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Amy Winehouse
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soul, jazz, female vocalists, british, singer-songwriter
Amy Jade Winehouse (born September 14, 1983) is an English 5-time Grammy Award-winning jazz/soul singer and songwriter. Her debut album, Frank (released in 2003) was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and she won an Ivor Novello award in 2004 for her debut single 
Stronger Than Me from her debut album Frank. In 2006, she released her second album, Back To Black produced by Mark Ronson with musical backing from New York based retro soul group the dap-kings.
On 14th February 2007, she won a Brit award for Best British Female Solo Artist. In 2007 Back to Black reached #6 on the Billboard 200 Album chart in the US, selling over 51000 copies in its first week. Back to Black has now entered the top ten biggest selling albums of the 21st century, selling over 2.5 million copies in the UK since its release.
Born into an English-Jewish family with a history of jazz musicians, she grew up in the suburb of Southgate, North London, and attended Ashmole School. At around age 10, Winehouse founded a short-lived amateur rap group called Sweet ‘n’ Sour, as Sour. She described the group as “the little white Jewish Salt-N-Pepa”. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School at age 12 but was expelled at 13 for “not applying herself” and piercing her own nose. She later attended the BRIT School in Selhurst, Croydon.
She grew up listening to a diverse range of music (from Salt ‘n’ Pepa to Sarah Vaughan) and received her first guitar at age 13.
After her friend, soul singer Tyler James, gave her demo tape to an A&R person, she was discovered and began singing professionally at age 16.
Stronger Than Me from her debut album Frank. In 2006, she released her second album, Back To Black produced by Mark Ronson with musical backing from New York based retro soul group the dap-kings. On 14th February 2007, she won a Brit award for Best British Female Solo Artist. In 2007 Back to Black reached #6 on the Billboard 200 Album chart in the US, selling over 51000 copies in its first week. Back to Black has now entered the top ten biggest selling albums of the 21st century, selling over 2.5 million copies in the UK since its release.
Born into an English-Jewish family with a history of jazz musicians, she grew up in the suburb of Southgate, North London, and attended Ashmole School. At around age 10, Winehouse founded a short-lived amateur rap group called Sweet ‘n’ Sour, as Sour. She described the group as “the little white Jewish Salt-N-Pepa”. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School at age 12 but was expelled at 13 for “not applying herself” and piercing her own nose. She later attended the BRIT School in Selhurst, Croydon.
She grew up listening to a diverse range of music (from Salt ‘n’ Pepa to Sarah Vaughan) and received her first guitar at age 13.
After her friend, soul singer Tyler James, gave her demo tape to an A&R person, she was discovered and began singing professionally at age 16.
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JeremyAce4 wrote:
been a couple of weeks since the last train wreck.
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MIKKOLIINOS wrote:
PLEASE Amy, please come to Finland!
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1800sseamonster wrote:
A+
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Divabeyonce88 wrote:
Amy is AMAZING! love it! <33
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JazzGirlsAround wrote:
all people who don't like her are SUCKS!
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VenusTreat wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/The+Group+That+Carries+Music+Everywhere+They+Go%2C+Even+To+Places+They%27re+Not+Supposed+To
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heminder wrote:
she's not bad... and that's coming from a metalhead... XD
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OFF_THE_LIP wrote:
would i make tattoo on shoulder, as her?
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earwithfeet wrote:
please don't die. i know you since 1999 with a guitar playing and singin' 'are you gaaaaaaaaaay'.... yeah...
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Glamour_Dream wrote:
amy is the best! don't lose yor voice!!!!
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Lu_ciene wrote:
I was listening to Back to Black, and I liked it very much, the arrangements are so good! Does anyone know who arranged this album and what other albums did she/he arrange?
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generic "nice pic comment"
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♥
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yeoldstinkeye wrote:
Sheesh!
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@navajasdepapel: Hey! They stolen my idea! hahahaha
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aboutUnow wrote:
awesome pic!
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Becca_shit wrote:
she should get clean. then the concerts would be much better.but i love her voice and her music.she has talent .urgh.
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HAHAHAH
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JackwayIsEmo wrote:
She's worse than the new Last.Fm, if that's possible.
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