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| name               = Amy Winehouse
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| alt                = Winehouse singing in front of a microphone, looking down.
| caption            = Winehouse in 2007
| birth_name         = Amy Jade Winehouse
| birth_date         = {{birth date|df=yes|1983|9|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Southgate, London|Southgate]], [[London]] England
| death_date         = {{death date and age|df=yes|2011|7|23|1983|9|14}}
| death_place        = [[Camden Town]], London, England
| death_cause        = [[Alcohol poisoning]]<!--DO NOT change to 'overdose' as this is what states on Winehouse's death certificate.-->
| resting_place      = Edgwarebury Cemetery
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician|businesswoman}}
| years_active       = 2003–2011
| works              = {{hlist|[[Amy Winehouse discography|Discography]]|[[List of songs recorded by Amy Winehouse|songs recorded]]}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|Blake Fielder-Civil|2007|2009|end=divorced}}
| partner            = {{ubl|[[Alex Clare]] (2006–2007)|[[Reg Traviss]] (2010–2011; her death)}}
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Amy Winehouse|Full list]]
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| instruments             = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| label           = {{hlist|[[Island Records|Island]]|[[Lioness Records|Lioness]]|[[Universal Republic]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]}}
| website         = {{URL|AmyWinehouse.com}}
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'''Amy Jade Winehouse''' (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was a British singer, songwriter, musician and businesswoman. She is<!-- Keep as "is", she is still remembered for her all of the following things. --> known for her distinctive [[contralto]] vocals, expressive and [[autobiographical]] songwriting, and eclectic blend of genres such as [[rhythm and blues]], [[Soul music|soul]], and [[jazz]]. Publications such as ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and [[VH1]] have ranked her amongst the greatest artists in history. Her music, along with her fashion and highly publicised personal life, made her an [[Amy Winehouse in popular culture|influential figure in popular culture]]. 

Born to a Jewish family in [[Enfield, London]], Winehouse grew up in a jazz-influenced household. She was a member of the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]] in her youth, recording several songs before signing a publishing deal with [[EMI]]. After a friend passed her demo to a music executive, Winehouse signed with [[Island Records]] in 2002. Her debut studio album, ''[[Frank (Amy Winehouse album)|Frank]]'' (2003), was commercially successful in the UK and drew critical acclaim for its mature songwriting and jazz-imbued production. Its lead single, "[[Stronger Than Me]]", earned the singer an [[Ivor Novello Award]].

Winehouse's second studio album, ''[[Back to Black]]'' (2006), was an international critical and commercial success, and became one of the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums of all time]]. Its lead single, "[[Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)|Rehab]]", was a worldwide top-ten song and won her a second Ivor Novello Award. At the [[50th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2008, Winehouse won five awards, tying the then-[[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night|record for the most Grammys won by a female artist in a single night]] and becoming the first British woman to win five Grammys. Her wins included three of the "[[Big Four (Grammy Awards)|Big Four]]" categories—[[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], and [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for "Rehab"—along with [[Best Pop Vocal Album]].

Winehouse's career was often overshadowed by [[substance abuse]], mental illness, and addiction, culminating in her death from [[alcohol poisoning]] at her [[Camden Square]] home in London at the [[27 Club|age of 27]]. Her brother believed that [[bulimia]] was also a factor. Winehouse's life and career were depicted in the documentary [[Amy (2015 film)|''Amy'']] (2015) and dramatised in the biopic ''[[Back to Black (film)|Back to Black]]'' (2024). In 2025, ''Back to Black'' was preserved in the [[National Recording Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]].

== Early life ==
Amy Jade Winehouse was born at [[Chase Farm Hospital]] in [[Gordon Hill, London|Gordon Hill]] in [[Enfield, London]], on 14 September 1983.{{Sfnm|Newkey-Burden|2008|1p=1|Winehouse|2012|2p=33}} She was born to Jewish parents:{{sfn|Weidhase|2024|p=39}} her father, Mitchell "Mitch" Winehouse, was an amateur singer and taxi driver;{{sfn|Newkey-Burden|2008|p=3}} her mother, Janis "Jane" Winehouse ([[née]] Seaton), was a pharmacist.{{sfnm|Winehouse|2016|1pp=11, 36, 56|Newkey-Burden|2008|2p=3}} She had a brother named Alex, who was three years older than her.{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=1}} Winehouse was raised in [[Southgate, London]];{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=1}} when she was five she began attending [[Osidge]] Primary School.{{sfn|Newkey-Burden|2008|p=8}} She then started her secondary education at [[Ashmole School]], where her grades were "surprisingly good" according to her mother.{{sfn|Winehouse|2016|p=62}} As a child, Winehouse attended a weekly ''[[cheder]]'', a Jewish primary school. In a later interview, she expressed her dislike for the school, recalling that she often begged her father to let her stay home and felt she "learned nothing about being Jewish" from attending.{{sfn|Newkey-Burden|2008|p=3}}

