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. JJ

    Forever 27 Club
    R.I.P. Amy Winehouse

    July 23, 2011 at 1:34 pm | Report abuse |
  2. Dee Doodles

    Someone else will fill her space. Satan has his legions of Pied Pipers for the world to follow. The world blindly craves trash. Hell is filling up.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:34 pm | Report abuse |
  3. Trixie

    I weep for such a loss. I pray she finds the peace she was searching for.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
    • KingOKings!

      Your weeping? Really? I wish I could console you. I'm sure you're beside yourself. You must be a wreck crying for those that die daily! Idiot.

      July 23, 2011 at 1:40 pm | Report abuse |
  4. Anon

    People need to stop living their lives vicariously through these drugged out singers and move on with their lives. It's maddening and sickening to see how people treat this woman like they knew her, yet feel no emotion towards what happened in Norway. If the end of days is coming, I would gladly welcome it. This world has become a cesspool.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  5. EarthlyHalos

    I wish she never married that Blake guy. You can now finally rest in peace. You were one of the best jazz artists in over 60 years:(

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
    • KingOKings!

      Me too! That Blake!!! Grrr! He makes me mad! I hope he gets his! Oh wait! I thought this was a soap opera the way you were speaking like you knew them personally. Idiot.

      July 23, 2011 at 1:42 pm | Report abuse |
  6. I. Jacoffalot

    She was running out of tatoo space anyhow.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  7. ice breaker

    Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, Goodbye. Do drugs, drink a lot of alcohol, get stoned all the time = no sympathy for you.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  8. John B

    Cobain, Hendrix, Morrison, Joplin, Winehouse....27 is a tough age for musicians who use drugs.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  9. admin

    youtube.com/sisutudoroffice

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  10. elline

    Amy Winehouse was clinically diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She declared that she'd never take prescription medication to control her disease. The vast majority of people with bipolar who don't take prescription medication will SELF MEDICATE with illegal addictive substances. She clearly was either to emotionally immature or sick to make the correct medical decisions when she received her diagnosis. Parents and family members should be given more rights when it comes to medical decision making and young adult children with diagnosed mental health conditions.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  11. CNN IDIOTS

    THROUGH-BACK???? do you mean THROWBACK? jesus, CNN, hire some proper editors with a basic understanding of the english language

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  12. Natcole

    YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF SICK SORRY EXCUSES OF HUMAN BEINGS. YOU ARE NOT WORTH THE DIRT YOU WALK ON AND ARE BELOW MAGGOTS AND VERMIN. HOW CAN YOU BE SO DISRESPECTFUL. RIP AMY

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  13. Leonid Entin

    So sad news.She was a Great ,Talented singer.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  14. StephensB

    Jeeezzzz , like nobody saw this comin' right ????? Considering the vested interest so many in the music " biz " had in her , who the HE11 DROPPED THE BALL AND DIDN'T KEEP HER UNDER 24 / 7 CONTROL ????

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
  15. musician

    Though sad that a human being has lost their life, it was her own doing. You can lead a person to a path that will bring them success, but you can't take away their free will. Amy Winehouse did this to herself folks. I have no pity what so ever for someone that doesn't listen and doesn't care about their own health. Let this be an example everywhere to young women singers and performers, don't abuse your body with chemicals and you won't die young. Case closed.

    July 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
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