History Music / AmyWinehouse

* RedemptionRejection: "Try to make me go to rehab, I say no, no, no."

* BrieferThenTheyThink: Only released two albums, opened up the door for everyone from LadyGaga to {{ADELE}} and JessieJ.

* MeaningfulName: A dark case; Amy Winehouse, a singer with some serious drinking problems, who eventually died by alcohol poisoning. And whose biggest hit involves refusal to go to drug rehab.

** Her existance encouraged LadyGaga to be herself when finally releasing music in 2008.

Amy Winehouse would go on to influence many subsequent female singers of the 00's with the likes of Music/{{Adele}}, Paloma Faith, Duffy, Jessie J, [[FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]] and Music/LadyGaga citing her as a big influence as well as a reason for their success, she is credited by many as an influence in the rise of popularity of female singer songwriters as well as revitalising soul music and kicking off a third British invasion.

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was a Music/{{soul}}[=/=]R&B/jazz singer and songwriter. Her two albums, ''Frank'' and ''Back to Black'' both received critical acclaim, and ''Back to Black'' won 5 Grammys, making Winehouse the first ever British artist to win that many. She also won a number of other prestigious awards throughout her career including 3 Ivor Novello awards, a Mobo award, a world music award, a Q music award, a MTV Europe Music Award and a Brit award. Both of her albums spun off several hit singles, she had in total 15 charted singles throughout her career spanning only nine years, including many covers and collaborations with artists such as Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones. Back to Black would eventually become the best selling album of the 00's and the entire 21st century in the United Kingdom, it also enjoyed considerable mainstream success abroad including all over Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan and America.

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was a Music/{{soul}}[=/=]R&B/jazz singer and songwriter. Her two albums, ''Frank'' and ''Back to Black'' both received critical acclaim, and ''Back to Black'' won 5 Grammys, making Winehouse the first ever British artist to win that many. She also won a number of other prestigious awards throughout her career including 3 Ivor Novello awards, a Mobo award, a world music award, a Q music award, a MTV Europe Music Award and a Brit award. Both of her albums spun off several hit singles, she had in total 15 charted singles throughout her career spanning only nine years, including many covers and collaborations with artists such as Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones. Back to Black would eventually become the best selling album of the 00's and the entire 21st century in the United Kingdom, it also enjoyed considerable mainstream success abroad including all over Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan and America. Amy Winehouse would go on to influence many subsequent female singers of the 00's with the likes of Music/{{Adele}}, Paloma Faith, Duffy, Jessie J, [[FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]] and Music/LadyGaga citing her as a big influence as well as a reason for their success, she is credited by many as an influence in the rise of popularity of female singer songwriters as well as revitalising soul music and kicking off a third British invasion. She also however had a myriad of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse and depression, which made her a tabloid magnet and ruined her marriage. She was working on a third album when she was [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 found dead in her London flat]] on 23 July 2011, becoming the latest in a long line of musicians dead at 27.

* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Many of the same gossip sites that gleefully covered her downward spiral launched into tributes within the hour her death was announced, NME who also famously nominated Winehouse as villain of the year alongside other candidates such as Osama Bin Laden, George Bush and Tony Blair in 2008 also released a tribute issue to her not long after her death.

* EvenBetterSequel: While Frank did receive notable acclaim, including winning an Ivor Novello award, Back to Black is the best selling album in the united kingdom of the entire 21st century.

* Even Better Sequel: While Frank did receive notable acclaim, including winning an Ivor Novello award, Back to Black is the best selling album in the united kingdom of the entire 21st century.

* The Woobie. She battled with depression, self harm, anorexia, bullimia and addictions to alcohol and drugs throughout much of her young life before sadly passing away at the age of only 27.

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was a Music/{{soul}}[=/=]R&B/jazz singer and songwriter. Her two albums, ''Frank'' and ''Back to Black'' both received critical acclaim, and ''Back to Black'' won 5 Grammys, making Winehouse the first ever British artist to win that many. She also won a number of other prestigious awards throughout her career including 3 Ivor Novello awards, a Mobo award, a world music award, a Q music award, a MTV Europe Music Award and a Brit award. Both of her albums spun off several hit singles, she had in total 15 charted singles throughout her career spanning only nine years. Back to Black would eventually become the best selling album of the 00's and the entire 21st century in the United Kingdom, it also enjoyed considerable mainstream success abroad including all over Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan and the America. Amy Winehouse would go on to influence many subsequent female singers of the 00's with the likes of Music/{{Adele}}, Paloma Faith, Duffy, Jessie J, [[FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]] and Music/LadyGaga citing her as a big influence as well as a reason for their success, she is credited by many as an influence in the rise of popularity of female singer songwriters as well as revitalising soul music and kicking off a third British invasion. She also however had a myriad of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse and depression, which made her a tabloid magnet and ruined her marriage. She was working on a third album when she was [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 found dead in her London flat]] on 23 July 2011, becoming the latest in a long line of musicians dead at 27.