[[File:Amy Winehouse with her Dad (26539496874).jpg|left|alt=Black-and-white image of Mitch in the foreground, smiling and looking at the camera; behind him is Winehouse, leaning on his shoulder|thumb|Winehouse and her father, Mitch, in 2008]]

Many of Winehouse's maternal uncles were professional [[jazz]] musicians.{{sfn|Tzvetkova|2017|p=53}} Her paternal grandmother, Cynthia, had been a singer and dated jazz saxophonist [[Ronnie Scott]].{{sfn|Winehouse|2016|p=26}} Cynthia, along with Winehouse's parents, nurtured Winehouse's early interest in jazz.<ref name="d341">{{cite web | last=Mulholland | first=Garry | title=Charmed and dangerous | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=1 February 2004 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/feb/01/popandrock.amywinehouse | access-date=9 November 2025}}</ref> Mitch would frequently sing and play the songs of jazz musicians like [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Tony Bennett]] around the house, and when reprimanded at school, Winehouse would sing "[[Fly Me to the Moon]]" before seeing the headmistress.{{sfn|Newkey-Burden|2008|p=3}}<ref>{{cite web | last=Sengwe | first=Stephanie | title=Amy Winehouse's Family Shares Rare Photos and Handwritten Notes in New Book (Exclusive) | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=20 August 2023 | url=https://people.com/amy-winehouse-family-shares-rare-photos-and-handwritten-notes-in-new-book-exclusive-7693094 | access-date=9 November 2025}}</ref> Her parents separated when she was nine, after which she lived with her mother and her boyfriend in [[Whetstone, London]], and spent weekends with her father and his girlfriend in [[Hatfield Heath|Hatfield Heath, Essex]].<ref>{{multiref|{{harvnb|Winehouse|2016|p=130}}|{{harvnb|Winehouse|2012|p=17}}|{{cite web | last=Russian | ref=none|first=Ale | title=All About Amy Winehouse's Parents, Mitch and Janis Winehouse | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=17 May 2024 | url=https://people.com/all-about-amy-winehouse-parents-8634936 | access-date=9 November 2025}}|{{cite news |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |date=25 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse: Singer who won the hearts of millions but was unable to overcome her dependency on drink and drugs |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/amy-winehouse-singer-who-won-the-hearts-of-millions-but-was-unable-to-overcome-her-dependency-on-drink-and-drugs-2319847.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919085242/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/amy-winehouse-singer-who-won-the-hearts-of-millions-but-was-unable-to-overcome-her-dependency-on-drink-and-drugs-2319847.html |archive-date=19 September 2011 |access-date=1 August 2024 |ref=none|newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}}}</ref>

