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Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983, Southgate, London, England — 23 July 2011, Camden, London, England) was a British singer and songwriter known for her contralto vocals and eccentric performance of a mixture of musical genres, including R&B, soul, and jazz, recognized by critics as one of the leading British performers of the 2000s. A two-time recipient of the Ivor Novello award, her first album, Frank (2003), was nominated for the Mercury Prize. 14 February 2007, the singer received a Brit Award as Best British Female Artist. Her second album, Back to Black (2006), brought her 6 Grammy nominations and a win in 5 of them (including Record of the Year), after which she was entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the first and only British singer to win five Grammy awards. In August 2011, the album Back to Black was recognized as the most successful album of the twenty-first century in the UK. Winehouse made a significant contribution to the popularization of soul music, as well as British music. Her memorable style in clothing made her a muse for fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld. Winehouse, who suffered from alcohol and drug addiction, was in the center of public scandals and lawsuits for a long time. She passed away on 23 July 2011 in her home in Camden from a heart attack caused by alcohol intoxication, at the age of 27, and became the final member of the 27 club.