Amy Winehouse

Quick Facts

Name Amy Winehouse
Age 39 Years Old
Nick Name Amy
Birth Name Amy Jade Winehouse
Birth Date 1983-09-14
Gender Female
Profession Singer-songwriter
Birth Nation England
Place Of Birth London
Nationality British
Ethnicity White
Horoscope Virgo
Best Known For Her hit album, “Back to Black”
Famous For Grammy winning female artist
Father Mitchell Winehouse
Mother Janis
Siblings 1
Brothers Alex Winehouse
Death Date July 23, 2011
Cause Of Death alcohol poisoning
Boyfriend Reg Traviss (2010-her death)
Marital Status Married and Divorced
Husband Blake Fielder-Civil(2007-09)
Children None
Sexual Orientation Straight
Religion Jewish

The successful album “Back to Black,” which won Amy Winehouse five Grammy awards and became the best-selling record of the new century in the UK, made her famous as a British singer and songwriter. Prior to her death on July 23, 2011, due to alcohol intoxication, she enjoyed a decade-long period of great recognition and popularity in the music industry thanks to her rich, expressive contralto voice and the wonderful varied mix of musical genres. She had recently turned 27 years old. Amy Winehouse, who was named one of the 100 Greatest Women in Music, tied the previous record for the most Grammy awards won by a female artist in a single night in 2008 by becoming the first British woman to win five Grammys.

How much was the Net worth of Amy Winehouse?

Amy Winehouse earned fairly high profits from her professional career as a singer and songwriter. Having her career started initially as an entertainment writer for the World Entertainment News Network while she was a teenager, Winehouse had managed to come a long way up becoming one of the popular singers receiving Grammy awards.

Amy Winehouse, Reg Traviss - Amy Winehouse and Reg Traviss Photos - Zimbio
Amy Winehouse in a Car. Via Zimbio

Her source of income was her music deals, contract deals, and her songs. Including which she had a net worth estimated to be approximately $15 million. Following her death, it must have been inherited by her parents.

Early Years and Bio

On September 14, 1983, in London, England, Amy Winehouse was born. Amy Jade Winehouse was her real name at birth. She was British by birth. Amy was a Virgo and belonged to the White ethnicity. Amy Winehouse was born into a Jewish household; her parents were Mitchell Winehouse, a cab driver, and Janis, a pharmacist. Also, Amy and her older brother Alex were raised in the Southgate neighborhood of London, where Amy attended Osidge Primary School.

She became interested in singing as a child and even attended for four years to obtain vocal training at the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School. When she was 14 years old, she received her first guitar, and the next year, she started writing songs. Amy’s parents and her paternal grandmother, who was also a vocalist, impacted her love of jazz music. Later, she attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and even made an appearance in a “The Fast Show” episode.

Why Did Amy Winehouse Pass Away?

On July 23, 2011, just three days after her final performance at Camden’s Roundhouse, Amy Winehouse passed unexpectedly. When she passed away from alcohol poisoning, she was just 27 years old. As she was at the height of her popularity with her album, her death shocked and grieved her family, friends, and admirers. However, it was made worse by her worst vices, drinking and drug usage.

Amy Winehouse's chilling confession to doctor hours before she died -  Mirror Online
she passed away from alcohol poisoning. Via Mirror Online

Throughout her adult life, she struggled with substance misuse, which even attracted a lot of media attention. In 2005, she underwent a period of severe drinking, drug usage, and weight loss. She later acknowledged struggling with eating disorders, depression, and self-harm. Additionally, according to her doctor, Winehouse was given Librium in 2010 to manage her anxiety and alcohol withdrawal but declined psychological counseling.

What was the Professional Career of Amy Winehouse?

For the World Entertainment News Network, Amy Winehouse began her career as an entertainment reporter. In 2000, at the age of 17, she was named the National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s featured female vocalist. She joined Simon Fuller’s 19 Management later in 2002. Island Records distributed “Frank,” her self-titled debut album, in 2003. In 2006, she released her second album, “Back to Black,” which became a huge smash and earned her multiple Grammy Awards. Her signature song is “Rehab,” a ballad about her life and her refusal to enter a rehabilitation facility.

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Amy Winehouse began her career as an entertainment reporter. Via answersafrica.com

On April 14, 2008, a 78-minute DVD titled “Amy Winehouse – The Girl Done Good: A Documentary Review” was made available. She had to postpone all of her performances and tours in 2007 due to health problems brought on by her extensive drinking, drug use, and smoking habits. Her most recent appearance in front of the public was on July 20, 2011, at Camden’s Roundhouse. For American singer Tony Bennett’s album “Duets II,” which was published on September 20, 2011, she recorded a duet with him. Island Records published the posthumous compilation album “Lioness: Hidden Treasures” in December 2011; it debuted at the top of the U.K. Albums Chart.

Who was Amy Winehouse in a relationship with?

At the time of her passing, Amy Winehouse was seeing her lover, Reg Traviss. Traviis is a British writer and filmmaker who came to public recognition in the UK in 2006 with the theatrical release of his debut feature film, “Joy Division”. The couple was in a romance from early 2010 and even had planned to get married soon till the day she died.

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Winehouse and her ex-husband Fielder-Civil. Image Source: answersafrica.com

Previously, she was married yet she had troubled marriage as it was characterised by physical violence and drug usage. Her ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, a former video production assistant was even the one who had exposed the singer to illegal narcotics. After dating on and off for several years, the pair ultimately got married in 2007 although got divorced two years later.

She also had dated chef-musician Alex Clare back in 2006, and following her divorce with Blake, she was seen together actor, Josh Bowman in 2009, and for a while, she had forgotten about drugs. Besides, she was active with various charities like CARE, Christian Children’s Fund, Red Cross, Anti-Slavery international.

Who got Amy Winehouse’s multimillion pound fortune?

When music legend Amy Winehouse suddenly died at the age of 27, it was not just the shock of her death that her loved ones had to deal with but also the dilemma of divvying up her estate without instructions from the singer. Amy Winehouse, who forged a legacy and revolutionised music in her short career, would have turned 39 on September 14. The musician died intestate, meaning she had no will at the time of her death and left her estate in the hands of the law.

Amy Winehouse pose Via The Guardian

Body Stats: Height and Weight

Amy Winehouse was a gorgeous lady with a well-maintained average body physically in her late-20s at the time. She had a height of 5ft. 3inches.(1.60m) and her body weight was around 50kg(110 lbs) (110 lbs). She had a fair complexion with black hair and brown eyes. Winehouse was tiny and had tattoos all over her arms with her characteristic hairstyle, eyeliners, and her shorts.

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