Singer Emmy Biography

Latest news biography British comedian Russell Brand said that he was making his way through the hall when he heard a powerful female voice from the stage, and just stunned, dumbfounded by the vocal abilities of Amy Winehaus. Before that, he was familiar with the performer, but could not have imagined that she would be so talented. It was called unbridled and expressive.

Many considered Winehouse a hooligan because of loud statements and harmful addictions, but those who were really close to her refuted this. It was easy for relatives and friends to love her, and Amy herself knew how to take care and almost maternal participation. Childhood and youth Legend of pop music, Amy Jade Winehouse, was born on September 14 in the town of Souteite near London.

Parents of the future star, Jews in nationality, did not have a relationship with music: Mother Jenis Winehouse worked as a pharmacist, father Mitch Winehaus - a taxi driver. True, Papa-Meloman gathered a serious collection of jazz plates at home, and often Amy listened to Sinatra from Frank in his performance as a child before going to bed. At some point, rumors appeared that the artist had Russian roots, but sociologists confirmed only that her great-great-grandfather Abraham Grandish was a native of Russia.

There were several musicians in the Amy family: the singer’s uncles on her mother’s line acted as professional jazzists, and her father’s grandmother was completely wonderful- the former second and jazz singer, the youthful love of the legendary Ronnie Scott. It was with the grandmother that Amy first visited the tattoo salon and tried beer. In honor of her beloved relative, the singer later even made a tattoo with her name - Cynthia.

Cynthia turned out to be right, but Amy immediately became a difficult child: in the teacher’s lessons were not able to force her to shut up, the baby constantly sang. At the summer, Amy transferred to the theater school of Sylvia Young, but only a year later was expelled: her behavior was far from exemplary. At thirteen, Winhaus made a special gift - she received the first musical instrument.

It was a guitar with which the future star no longer parted. The girl began to write her own songs and every day enthusiastically indulged in a new beloved business. During this period, her main inspirers were Sarah won and Dina Washington - the classics of jazz and Soul. At the same time, Amy, who, in order to improve the vocals, performed with several local groups and recorded the first demo versions of her songs.

Music in the year of Winehouse at the age of sixteen entered the Big show business. She never torn into him, and a case helped the matter. So Amy received a contract and began a career as a professional singer. In M, her debut album Frank came out, named by the name of a tender beloved Sinatra. And the listeners, and critics, and eminent musicians were struck by the combination of elegant melodics, causing texts and unique voice of the girl.

Over the year, the album became Platinov, and the singer was warmly carried away by all those who had recently been shocked by the shocking of the young talent. Her first single, Stronger than ME, created in a duet with Salaam Remi, brought the singer the title of the author of the best modern song at the award ceremony of the British composers IVOR NOVELLO Awards.

At the same time, a talented singer became a constant hero of the yellow press. Drugs and alcohol, tough jokes and sharp statements, insults of the press and listeners, inappropriate behavior became food for journalists. The second album of the performer was released in the year. At Back to Black, she was inspired by female pop and jazz groups of the 50s. The album was in seventh place in Billboard and became five times Platinov.

The first single with a record - Rehab - was awarded the award of IVOR NOVELLO in the spring of Go. He was called the best modern song. Later, clips were shot for this and other songs. In M at the Grammy ceremony, Winhaus received five awards at once-in the categories of “Record of the Year”, “Best New Contractor”, “Song of the Year”, “Best Pop album” and “Best Female Pop-You” for Rehab.

True, the singer was never given an American visa, so she performed with a thanksgiving speech on Skype. In the same year, Amy was supposed to perform the main composition for the next episode of the film about the legendary James Bond “Quantum of Mercy”. However, it was later announced that the singer had other plans. And here is another British star, Adele, who performed a similar song in a cult film about a spy, was awarded Oscars.

Adele, whose albums are scattered today by millions of print runs, in an interview admitted that it was Winehouse's work that featured her her own musical career. Specifically, Amy's debut album influenced her. In the summer of the year, Amy abandoned concerts and alcohol in the United States and Britain, announcing health problems. The press got information that the singer is dependent on severe drugs.

