Biography
A new legend of pop music Amy Jade Winehouse appeared on September 14, 1983 in the town of Southgate near London. Parents of the future star, Jews by nationality, did not have a relation to music: Mother Jenis Winehouse worked as a pharmacist, Father Mitch Winehouse - a taxi driver. True, Papa Meloman gathered a serious collection of jazz plates and often sang his daughter before bedtime something from Frank Sinatra.
On the mother's line in the family, several musicians were found at once - uncle singer were professional jazyists, and grandmother on his father was a personality completely wonderful - the former Soul and Jazz singer, the youthful love of the legendary Ronnie Scott. It was from Gabulya, Amy first visited Tattoo Salon and tried beer. In honor of the world relative, the singer subsequently even made the "Cynthia" tattoo, imprinted the name of the old woman on his own body.
When the future singer turned nine, the parents divorced, and the grandmother demanded that Amy would be sent to a prestigious and well-known art school "SUSI EARNSHAW THEATRE SCHOOL" - they say, there the talent of the crumbs will bloom. Cynthia was the right, but Winehouse immediately asked a difficult child - in the teacher's lessons could not silence her, the baby constantly sang.
At ten, the girl heard and discovered the music of protest - hip-hop and R & B. The "SALT'N'PEPA" group became pets and sample. A year later, the future star with his classmate Juliet Ashby was fully worked in his own hip-hop project "Sweet 'N' Sour". Amy Winehouse itself called his group "the Jewish version of Salt'n'Pepa. At twelve aged, the student was transferred to Sylvia Young Theatrical School, but in just a year was expelled - the behavior of the girl was far from exemplary.
At thirteen years, Winehouse made a special gift - Amy received its first musical instrument. It was a guitar with which the future star was no longer parted. The girl began writing his own songs and every day with an ecstasy betrayed a new favorite case. During this period, Sarah Won and Dina Washington were the main inspirers - the classics of Jazz and Sokula. At the same time, Amy, the order of the vocal in terms of the plan, performed several local groups and recorded the first demo versions of their songs.
Music
In 2000, at the age of sixteen, Amy Winehouse entered the big show business. She never rushed to him, but helped the case. Former boyfriend girl, Soul-singer Tyler James, sent a cassette with her demo records to the manager of the producer center Island / Universal, which was just looking for beginner jazz vocalists. So Winehouse received a contract and began his career of a professional singer.
In 2003, her debut album "Frank" was released, named by the name of the gently beloved synatra. Both listeners, and critics, and visiting the musicians struck the combination of elegant melodes, causing texts and a unique voice of the girl. For the year, the album became Platinum, and all those who have recently became shocked by the singer of the stressfulness of young dating were hot.
Amy went to the number of nominees on Brit Awards and Mercury Music Prize. The very first single is "Stronger Than Me", created in a duet with Salaam Remy, brought Winehouse title of the author of the best modern song at the British composers of Ivor Novello Awards.
At the same time, the talented singer became the permanent hero of the pages of the yellow press. Drugs and alcohol, hard jokes and sudden statements, insults of the press and listeners, inappropriate behavior - what else is needed for happiness paparazzi?
The second album of the girl came out in 2006. On "Back to Black" Winehouse inspired women's pop and jazz groups of the 50s - 60s. The album was almost immediately at the seventh place in the Billboard Chart and became five times platinum. The first single from the record Rehab was awarded the Ivor Novello award in the spring of 2007. He was called the best modern song. Later on this and other songs were removed clips.
In 2008, at the 50th Grammy ceremony, Amy Winehouse received 5 awards at once ("Record of the Year", "Best New Artist", "Song of the Year", "Best Pop Album" and "The Best Women's Performance of Pop Songs" for " REHAB "). True, the American visa singer did not give, so she spoke with a thanksgiving speech on Skype.
In the same year, Amy Winehouse was supposed to fulfill the main composition to the next episode of the film on the legendary James Bond "Kvant Mercy". However, it was later announced that the singer had other plans. But another British star Adel, who performed a similar song in a cult film about the spy, was awarded Oscar.
Adele, whose albums are scattered today by millions of editions, in one of the recent interviews admitted that the creativity of Winehouse has encountered her to start her own musical career. Specifically, Amy's debut album influenced her.
