The Tragic Life Story Of Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse the voice of a generation for which generation the generation of today with the electronic melodies and auto-tune voices or the generation of the jazzy blues that conjures up images of smokey underground bars and piano players with the woods beyond her years echoing the musical eras in the past Amy Winehouse was a deep soulful siren in a sea of light frothy pop stars with a dark sultry voice that seemed to come from the very depths of her being she eclipses what had become the norm for female vocals and exploded onto the music scene less like a breath of fresh air and more like a firework regardless of your taste in music it's hard to disagree that Amy Winehouse was a modern music icon even to this day her name is still one of the most recognizable in British music culture her life music and career seemed more synonymous with the Shakespearean tragedy then a mere news tabloid with loves and loss soaring heights and desperate lows inspiring music and shattering tragedy the story of Amy Winehouse's rise and fall from famous window will be forever etched in the annals of music history this vivacious talented singer who rose from obscurity on her own merits to become an international star dominating the jazz pop soul and R&B tone Rose the story of her destructive relationships and dangerous addictions how the struggles let her untimely demise like many troubled artists before her it was those very struggles that both served as the inspiration for her genius and yet were the catalyst for her fall from grace Amy Jade Winehouse was born September 14 1983 and the subway with South Gate England to Jewish parents Mitch and Janis Winehouse despite her humble beginnings and unbeknownst to her parents and older brother Alex amy was destined for fame and ultimately infamy her music aru's stemmed from both her media and the extended family her father Mitch was a panel beater then later a taxi driver who would sing Frank Sinatra songs to her and her mother was a pharmacist but she was also influenced by members of her extended family she was surrounded from a young age the uncles on her mother's side were professional jazz musicians while her father's mother was herself a singer who dated famous jazz saxophone is Scot her parents did so much to encourage her interested in jazz and often Amy would sing fly me to the moon when in trouble at her school and I remember so many Sinatra songs I knew before I'd even heard Sinatra sing them because my dad always used to sing always was singing songs like you go to my head the first time I ever heard Frank sing you go to my head I knew every word cuz that was my dad's song you know as Amy grew so did her diverse taste in music as she started listening to anything gospel to R&B and hip hop exploring her vocal range at the age of 10 she was drawn to listen to American R&B and hip hop acts including TLC and Sodom Peppa so much so that she founded a short-lived amateur rap group called sweet and sour at the age of 12 amy secretly applied to and won a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School the School of Performing Arts with her unique rendition of sunny sided Street by Lily Armstrong she did the scholarship auditions and she sang and she really blew us away I think she sang on the sunny side of the street and I thought we've got the new Judy Garland here and she was so melodic the voice was so good on the ear and she only about twelve and a half at the time Amy had not had a single singing lesson prior to her audition and it was fast becoming quite clear that her talent was something extraordinary and people were beginning to sit up and take notice later after years of playing with her brothers guitars Amy received her very first guitar 13 and displaying her initiative in talent again it's R herself how to play her guitar became another musical outlet for her as she progressed she began songwriting as well which she proved to be naturally skilled at around the age of 15 she started to become quite rebellious and independent piercing her nose getting tattoos then allegedly being expelled from the Sylvia Young Theatre school though both her father and Sylvia young herself deny this at 16 young Amy Winehouse began her professional career she sought out bars and clubs I will allow her to perform and started recording demos with her own music lyrics and vocals [Music] [Applause] it was at this tender age that Amy's best friend pop singer Tyler James passed the demo tape of her on to his record label a and R and it was more obvious than ever that amy was not just another girl with the love for jazz amy was destined for great things after the demo amy was signed to Simon Fuller's the creator of the Idol franchise an initial manager of the Spice Girls label 19 management in 2002 and paid 250 euros a week against future earnings of course but for Amy this is bona fide recognition of her talent and skills and her meteoric rise to superstardom in October 2003 at just 19 years of age Amy recruited her heavily Jasin Foods debut album Franklin Island Records titled so in honor of her idol the one and only Frank Sinatra every song was co-written by herself and sold over 1 