Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse, with that distinctive gravelly voice, was born on 14 September 1983 in London. Like another great female singer, Janis Joplin, Winehouse had a talent for self destruction.

And just like so many before her, the world has been robbed of her undeniable talent at a horribly young age.

She began writing music at the age of 14 and a former boyfriend sent a tape of her singing with a jazz band to an A&R man. It led to a contract with the Island/Universal record label and a publishing deal with EMI.

It was the critical praise that followed the release of her second album, Back to Black in October 2006 that propelled her to international stardom.

One song in particular became her anthem. Rehab, the first track released from Back to Black, about her refusal to attend an alcohol rehabilitation centre, generated huge publicity. 

It’s probably a song you could sing a fair amount of right now. In her short career Winehouse gave us just a glimpse of what might have been. The songs she recorded, and the string of awards they brought her, served to underline what a talent she was.

Now you can immortalise the troubled genius with your very own Amy Winehouse signed photographs.

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