Then she spent five days in rehabilitation in a specialized clinic. The opening of the Center for Modern Culture "Garage" was awarded a unique event.And after a while, the girl ended up in the hospital with a diagnosis of “pulmonary emphysema”. The year was marked by several Uinhaus drives to the police for attacks and on suspicion of drug storage, and again the artist went to rehabilitation - to the Caribbean villa, singer Brian Adams.

After a scandalous concert in Belgrade in June, the star canceled the tour of Europe. Then she went on stage in front of 20 thousand. Therefore, the inability to perform at the proper level was the logical reason for the cancellation of the tour. Two years later, the lovers got married. The relationship could not be called simple: the spouses together abused alcohol, took drugs, often fought and became objects of paparazzi's close attention.

Amy's relatives often stated in the press that it was Blake that has a bad influence on her and prevents her from getting rid of addictions. In m, the wife of Winehouse was sentenced to 27 months of imprisonment for an attack on a person. In prison, the guy began the divorce proceedings, and in M ​​the couple divorced. The singer lived a short life and was remembered not only by faithful fans, but also to those men with whom she had a relationship.

And it was not only a spouse. Her men in the vast majority belonged to musical circles. The first boyfriend of the performer, which is known to the general public, was the music manager George Roberts. Amy also met with young musician Alex Claire.

He enthusiastically spoke of a relationship with a star, being sure that she would not return to her husband. But Winehouse returned, and Claire in revenge told intimate details about her. EMBED from Getty Images Amy Winehaus and Blake Fielder-Sili was a page in Winhaus's personal life, when she met with the former boyfriend of Kate Moss Pita Dorty, who, like her husband, was not averse to pampering drugs.

Everything could fundamentally change in the life of Amy after meeting with the British director Rag Travis. However, here it did not grow together, especially since the sticks in the wheels of the couple were actively inserted by the former beloved of Travis. After the death of the singer, it turned out that for some time she was preparing documents for the adoption of the Augustine, Augustine.

The artist met a girl from a poor Caribbean family on the island of St. Lucia. However, plans were not destined to come true. The death on July 23, the musical world dumbfounded the news: Amy Winehouse found dead in her London apartments. The examination revealed that the level of alcohol in the deceased body is five times higher than the norm compatible with human life, recognizing death by an accident.

How true this version is, it was not possible to find out. The singer’s father suggested that the cause of death could be a heart attack caused by alcohol poisoning. The police put forward a version that Amy died of an overdose of drugs. But in the way it was not possible to find narcotic drugs. A second investigation in M ​​did not reveal any additional data.

The funeral was held at the Jewish cemetery of Edjuerbury Lane, where the grave of the star is adjacent to her grandmother. In the same, the knowledge of the musical world began to make assumptions that Lady Gaga would fall into the “club”, but the artist resolutely refuted in an interview the idea of ​​the desire to part with life. Memory fans of the performer, having received a tragic news, literally blew up the Internet, and colleagues began to devote songs to the starless star.

On the day of the death of the singer, the soloist of the U2 Bono dedicated the song to her. In Russia, the death of Winhaus did not leave indifferent Zemfira by decision of the Ministry of Justice of Russia is included in the list of individuals-enocts, which placed a mournful entry on the page on the social network, and the group “Slot” Song R. The first successes in the musical career of Lana Del Rey were overshadowed by the death of Amy.

The news was so dumbfounded by the young artist that she was thinking of throwing a dream of a stage, but thanks to perseverance and determination, she still took place in creativity. In December GO, the posthumous album of Winehaus Lioness: Hidden Treasures, which included entries - years. In the first week after the release, the plate escaped to the top albums char, and the singer’s father sent all the funds from his sales to the Amy Winehaus fund, which is designed to help the victims of alcohol and drug addiction.

And a year later, the documentary "Amy" directed by Azif Capadia was released. The tape received many positive reviews, but the singer’s father critically reacted to work, saying that he was going to start her own project. The contract for its creation was signed in M, but this was followed by a number of delays. Back to Black began to shoot Back to Black, the British actress Marisa Abel was chosen for the main role.

The audience saw the first photo from the filming in January. The mother of the singer Jenis expressed her reverence for her daughter’s memory, writing a sincere and saturated with emotions the book “Favorite Amy: a story told by a mother”.