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BY MEGAN NOE
ANCHOR ANTHONY MARTINEZ
Amy Winehouse, the Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, has been found dead in her London apartment at age 27. Sky News has more.
“Doomed love and addictions were the inspiration for so many of her songs. Her career was short, her meltdown rapid. She became as well known for her personal problems as her music.”
Since breaking onto the music scene in 2003, the singer has made headlines for more than her soulful voice. Drugs, drinking, arrests and a troubled marriage were just the beginning, says Bloomberg.
“As she became more famous, Winehouse’s appearance became increasingly distinctive: lots of tattoos, enlarged Cleopatra kohl wings around her eyes, bigger heels, shorter skirts, and her beehive hair piled ever higher. Her pictures were everywhere: stumbling out of bars, dressed only in bra and shorts, clutching cigarettes and bottles. The U.K. tabloids called her Declinehouse, Wino and Wineglass.”
Winehouse spent years in and out of rehab-- the most recent stint coming in May.
Last month, the singer cancelled all her tour dates and engagements after being booed off stage during a disastrous performance in Belgrade.
Reports say paramedics were called to Winehouse’s home just after 4 p.m. Saturday, but found her beyond help. Authorities are treating the death as “unexplained” and inquiries continue. Fans and celebs immediately took to Twitter, lamenting the loss.
Anderson Cooper tweeted: “Just heard a report Amy Winehouse has died. If true, such a waste of a great talent.”
And fellow entertainer Kelly Osbourne wrote...
“I cant even breath right my now im crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you!”
A Forbes blogger notes-- the songstress isn’t alone in her untimely death.
“Amazingly, or maybe not so amazingly, Winehouse joins an unfortunate ‘club’ of famous musicians who died at age 27, including Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain.”
And a Telegraph writer says it’s a sad reminder that addiction isn’t entertainment
“Of Winehouse, someone told a newspaper: ‘She is rattling about at home in north London drinking herself into oblivion. Three times this week she has been so drunk she passed out.’ Addiction is a matter of life and death, not a soap opera.”
Crowds have gathered outside Winehouse’s Camden home, as well as The Hawley-- a pub the singer frequented.