In 1992, Cynthia encouraged Winehouse to attend the [[Susi Earnshaw Theatre School]], where she spent Saturdays developing her singing, acting and tap dancing.{{sfnm|Winehouse|2016|1pp=46–47|Winehouse|2012|2p=20}} With her childhood friend Juliette Ashby, she formed a short-lived rap duo called Sweet{{nbsp}}'n'{{nbsp}}Sour.{{sfn|Winehouse|2016|p=61}} Winehouse later enroled at the [[Sylvia Young Theatre School]]; at her audition she sang "[[On the Sunny Side of the Street]]".{{sfn|Winehouse|2016|pp=71–72}} Reports that she was expelled at 14 for "not applying herself" and for piercing her nose were denied by both [[Sylvia Young]] and her father, who clarified that she simply transferred schools at 15.<ref>{{multiref|{{cite magazine|first= Jenny |last= Eliscu |date= 23 July 2011 |title= The Diva and Her Demons: Rolling Stone's 2007 Amy Winehouse Cover Story |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-diva-and-her-demons-rolling-stones-2007-amy-winehouse-cover-story-20110723 |archive-date= 25 July 2011 |ref=none|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013229/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-diva-and-her-demons-rolling-stones-2007-amy-winehouse-cover-story-20110723}}|{{cite news|first= Henrietta |last= Roussoulis |title= Amy Winehouse: The Q interview |newspaper= [[The Independent]] |date= 18 January 2004 |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/amy-winehouse-the-q-interview-573704.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090404061547/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/amy-winehouse-the-q-interview-573704.html |ref=none|archive-date= 4 April 2009}}|{{cite web |first= Mayer |last= Nissim |title= Young: 'We never expelled Winehouse' |publisher= [[Digital Spy]] |date= 8 September 2009|url= https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a176379/young-we-never-expelled-winehouse/  |archive-date= 27 July 2024 |ref=none|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240727125954/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a176379/young-we-never-expelled-winehouse/ |url-status= live|access-date= 1 August 2020}}|{{harvnb|Winehouse|2012|pp=28–36}}}}</ref> One of her teachers there recalled her as a skilled writer, saying she could have become a novelist or journalist.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 September 2008 |title=Fame Academy |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/13/celebrity.television |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414050244/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/13/celebrity.television |url-status=live|access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref> She later attended the [[The Mount School, Mill Hill|Mount School]] in [[Mill Hill]] and brifely went to the [[BRIT School]] in [[Selhurst|Selhurst, Croydon]].<ref>{{multiref|{{harvnb|Winehouse|2016|pp=75, 84–85}}|{{harvnb|Winehouse|2012|p=33}}|{{cite web | title=Amy Winehouse, 1983–2011 | website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | url-access=subscription | ref=none | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8657048/Amy-Winehouse.html | access-date=9 November 2025}}|{{cite web | last=Browning | first=James | title=Amy Winehouse timeline: 1983–2011 | ref=none | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=27 July 2011 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/27/amy-winehouse-timeline | access-date=9 November 2025}}}}</ref> After experimenting with her brother's guitar, Winehouse purchased her own and soon began writing her own songs.{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|pp=23, 68}} Around the same time, she worked as an entertainment journalist for the [[World Entertainment News Network]] and was a vocalist for the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]].{{sfnm|Winehouse|2016|1p=90|Winehouse|2012|2p=29}} Her best friend, soul singer [[Tyler James (English musician)|Tyler James]], later sent a demo tape of hers to an [[A&R]] scout to help kickstart her professional career.<ref name="d341"/>

==Career==

===2002–2005: Career beginnings and ''Frank''===
[[File:Amy Winehouse 2004.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Winehouse performing live in July 2004]]
Winehouse was signed to [[Simon Fuller]]'s 19 Management in 2002 and was initially paid £250 a week against future earnings.{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=34}} While being developed by the management company, Winehouse was kept as a recording industry secret,<ref name="HQ">{{cite web|first= Kimbel |last= Bouwman |title= Interview with Darcus Beese, A&R at Island for Amy Winehouse, Sugababes |date= 23 February 2004 |publisher= [[HitQuarters]] |url= http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Darcus_Beese_int.html |archive-date= 23 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120123121840/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Darcus_Beese_int.html}}</ref> although she was a regular jazz standards singer at the [[Cobden Club]].{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=34}} Her future A&R representative at [[Island (Universal)|Island]], Darcus Beese, heard of her by chance when the manager of the Lewinson Brothers showed him some productions of his clients, which featured Winehouse as key vocalist. When he asked who the singer was, the manager told him he was not allowed to say. Having decided that he wanted to sign her, it took several months of asking around for Beese to eventually discover who the singer was. However, by that time Winehouse had already recorded a number of songs, signed a publishing deal with [[EMI]], and formed a working relationship with producer [[Salaam Remi]].<ref name="HQ"/>

Beese introduced Winehouse to his boss, Island head [[Nick Gatfield]], who shared his enthusiasm in signing the young artist. Winehouse was signed to Island while rival interest in her had started to build with representatives of EMI and [[Virgin Records]] starting to make moves. Beese told [[HitQuarters]] that he felt the excitement over an artist who was an atypical pop star for the time was due to a backlash against reality TV music shows, whose audiences starved for fresh, genuine young talent.<ref name="HQ"/>

Winehouse's debut album, ''[[Frank (Amy Winehouse album)|Frank]]'', was released on 20 October 2003. Produced mainly by Salaam Remi, many of the songs were influenced by [[jazz]] and, apart from two [[Cover version|covers]], Winehouse co-wrote every song. The album received wide critical acclaim with compliments given to the "cool, critical gaze" in its lyrics.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite news|first= Beccy |last= Lindon |date= 16 October 2003 |title= Amy Winehouse, Frank |newspaper= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/oct/17/jazz.shopping1 |archive-date= 20 September 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130920100835/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/oct/17/jazz.shopping1}}</ref><ref name="Frank">{{Cite web|title=Amy Winehouse – Frank |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/frank-mw0000466868|website=AllMusic|last=Bush |first=John|archive-date=27 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427095032/http://www.allmusic.com/album/frank-mw0000466868 |url-status=live|access-date=4 November 2006}}</ref> Winehouse's voice was compared with those of Sarah Vaughan and [[Macy Gray]], among others.<ref name="Frank" /><ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse Frank Review |publisher= BBC Music |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gh9x/|first= Greg|last= Boraman|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100421185900/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gh9x|archive-date= 21 April 2010|url-status= live |date= 27 November 2003}}</ref>

