed partner Blake Fielder-Civil on May 18, 2007 with a ceremony in Miami, Florida. However, their union would be marred by claims that Fielder-Civil was responsible for fuelling Winehouse's growing substance abuse issues. The newly-married couple were arrested later the same year in Bergen, Norway, on charges of possession of marijuana, but they were both later released with a fine.
The tempestuous marriage began to show signs of trouble after Fielder-Civil was jailed in July 2008 after being found guilty of trying to pervert the course of justice and grievous bodily harm with intent. In January 2009, only one month before Fielder-Civil was due to be released from prison, a spokesperson for Winehouse confirmed that she had been issued with divorce papers.
Despite repeated claims on her part that she wouldn't allow the divorce to go through, Winehouse and Fielder-Civil were officially divorced on August 28, 2009, and it was noted that he had requested no money from the singer as part of the divorce settlement.
Following the end of her marriage to Fielder-Civil, Winehouse retreated to the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia for much of 2009 to begin work on her third album alongside regular collaborator Remi. Despite repeated claims that the album was progressing well, an official release date for the untitled record was never announced.
Winehouse's legal difficulties continued throughout 2009 after she was charged with common assault stemming from an incident at the September 2008 Prince's Trust charity ball. Despite being found not guilty, Winehouse was arrested in December that year again on charges of common assault and was handed a two-year conditional discharge and fine.
Constant paparazzi presence led Winehouse to seek and receive an anti-harassment injunction against the Big Pictures photo agency in May 2009, which stopped the paparazzi from coming within 100 metres of her home or pursuing her.
An interview in late 2010 saw Winehouse insist that she had been drug-free for the past three years, but the singer later admitted herself to the Priory rehabilitation clinic in May 2011 to receive treatment for alcohol addiction. Winehouse was allegedly told by doctors that she needed to 'stop drinking or die', but checked herself out of the clinic after only one week.
Winehouse's music comeback faced problems in June after a disastrous performance in Belgrade that marked the beginning of her 12-date European tour. The singer's vocal performance was critically panned and she was eventually booed off-stage after seeming drunk and disorientated by those in attendance. Following the performance, Winehouse pulled out of scheduled concerts in both Istanbul and Athens before cancelling the entire tour. A spokesperson for the singer said she would be given 'as long as it takes' for her to get back to her best.
On July 23, Amy Winehouse was found dead at her North London home. The singer was 27 years old. Metropolitan Police has so far described the singer's death as 'unexplained', and an autopsy is expected to confirm the cause of death.
RIP so sad so young
tragic indeed,she was so young
Amy Winehouse had a choice. 91 INNOCENT people in Norway did not.
What a waste of a young talented life. Amy had an amazing voice but like so many lost souls drugs and booze robbed her of her life.
R.I.P Amy
True Alan but Amy sold her soul to the devil when she started using drugs. They took hold of her life and she couldn't stop them. Your right that those 92 innocent lost lives are different to Amy deaths but she couldn't help herself she was beyond that. She should have been sectioned long ago to help her with her addiction. As for those poor innocent young Norwegians let's just hope that the world can learn from this tragedy.Quote:
Originally Posted by alan45
Of course I feel sorry for her family left behind. It just annoys me that peopl,e seem to think more of her death than those innocent people in Norway. Amy Winehouse was a wealthy woman who could have got and paid for treatment for her addictions which sadly most junkies can ill afford. I blame her managers and hangers on as well.
She was in and out of rehab ... expect they took her money but did not help her
The time for voluntary rehab was long past. She should have been signed in. Of course then the leeches who were making huge sums of money from her wouldn want this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I watched the news last night and they were talking to some woman who works in a restaurant near were Amy lived. The woman said that Amy used to go there a lot with her bodyguards, If this is true then who was responsible for her getting her hands on drink and drugs. She hasn't worked in about four years so how has she got the cash to buy the drink and drugs. We know how normal drug addicts get money for drugs they steal so who as been feeding her habit. It's the same with Pete Docherty he hasn't worked for years but he still manages to go around being out his face everyday in life. Apart from that those innocent people in Norway deserve to be mourned separately from Amy and people will be mourning them a lot longer that they will Amy.