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was a Music/{{soul}}[=/=]R&B/jazz singer, songwriter. Her two albums, ''Frank'' and ''Back to Black'' both received critical acclaim, and ''Back to Black'' won 5 Grammys, making Winehouse the first ever British artist to win that many. She also won a number of other prestigious awards throughout her career including 3 Ivor Novello awards, a Mobo award and a Brit award. Both of her albums spun off several hit singles, she had in total 15 charted singles throughout her career spanning only nine years. Back to Black would eventually become the best selling album of the 00's and the entire 21st century in the United Kingdom, it also enjoyed considerable mainstream success abroad including all over Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United States. Amy Winehouse would go on to influence many subsequent female singers of the 00's with the likes of Music/{{Adele}}, Paloma Faith, Duffy, Jessie J, [[FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]] and Music/LadyGaga citing her as a big influence as well as a reason for their success, she is credited by many as an influence in the rise of popularity of female singer songwriters as well as soul music and for kicking off a third British invasion. She also however had a myriad of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse and depression, which made her a tabloid magnet and ruined her marriage. She was working on a third album when she was [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 found dead in her London flat]] on 23 July 2011, becoming the latest in a long line of musicians dead at 27.

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was a Music/{{soul}}[=/=]R&B/jazz singer. Her two albums, ''Frank'' and ''Back to Black'' both received critical acclaim, and ''Back to Black'' won 5 Grammys, making Winehouse the first ever British artist to win that many. She also won a number of other prestigious awards throughout her career including 3 Ivor Novello awards, a Mobo award and a Brit award. Both of her albums spun off several hit singles, she had in total 15 charted singles throughout her career spanning only nine years. Back to Black would eventually become the best selling album of the 00's and the entire 21st century in the United Kingdom, it also enjoyed considerable mainstream success abroad such as in Europe and the United States. Amy Winehouse would go on to influence many subsequent female singers of the 00's with the likes of Music/{{Adele}}, Paloma Faith, Duffy, Jessie J, [[FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]] and Music/LadyGaga citing her as a big influence as well as a reason for their success, she is credited by many as an influence in the rise of popularity of female singer songwriters as well as soul music and for kicking off a third British invasion. She also however had a myriad of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse and depression, which made her a tabloid magnet and ruined her marriage. She was working on a third album when she was [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 found dead in her London flat]] on 23 July 2011, becoming the latest in a long line of musicians dead at 27.

* MeaningfulName: A dark case; Amy Winehouse, a singer with some serious drinking problems, who eventually died by alcohol poisoning. Whose last name Russell Brand, in 2007, famously declared sounded "like a description of her liver." And whose biggest hit involves refusal to go to drug rehab.

* BeehiveHairdo: Amy has famously sported a hairdo that is an adaptation of the beehive. Specifically, a beehive whose bees were wiped out by some sort of plague and has fallen into severe disrepair.
* BottleFairy: Oh boy, was she ever.

* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Many of the same gossip sites that gleefully covered her downward spiral launched into tributes within the hour her death was announced.

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was a Music/{{soul}}[=/=]R&B/jazz singer. Her two albums, ''Frank'' and ''Back to Black'' both received critical acclaim, and ''Back to Black'' won 5 Grammys, making Winehouse the first ever British artist to win that many. She also won a number of other prestigious awards throughout her career including 3 Ivor Novello awards, a Mobo award and a Brit award. Both of her albums spun off several hit singles, she had 15 in total charted singles throughout her career spanning only nine years. Back to Black would eventually become the best selling album of the 00's and the entire 21st century in the United Kingdom. Amy Winehouse would go on to influence many subsequent female singers of the 00's with the likes of Music/{{Adele}}, Paloma Faith, Duffy, Jessie J, [[FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]] and Music/LadyGaga citing her as a big influence as well as a reason for their success. She also had a myriad of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse and depression, which made her a tabloid magnet and ruined her marriage. She was working on a third album when she was [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 found dead in her London flat]] on 23 July 2011, becoming the latest in a long line of musicians dead at 27.

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was a Music/{{soul}}[=/=]R&B/jazz singer. Her two albums, ''Frank'' and ''Back to Black'' both received critical acclaim, and ''Back to Black'' won 5 Grammys, making Winehouse the first ever British artist to win that many. The album also spun off several hit singles. Amy Winehouse would go on to influence many subsequent female singers of the 00's with the likes of Music/{{Adele}}, Paloma Faith, Duffy, [[FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]] and Music/LadyGaga citing her as a big influence as well as a reason for their success. She also had a myriad of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse and depression, which made her a tabloid magnet and ruined her marriage. She was working on a third album when she was [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 found dead in her London flat]] on 23 July 2011, becoming the latest in a long line of musicians dead at 27.

* MeaningfulName: A dark case; Amy Winehouse, a singer with some serious drinking problems. Whose last name Russell Brand, in 2007, famously declared sounded "like a description of her liver." And whose biggest hit involves refusal to go to drug rehab.

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was a Music/{{soul}}[=/=]R&B/jazz singer. Her two albums, ''Frank'' and ''Back to Black'' both received critical acclaim, and ''Back to Black'' won 5 Grammys, making Winehouse the first ever British artist to win that many. The album also spun off several hit singles. Amy Winehouse would go on to influence many subsequent female singers of the 00's with the likes of {{Adele}}, Paloma Faith, Duffy, [[FlorenceAndTheMachine Florence Welch]] and LadyGaga citing her as a big influence as well as a reason for their success. She also had a myriad of personal problems including drug and alcohol abuse and depression, which made her a tabloid magnet and ruined her marriage. She was working on a third album when she was [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 found dead in her London flat]] on 23 July 2011, becoming the latest in a long line of musicians dead at 27.

* OneHitWonder: In America, where "Rehab" was her only song to make the Top 40.