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Amy Winehouse

Born: 9/14/1983, Southgate, London, England

Genres: Soul, R&B, doo-wop, jazz

Labels: Island and Republis

Website: amywinehouse.co.uk

Amy Winehouse is one of our favorite musicians. Like all creative artists, she’s been plagued by problems both self-made and from outside. But she seems to keep on going.

At a very early age Amy began singing. She received her first guitar around age thirteen after coveting her brother’s instrument. Early on she worked for World Entertainment News Network and sang with several jazz bands. Being from a music-loving family of Jewish extraction Amy evidently got some support from her siblings and parents and actually started a rap group at age ten, even before her guitar.

She was linked early on to Tyler James, her boyfriend and signed first with Island Records. She also won a publishing deal with EMI. Settling in with this under her belt Winehouse added Sharon Jones’s band the Dap-Kings to her group and started touring. The rest is pretty much history as Winehouse’s debut album, Frank, was released in 2003 to critical acclaim. Most of the album is jazz influenced and every song was co-written by Winehouse herself. She has been compared to Sarah Vaughn and Macy Gray just to name a few.

Winehouse has been nominated for a BRIT Award and her albums have achieved platinum status. International success came in the form of “Rehab” which went on to top the charts. “Rehab” was a number seven single in the UK. “Frank” went on to be released in the U.S. in 2007 and debuted at 61 on the Billboard 200 Chart.

Winehouse has won a 2008 Grammy Award for “Record of the Year” and “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.” Many will remember the fiasco with her visa not being updated and Winehouse not being allowed into the U.S. When her visa finally came through, it was too late for her to travel here.

Below are some of her awards:

Ivor Novello Awards: Best Contemporary Song, 2004

South Bank Show Award: Best Pop, 2007

BRIT Awards: British Album 2007

Elle Style Award: Best British Music Act, 2007

Ivor Novello Awards: Best Contemporary Song, 2007

Greatest Britons: Musical Achievement, 2007

Q Awards: Best Album, 2007

MOBO Awards: Best UK Female, 2007

MTV Europe Music Awards: Album of the Year, 2007

Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best new Artist, 2008

NME Awards: Worst Dressed Performer, 2008

Ivor Novello Awards: Best Song Musically and Lyrically, 2008