They still get royalties from their music when it is bought, I know both Pete and Amy have given performances and would have earned money, I also imagine that they are not short of a bob or two, and famous peeps don't need to pay for food and drinks because of the publicity the restaurant and bars get when celebrities go thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
I see she has joined the "27 Club".
Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and now Amy Winehouse all died at the age of 27. Spooky, eh?
And all self inflictedQuote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
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Originally Posted by alan45
What an ignorant Point of View. Try reading Russell Brand's tribute. That may teach you something.
And you have the cheek to call anyone IGNORANTQuote:
Originally Posted by Cat2687
I wouldn't read or believe anything Russell Brand said. Don't call me ignorant. I have dealt with more suicides and drug related deaths than you will ever know about. Sorry if you don't like the truth. I have NO sympathy for Amy Winehouse, had she wanted to give up drugs and had her so called friends any thought for her they would have spent some of her millions on getting her the proper treatment. The only person I am sorry for in this sordid affair is her Dad. This poor man tried his best to save his daughterQuote:
Originally Posted by Cat2687
Channel 4 is to pay tribute to Amy Winehouse following the singer's death on Saturday.
The broadcaster has announced that it is to screen an updated version of the documentary Amy Winehouse: What Really Happened on Tuesday night, reports Broadcast.
The film, originally compiled by Jacques Peretti in 2008, will investigate how the 27-year-old went from being one of the most talented singers of her generation, to falling into a destructive path which led to her death.
It includes interviews with friends and family, exploring important events in her life from the divorce of her parents to her relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil.
Amy Winehouse: What Really Happened will air on Channel 4 on Tuesday at 11.05pm. It replaces a repeat of Alan Carr: Chatty Man.
4Music will also air one-off special Amy Winehouse: Lost Soul at 8pm tonight.
The ITN Studios production will mix editorial packages charting her life and career with music videos of her biggest hits.
Tony Bennett recently compared Winehouse to the world's most iconic jazz singers after collaborating with her earlier this year.
RIP very talented musician
Mitch Winehouse told mourners at the star's funeral on Tuesday that he hopes to help others who are battling addiction and provide funds to causes that the singer supported.
"I was in New York with my cousin Michael when I heard [about her death] and straight away I said I wanted an Amy Winehouse Foundation, something to help the things she loved - children, horses, but also to help those struggling with substance abuse," he said.
"In this country, if you cannot afford a private rehabilitation clinic, there is a two-year waiting list for help. With the help of Keith Vaz MP, we are trying to change that."
Vaz told BBC News that he would offer whatever help Mitch needed in launching the foundation, saying: "I am very happy to help Mitch in any way I can with his important campaign to help rehabilitate those most vulnerable in our society."
Amy had widely reported struggles with drug and alcohol addiction during her life, although her father told her funeral service that she had begun to "conquer" her demons.
"Three years ago, Amy conquered her drug dependency, the doctors said it was impossible but she really did it. She was trying hard to deal with her drinking and had just completed three weeks of abstinence," he said.
Amy was discovered dead in bed at her flat in Camden, North London on Saturday afternoon at the age of 27.
A private funeral attended by friends and family was held in Edgware, London on Tuesday, with Amy's producer Mark Ronson and her close friend Kelly Osbourne among the mourners.
An inquest into Amy's death was opened and closed on Monday, and adjourned until October 26. No cause of death was given following a post-mortem examination of her body.
I wish the foundation all success
Amy Winehouse had no illegal substances in her system when she died, although alcohol was present, a spokesperson for the late star has confirmed.
The 27-year-old singer was found dead in her Camden home last month. No cause of death was found during an initial post-mortem.
The Metropolitan police said at the time that further test results would be known within a month, while an inquest was adjourned until October 26.
"Toxicology results returned to the Winehouse family by authorities have confirmed that there were no illegal substances in Amy's system at the time of her death," a statement released this afternoon confirmed.
"Results indicate that alcohol was present but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death."
It continued: "The family would like to thank the police and coroner for their continuing thorough investigations and for keeping them informed throughout the process. They await the outcome of the inquest in October."
London drugs fixer Tony Azzopardi claimed that he had supplied Winehouse with £1,200 worth of crack cocaine and heroin on the day of her death.
^ So what about the legal substances?