Singer Amy Winehouse found dead, UK press says
Singer Amy Winehouse, who had a history of battling drugs and alcohol, had recently left a rehab program.
July 23rd, 2011
12:52 PM ET

Singer Amy Winehouse found dead, UK press says

Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her apartment in London on Saturday, the UK Press Association reported. She was 27.

The "Rehab" singer had a history of battling drugs and alcohol and recently left a British rehabilitation program that a representative said was intended to prepare her for scheduled European concerts.

But she cut short the European concert tour in Belgrade, Serbia, last month after she staggered around the stage and stumbled through several songs.

The troubled British singer was known for a stirring, soulful voice that many considered a throwback to the Motown sound.

She had a breakout year in 2008 when she won several Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit “Rehab.” Her album “Back to Black” garnered Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year.

But there was trouble.

Winehouse's volatile marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil took a toll  on the singer's career. The couple divorced in 2009 after a stormy two years marked by drug addiction and arrests.

Winehouse’s parents went public with their efforts to help their daughter, telling the London Telegraph in 2009 that she was on the road to recovery.

"A gradual recovery, which is good,” Winehouse’s father, Mitch, told the Telegraph. “With slight backward steps - not drug backward steps, more drink backward steps if you follow my drift. I think that will be the pattern of recovery."

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  1. Daisy

    What a waste. I always hoped she would make a comeback and write again. My deepest sympathy to her parents

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  2. JohnRJ08

    92 innocent people dead in Oslo and it gets a smaller headline than Woodhouse's totally predictable over-dose.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  3. skidog26

    Great talent but... surprise, surprise (not really)

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  4. Jason

    Last stop on a downward spiral, unfortunately.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  5. Lol

    I, for one, am glad there won't be any more wasted time on the news about how she's in and out of her 47th rehab stint and about how she's stumbling around some new country high off her ass. Good riddance!

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  6. AJ

    Some people have alot to learn about substance addiction. This is a tragedy no matter how you look at it. Her whole life is a horrible tragedy and it was even before she died. RIP AMY.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  7. Beandip

    I rather see Lindsey Lohan dead.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  8. Nancy M. B.

    I have never heard her sing, know little about her, but I have read various articles about her struggles with drugs and alcohol. Was truly surprised to read that this young woman finally suceeeded in killing herself with her addictions. She had so much going for her. What a waste.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  9. Tet

    This is so sad. Sympathy to the family.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  10. Tyokol

    This was expected. She was weak of character, an slave to drugs and alcohol and an arrogant slave too. No wonder she's dead at 27.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  11. A$s

    No use crying over dead rock star.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  12. meNotYpu

    ouch harsh

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  13. Valerie

    Unless any of you are in an addiction, you will never know how hard it is to stop and get the money off your back. Leave her alone. She was a talented girl, someone's daughter, sister, aunt. Unless you've been there you will never understand. It might have been writing on the wall but still a cry for help. She is now free from her addiction.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
    • A$s

      I'd rather be alive and addicted than dead like Amy Winehouse.

      July 23, 2011 at 1:19 pm | Report abuse |
    • Tyokol

      Yeah, yeah, yeah...the typical soap opera scene from one addict to another when the other dies even though the dead one refused help and was an arrogant loser. No surprise she is dead given her stupidity and weakness. Anything is hard for a weak loser, wake up.

      July 23, 2011 at 1:24 pm | Report abuse |
  14. Patrick

    Dude!

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
  15. VladtheDancer

    The sad thing is that this story will get more coverage then the massacre in Norway.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
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