Life and Journey: Amy Winehouse
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A 10-year-old Amy formed a short-lived amateur rap group named Sweet 'n' Sour, while at 12 she was expelled from Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, for 'not applying herself' and piercing her nose.
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Island Records, under the management company 19 Management, released her first work, Frank, on October 23, 2003, winning her two Brit Awards nominations in 2004.
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The critical acclaim that followed the release of Back to Black in October 2006 made her an international star.
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In 2006, Amy appeared to be drunk on Channel 4's The Charlotte Church Show.
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Amy Jade Winehouse, born on September 14, 1983 in Enfeild, London, shot to fame in 2006 with Back to Black. Embattled with addiction to alcohol and drugs, the soul-jazz singer had been likened to jazz legends Nina Simone and Sarah Vaughn at the height of her singing career. What went wrong?
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Few weeks before her 28th birthday, Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning and was found dead at her home in Camden in July 2011. On her 29th birth anniversary, we take you through her journey.
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After only a couple of releases, numerous inebriated public appearances and with her characteristic devil-may-care attitude, Amy lost the war she was fighting against her addictions. RIP Amy Winehouse.
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Winehouse was arrested after on suspicion of assault in April, 2008 and spent a night in jail.
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Despite public spats and erratic behaviour, she secretly married Blake Fielder-Civil during a trip to Florida in May 2007. They later divorced.
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Carved boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil's name into her stomach with a shard of mirror during an interview with US magazine Spin.
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She confessed to self-harming and spoke of battles with eating disorders.
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At Glastonbury, she admitted to attacking a fan as she finished her set in front of the Pyramid Stage and attacked her boyfriend when he tried to calm her down.
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She lost a drastic amount of weight because of an exhaustive schedule of promotional appearances and concerts in the UK and US.
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In February 2008 she won five Grammy awards, performed at the Nelson Mandela birthday concert in London and at the Glastonbury festival this June.
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In 2007 Back To Black becomes biggest-selling album in the UK, selling over 1.85 million copies, and another 1.5 million in the US.
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While reps claimed it was because of 'extreme exhaustion,' the previous night she had to have her stomach pumped at London's University College Hospital for a drug overdose.
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On August 7, 2007 Amy faints after two back-to-back performances at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore and Lollapalooza in Chicago.
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