million copies in England alone reaching platinum sell status and later declared triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry Frank was also nominated in the Brit Awards categories for British female solo artists and British urban AG Amy had just hit big time and she wasn't slowing down her sound was evolving and so was her musical focus and image previously jazz had been the main influence for her sound but amy was now gravitating towards 50s and 60s girl groups was truly resonated through her changing sound and visually through her look channeling the beehive hairdo that was made popular in the sixties in the white cat eye flake and we created a persona and was becoming a recognizable forest to be reckoned with but as her fame grew so did her turmoil which coincided with a chance meeting in 2005 when amy made a music video assistant named Blake fielder-civil at a bar in Camden despite Blake already been spoken for things later changed for them both within Amaya and me had his name tattooed on her neck and he became a huge part of her life and even a bigger influence on her music with a final impact nobody could have foreseen coming 2005 was also the beginning of a turbulent cycle of self-harm drug and alcohol abuse and sudden weight loss for Amy but it wasn't particularly noted by anyone close to her as most put her weight loss and erratic behaviors down to stress and pressure of creating releasing and subsequently promoting her absolute breakthrough album Back to Black in October 2006 amy completed the critically acclaimed 11-track album in just five months and began her Back to Black tour almost immediately strangely enough the biggest hit single rehab from Back to Black was inspired by her management company who had recommended that she attend rehab to deal with what they could see was becoming a very real problem with alcohol [Music] rather than dealing with her growing addiction problems amy continued on as she had been back to black climbed to the number one album spot on the UK album charts in January 2007 rich stayed for two straight weeks only in return for our further few weeks later in February then becoming the best-selling album in England selling 1.8 million copies I guarantee magazine naming rehab the best song of 2007 this album was the most successful American debut by bridge three more artists in history Back to Black stayed in the top 10 for several months and began to climb the charts internationally in April of 2007 Amy and Blake were engaged unknown to her family and friends Blake had been the first to introduce Amy to hard drugs specifically heroin and has shown her how to use it her diction grew though play claimed that while they use drugs together a Miss addiction worsened when they were separated [Music] the relationship was a vicious cycle of drugs alcohol and physical abuse but it came clear to all that there was more going on beneath the surface and first saw and that the anticip she had been thrust into was taking a toll her family strongly believe that losing her grandmother Cynthia had been a catalyst and triggering the darker side of Amy a tattoo of her grandmother's name on her arm a custer reminder for laws but others believe that Blake fielder-civil was the beginning of the unraveling of Amy Winehouse with a metal and rolling stone at that time all the songs are about the state of my relationship with Blake things started to take a toll and Amy counseled a number of shows across Europe and England claiming exhaustion poor health as she didn't want to perform unless she was a hundred percent wanting to be there but it seemed that her addiction was finally coming to life it was then reported on August 8 that she had succumbed to an intense multi drug overdose check collapse had been rushed to the hospital in the early hours of the morning semi-conscious resulting in having to have her stomach pumped due to the cocktail she had ingested of heroin canta mean ecstasy cocaine whiskey and vodka 23 year old so she's one of her talents but the singer Amy Winehouse has canceled yet more gigs this time in Norway after she was admitted to hospital yesterday a record company say it was just down to severe exhaustion specification was rife that Amy had many issues deeper than the one she seemed to be dealing with in her songs and apparently in her marriage and from here it seemed there was only one place for Amy to go but for Amy she was not ready to be dealing with the reality of her addiction just yet going on started new tour with 17 shows and schedule starting rehab is great for some people but not others she says her self-destructive behavior was constantly in the tabloids in a May 2008 she was declared the second most hated personality in England despite being voted the second grace ultimate heroine in England the previous month she spent time in a London hospital being treated for severe exhaustion before she and husband Blake entered a rehab her father was accorded a stating he was so very proud of the pair of them and the way they have handled this very difficult situation her spiral into addiction began impacting her professionally as well Amy continued to act as though nothing was wrong and went on promoting her album releasing