The album entered the upper reaches of the [[UK Albums Chart]] in 2004 when it was nominated for the [[24th Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] in the categories of [[Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist|British Female Solo Artist]] and [[Brit Award for British Urban Act|British Urban Act]]. It went on to achieve [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] sales.<ref name="AW">{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse (official site) |website= AmyWinehouse.co.uk |url= http://www.amywinehouse.co.uk/ |archive-date= 18 September 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090918102401/http://www.amywinehouse.co.uk/}}</ref>{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=55}} Later in 2004, she and Remi won the [[Ivor Novello Award]] for Best Contemporary Song, for their first single together, "[[Stronger Than Me]]".<ref>{{cite web|title= ASCAP Members Honored at the Ivors |publisher= [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] |url= http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/ivors/2004/ |archive-date= 28 June 2004 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040628041547/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/ivors/2004/}}</ref> The album was also shortlisted for the [[2004 Mercury Music Prize]]. In the same year, she performed at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] (on the Jazz World stage), the [[2004 V Festival|V Festival]] and the [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]]. After the release of the album, Winehouse commented that she was "only 80 percent behind [the] album" because [[Island Records]] had overruled her preferences for the songs and mixes to be included.<ref name="C&D">{{cite news|first= Garry |last= Mulholland |date= 31 January 2004 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/feb/01/popandrock.amywinehouse |title= Charmed and dangerous |newspaper= The Guardian |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131222154527/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/feb/01/popandrock.amywinehouse |archive-date= 22 December 2013}}</ref>

===2006–2008: ''Back to Black'' and international success===
[[File:Amy Winehouse in 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Winehouse at the Avalon in [[Boston]], Massachusetts in 2007]]
After the release of her first jazz-influenced album, Winehouse's focus shifted to the girl groups of the [[1950s in music|1950s]] and [[1960s in music|1960s]]. Winehouse hired New York singer [[Sharon Jones]]'s longtime band, the [[Dap-Kings]], to back her up in the studio and on tour.<ref>{{cite news|first= Ben|last= Sisario|title= She's Not Anybody's Backup Act|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/arts/music/29jone.html|date= 29 September 2007|archive-date= 5 June 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150605113751/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/arts/music/29jone.html|url-status= live|access-date= 13 December 2007}}</ref> Mitch Winehouse relates in ''Amy, My Daughter'' how fascinating watching her process was: her perfectionism in the studio and how she would put what she had sung on a CD and play it in his taxi outside to know how most people would hear her music.{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=71}} In May 2006, Winehouse's demo tracks such as "[[You Know I'm No Good]]" and "[[Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)|Rehab]]" appeared on [[Mark Ronson]]'s New York City radio show on [[East Village Radio]]. These were some of the first new songs played on the radio after the release of "Pumps" and both were slated to appear on her second album. The 11-track album, completed in five months,{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=71}} was produced entirely by Salaam Remi and Ronson, with the production credits being split between them. Ronson said in a 2010 interview that he liked working with Winehouse because she was blunt when she did not like his work.<ref>{{cite news|first= Alexandra |last= Topping |date= 8 June 2010 |title= Mark Ronson gets all new romantic with Duran Duran |newspaper= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/08/mark-ronson-duran-duran |archive-date= 31 October 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131031062721/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/08/mark-ronson-duran-duran}}</ref> She in turn thought that when they first met, he was a sound engineer and that she was expecting an older man with a beard.{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=68}}