Drugs and alcohol
In the summer of 2007, Amy abandoned concerts in the United States and Britain, announcing health problems. In the press got information that the girl "sits" in heavy drugs. Then she spent five days at rehabilitation in a specialized clinic.In June 2008, Winehouse gave the only concert in Russia. A unique event awarded the opening of the center of modern culture "Garage". And after a while, the girl was in the hospital with a diagnosis of "lung emphysema".
In the same year, Amy earned several drives to the police (for attacks and on suspicion of the storage of drugs) and again went to rehabilitation - to the Caribbean Villa of the singer Brian Adams. Island / Universal seriously promised to terminate the contract with the singer, if it does not get rid of his destructive addictions.
After the scandalous concert in Belgrade in June 2011, the star canceled the tour in Europe. Then she went out to the stage in front of 20,000 spectators in a state of severe intoxication, but could not sing - constantly forgot words. Therefore, the logical reason for the cancellation of the tour was "inability to perform at the proper level."
Personal life
In 2005, Amy in Pub got acquainted with Blake Fielder Sibyl. Two years later, the couple made a relationship. Relationships could not be called simple - the spouses together were abused by alcohol, drugs took, often fought and became objects of close attention of paparazzi. Relatives of Amy were often stated in the press that it was Blake who puts a bad effect on the girl and does not give her to tie with doping.
In 2008, Winehouse spouse was sentenced to twenty-seven months for an attack on a person. In prison, the guy began the marriage process, and in 2009 a couple divorced.
The singer lived a short life and will be remembered not only to his faithful fans, but also the men with whom she had relationships. And it was not only one spouse. Her men in the overwhelming majority were also musicians.
The first boyfriend of the performer, which is known to the general public, was the music manager George Roberts. Amy also met with a young musician Alex Clair. He enthusiastically responded about the relationship with the star, being confident that she would not return to her husband. But Winehaus returned, and Claire in retaliation told many details of the intimate life of Amy.
There was a page in the life of Winehouse, when she met with the former boyfriend Kate Moss Peit Doherty, who just like the spouse, did not mind to coat with narcotic drugs. Everything could radically change in the life of Amy after exploring the British director Regum Travis. However, it did not come here, especially since the couple in the wheel was actively set by the former beloved Travis.
After the death of Winehouse, it turned out that for some time the singer was preparing documents for the adoption of the decade Danika Augustine. The artist met the girl from the poor Caribbean family in 2009 on the island of Santa Lucia. However, the plans were not destined to come true.
Death
On July 23, 2011, the musical world was ashamed of the news - Amy Winehouse found the dead in her London apartments. Examination revealed that the level of alcohol in the body of the deceased five times exceeded the norm compatible with human life, recognizing the death accident. As far as this version of truth is to find out and failed.
The father of the singer is confident that death could occur due to a heart attack, which was caused by alcohol poisoning. According to the preliminary version, Amy Winehouse died of drug overdose. But the police failed to find in the house of narcotic drugs. Repeated investigation in 2013 no additional data revealed.
Winehaus's death reminded the death of the great guitarist by Jimi Hendrix, who was also found dead in one of the apartments of the English capital. He chose a vomit after an overdose of sleeping pills, however, about the death of a guitarist and other rumors were walking: for example, that it was specially poisoned. As in the case of Winehouse, the unequivocal cause of death was not established.
July 26, 2011 Amy Winehouse cremated. The funeral was held at the Jewish cemetery Edzhuerbury Lane, where the stars of the stars are adjacent to the grandmother's.
Fans of the performer, having received the tragic news, literally blew up the Internet, and colleagues began to devote a timeless star to the star. On the day of death, the singer song was dedicated to her soloist U2 Bono. The composition was called "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out of". In Russia, Winehouse's death left indifferent Zemfira, who left a mournful record on his page, and a group "Slot" (R.i.p. song).
In December 2011, the Winehaus Lioness: Hidden Treasures was released, which included records of 2002-2011. First of the same week, after the release of the plate, I broke into the top of the UK Albums Chart, and all the means from his sales father of the singer sent to the Emy Winehouse foundation, which is designed to help victims of alcohol and drug addiction.
In 2014, a monument to the late star was opened in London Camden.
In 2015, the documentary film "Amy" directed Azif Kapadi was released. The film received a lot of positive feedback, but the father of the singer critically reacted to work, saying that he was going to start his own project, which would be "more than just a film."
Discography
- Lioness: Hidden Treasures
- Back to Black
- Frank.