Ten years ago, music lost one of the greatest singers of our time, Amy Winehouse. The jazz-pop singer’s death on July 23, 2011, shocked her fans and family. The “Back to Black” singer was found dead in her North London home by a security guard at the age of 27. Take a look back at the troubled star’s tragically short life.
It only feels like yesterday when British jazz-pop sensation Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London flat on July 23, 2011, from alcohol poisoning at 27. Winehouse, born Sept. 14, 1983, left behind a lasting impact on the music industry with her deep, soulful voice. Take a look back at the life of one of the greatest musicians of our time.
Ten years ago, music lost one of the greatest singers of our time, Amy Winehouse. The jazz-pop singer’s death on July 23, 2011, shocked her fans and family. The “Back to Black” singer was found dead in her North London home by a security guard at the age of 27. Take a look back at the troubled star’s tragically short life.
Musician Amy Winehouse and husband musician Blake Fielder-Civil arrive at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheater on June 3, 2007, in Universal City, Calif. Her husband later divorced her, citing his role in getting Winehouse addicted to crack cocaine.
Perhaps Amy Winehouse’s most famous album, “Back to Black,” made her an international star and a five-time Grammy winner on Feb. 10, 2008.
Winehouse, with her trademark beehive hairdo and sailor-style tattoos, went global when her album “Back to Black” won five Grammys. Despite touring around the world when she first burst into the spotlight, pictured here in Baltimore in 2007, she cut back significantly on her appearances in recent years. The British soul singer pulled out of her European tour after being jeered at her comeback show in Serbia because she appeared to be too drunk to perform. After the breakdown, her management vowed she would take time off to recover.
During happier times, famous pals Russell Brand and Amy Winehouse share a tender moment at the Q Awards 2006 in London, England on Oct. 30, 2006. In the wake of Amy’s shocking death on July 23, 2011, reformed substance abuser Brand penned an open letter, titled “Dear Amy,” outlining Winehouse’s incredible talent and the horrible cycle of drug addiction.
Amy Winehouse performs onstage during the 46664 Concert In Celebration Of Nelson Mandela’s Life held at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008.
Amy Winehouse and her beloved father Mitch share a moment outside Cityburlesque where her father was playing a gig on Oct. 7, 2010, in London, England. Amy’s parents influenced her interest in jazz as her father often sang Frank Sinatra songs to Amy while she was growing up before she became an iconic soulstress and international superstar.
After her tumultuous on-again-off-again drug-fueled relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, Amy Winehouse appeared to be on the road to recovery with boyfriend Reg Traviss before she tragically died from alcohol toxicity on July 23, 2011.
Pictured performing at the Brit Awards in February 2008, Winehouse would make her first try at rehab later that year.
She was remembered by her fellow musicians as a brilliant and unique singer.
British singer Amy Winehouse performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury on June 28, 2008.
At the height of her career and worst of her drug-addiction, Amy Winehouse won five Grammy Awards for her album “Back to Black,” including Best New Artist and Record of the Year. Due to visa application troubles, she performed by satellite from London during the awards show.
British singer Amy Winehouse sits with her father Mitch as they await news of her Grammy Award at The Riverside Studios for the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony on Feb. 10, 2008, in London, England. Winehouse won five out of her six nominations.
British singer Amy Winehouse (L) hugs her mother Janis Winehouse after accepting a Grammy Award at the Riverside Studios for the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony via video link on Feb. 10, 2008, in London, England.
Amy Winehouse kisses then-fiance Blake Fielder-Civil at Coachella Music Festival during their troubled drug-fueled relationship on April 27, 2007.
She kept a heavy traveling schedule throughout 2007 and 2008, despite her continuing spiral into addiction.
Singer Amy Winehouse sits looking out the window of her North London home on June 11, 2008, in London, England. Amy Winehouse was admitted to University College Hospital in London the night before.
She took an extended break starting in September 2008 but occasionally performed until the end of her life.
Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse (c), mother Janis Winehouse and brother Alex Winehouse (r) and former boyfriend Reg Traviss (2nd r) thanked fans for their messages and condolences on July 25, 2011.
Amy Winehouse’s parents Mitch Winehouse and Janis Winehouse look at the floral tributes outside her Camden Square home on July 25, 2011.
Amy Winehouse’s former boyfriend Reg Traviss, along with hundreds of fans, stopped by her home on July 25, 2011 to pay respects.
