Amy Winehouse
While Amy Winehouse has many issues in her life, she remains an astounding musical talent. Her vocals are indicative of the smoky Jazz clubs of New Orleans, her style is soulful and chaotic at the same time.
This talent hails from the Southgate area of Enfield, London where she was born into a family of Jazz musicians. Her father, Michell is a taxi driver, her mother Janis is a pharmacist and she also has one brother, Alex. She grew up in the suburbs of Southgate and was a rebel even at age 12. She was expelled from the Sylvia Young Theatre School for "not applying herself" and of course, for piercing her nose. When she was 13 she received her first guitar and by 16 she was singing professionally. Her friend Tyler James, a soul singer, shopped her demo around and A&R picked it up.
From there it wasn't long before her career blossomed. Her debut album, "Frank" was released in October of 2003 and she has been on the rise since then. In 2004 her album had reached the upper levels of the UK charts and she was nominated for several awards before her album went platinum.
2006 brought her music to the States via the Mark Ronson radio show on East Village Radio. Tracks like "Rehab" and "Wake Up Alone" caught the public's ear and Mark inspired her to work on a second album. Winehouse tells us; "After Frank I didn’t write for 18 months but when I met Mark [Ronson] I pretty much wrote the album in six months — he was so inspiring."
From there was more career success with a bright and shining prospect for even more success. Winehouse is in the news frequently due to alleged drug use, alcohol issues and a fiery temper. In spite of this, Winehouse continues to receive accolades and praise for her work.
This talent hails from the Southgate area of Enfield, London where she was born into a family of Jazz musicians. Her father, Michell is a taxi driver, her mother Janis is a pharmacist and she also has one brother, Alex. She grew up in the suburbs of Southgate and was a rebel even at age 12. She was expelled from the Sylvia Young Theatre School for "not applying herself" and of course, for piercing her nose. When she was 13 she received her first guitar and by 16 she was singing professionally. Her friend Tyler James, a soul singer, shopped her demo around and A&R picked it up.
From there it wasn't long before her career blossomed. Her debut album, "Frank" was released in October of 2003 and she has been on the rise since then. In 2004 her album had reached the upper levels of the UK charts and she was nominated for several awards before her album went platinum.
2006 brought her music to the States via the Mark Ronson radio show on East Village Radio. Tracks like "Rehab" and "Wake Up Alone" caught the public's ear and Mark inspired her to work on a second album. Winehouse tells us; "After Frank I didn’t write for 18 months but when I met Mark [Ronson] I pretty much wrote the album in six months — he was so inspiring."
From there was more career success with a bright and shining prospect for even more success. Winehouse is in the news frequently due to alleged drug use, alcohol issues and a fiery temper. In spite of this, Winehouse continues to receive accolades and praise for her work.
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