a special deluxe edition of Back to Black in November 2007 her debut DVD Amy cutter postpones any tours and appearances she could shirring that her doctor stated she was to take a break bad luck seemed to follow the star when anonymous police tipped off while Norway saw a law enforcement storm into a hotel room immersion and arrest her was she was later released after she paid a fine later in November Blake was arrested for attempted to bribe bar staff he had allegedly assaulted unfortunately this is right before Amy's back to black European tour was set to kick off whether this was a part of the reason or not Amy's opening night in Birmingham at the National Indoor Arena was anything but close to access with record walkouts and bullying from the crowds one comment from the Birmingham Mail said it was one of the saddest nights of my life I saw supremely talented artists reduced to tears some we were on stage and unforgivably swearing at the audience other shows in dissimilarly with reports later stating that she was unsteady on her feet looked highly intoxicated throughout her show and we cancelled all further concerts performances and appearances again advising the public and clamouring fans that her doctor had we recommend a complete rest it seemed Amy did not take the doctor's orders however she was arrested on suspicion of interfering with our husband's bribery attempt later claiming Gibble's all her husband's legal dramas that cost her to be unable to cope with her touring Amy's woes did not make much of a negative impact on her album sales however with black sub black going nearly five times platinum that year becoming the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2000 AME heralded a new year full of new opportunities a new year full of new accolades and new challenges some such challenges faced early on occurred in January when a video surfaced of Amy smoking crack cocaine after admitting to the authorities of her legal use of narcotics she was not allowed passage to the US which then meant she was not allowed entry to perform at the 2008 Grammy Awards where she ultimately made music history when she became the first British female to win five Grammy Awards on the same night including Best New Artist and record of the year for rehab she also has now tied with Beyonce and Adele for most Grammy wins and one night throughout 2008 her marriage to Blake seems to be crumbling with their families both not supporting their relationship Blake was told to in the marriage by Amy's family particularly her father Mitch as well as his own family despite her touring team her family recommending against it Amy perform at The Rock in Rio festival in Portugal in May 2008 the set wasn't a complete success due to her delayed arrival and voice issues but the audience was highly receptive and encouraging Amy performed two covers in her own original music and overall the performance was applauded despite the ongoing recognition and rewards of her talent and power and music Amy's erratic behavior continued and her health and personal life continued to go downhill at the Glassboro musical festival in June that year Amy pushed a band during her performance or at least appeared to a video was circulated far and wide showing Amy throwing a series of punches into the crowd no charges were filed and Amy was not prosecuted [Music] Emme returned to london after the incident to a rehabilitation clinic reporters were told by Amy's father that his daughter was warned that she would need to wear an oxygen mask as she didn't stop her drug abuse Amy did not seem to pay any need to the warnings of her doctors the words of her family or her friends by the end of 2008 Amy and Blake's marriage was all but over in January 2009 blake amy began divorce proceedings blake being the one to file for divorce inciting adultery as the reason for this split despite both parties mingling to other love interests during the year after struggling internally with her success at the height of her fame and her following infamy and july 2011 amy was found unresponsive at her London home after a long-running battle with alcohol and drug addiction rival officers found the body of a 27 year old female was pronounced dead at the scene next to Kim have been informed and I can confirm that the deceased is Amy Winehouse confirming her death meant amy was now part of the infamous 27 club a group consisting of mostly musicians artists or actors who died at the age of 27 later autopsies would reveal her official cause of death was accidental alcohol overdose after her death the Amy Winehouse foundation was set up by her family and launched on September 14 2011 this would have been her 28th birthday the charity's goal is to prevent the effect of drug and alcohol abuse on the youth of today and also support inform and inspire vulnerable and disadvantaged young people in order to support them in reaching their full potential Metamorpho Kelly the star continues to live on scene as when the most talented stars of the new millennium that never got to research full potential [Music] [Applause] to

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Length: 17min 53sec (1073 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 19 2019