Promotion of ''[[Back to Black]]'' soon began and, in early October 2006, Winehouse's official website was relaunched with a new layout and clips of previously unreleased songs.<ref name="AW"/> ''Back to Black'' was released in the UK on 30 October 2006. It went to number one on the UK Albums Chart for two weeks in January 2007, dropping then climbing back for several weeks in February. In the US, it entered at number seven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It was the best-selling album in the UK of 2007, selling 1.85{{nbsp}}million copies over the course of the year.<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse and Lewis head charts |work= BBC News |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7165210.stm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080102094440/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7165210.stm |archive-date= 2 January 2008}}</ref> The first single released from the album was the Ronson-produced "Rehab". The song reached the top ten in the UK and the US.<ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]]|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/812/AMY%20WINEHOUSE/|archive-date= 28 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150528144624/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/812/AMY%20WINEHOUSE/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse – Awards |publisher= AllMusic|url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/amy-winehouse-mn0000627026/awards|archive-date= 28 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120728003456/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amy-winehouse-mn0000627026/awards}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named "Rehab" the Best Song of 2007. Writer Josh Tyrangiel praised Winehouse for her confidence, saying, "What she is<!--not a mistake--> is mouthy, funny, sultry, and quite possibly crazy" and "It's impossible not to be seduced by her originality. Combine it with production by Mark Ronson that references four decades worth of [[soul music]] without once ripping it off, and you've got the best song of 2007."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Josh |last= Tyrangiel |title= Top 10 Songs |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url= http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0%2C28804%2C1686204_1686244_1690616%2C00.html |archive-date= 28 March 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100328221031/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0%2C28804%2C1686204_1686244_1690616%2C00.html}}</ref> The album's second single and lead single in the US, "You Know I'm No Good", was released in January 2007 with a [[remix]] featuring rap vocals by [[Ghostface Killah]]. It ultimately reached number 18 on the UK singles chart. The title track, "[[Back to Black (song)|Back to Black]]", was released in the UK in April 2007 and peaked at number 25, but was more successful across [[mainland Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse – Back To Black |publisher= [[Ultratop]] |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/4063e/Amy-Winehouse-Back-To-Black |archive-date= 6 October 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095912/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/4063e/Amy-Winehouse-Back-To-Black |language= nl}}</ref> "[[Tears Dry on Their Own]]" and "[[Love Is a Losing Game]]" were also released as singles, but failed to achieve the same level of success.<ref name="q282">{{cite web | last=Donovan | first=Thom | title=The Meaning Behind "Tears Dry on Their Own" by Amy Winehouse | website=[[American Songwriter]] | date=4 March 2025 | url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-tears-dry-on-their-own-by-amy-winehouse/ | access-date=9 November 2025}}</ref>

[[File:The Rolling Stones with Amy Winehouse at the Isle of Wight Festival 2007 CROP.JPG|thumb|right|Winehouse with [[Mick Jagger]] at the [[Isle of Wight Festival 2007|Isle of Wight Festival]] on the [[Isle of Wight]], England where she sang "[[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]" with [[the Rolling Stones]] on 10 June 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Rolling Stones headline Isle of Wight|url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/isle-of-wight-festival-27-1337641|magazine=[[NME]]|date= 10 June 2007|access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref>]]
A deluxe edition of ''Back to Black'' was also released on 5 November 2007 in the UK. The bonus disc features [[B-sides]], rare, and live tracks, as well as "[[Valerie (Amy Winehouse song)|Valerie]]". Winehouse's debut DVD ''[[I Told You I Was Trouble: Live in London]]'' was released the same day in the UK and 13 November in the US. It includes a live set recorded at London's [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]] and a 50-minute documentary charting the singer's career over the previous four years.<ref>{{cite press release |first= Serena |last= Gallagher |title= Universal Republic Stars, Amy Winehouse and Mika, to Release Special Live DVDs in U.S. November 13 |agency= [[Business Wire]] |date= 2 October 2007 |url= http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071002006224&newsLang=en|archive-date= 28 December 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071228224448/http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071002006224&newsLang=en|url-status= live|access-date= 13 December 2007}}</ref> ''Frank'' was released in the United States on 20 November 2007 to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news |first= Bill |last= Friskics-Warren |title= Amy Winehouse: A 'Frank' Assessment |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]]|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111901581.html |archive-date= 10 November 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121110212057/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111901581.html |url-status= live|date= 20 November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Mikel |last= Toombs |title= Listen Up: Amy Winehouse's 'Frank' |newspaper= [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date= 22 November 2007 |url= http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Listen-Up-Amy-Winehouse-s-Frank-1256420.php |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110811105836/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Listen-Up-Amy-Winehouse-s-Frank-1256420.php |archive-date= 11 August 2011|access-date= 13 December 2007}}</ref> The album debuted at number 61 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref>{{cite news|first= Chris |last= Harris |date= 28 November 2007 |title='American Idol' Champ Jordin Sparks Fails to Ignite the Charts, Barely Cracking Billboard Top 10 |publisher= [[MTV]] |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1575221/jordin-sparks-barely-cracks-billboards-top-10.jhtml |archive-date= 29 June 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124000/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1575221/jordin-sparks-barely-cracks-billboards-top-10.jhtml}}</ref> In addition to her own album, she collaborated with other artists on singles. Winehouse was a vocalist on the song "Valerie" on Ronson's solo album ''[[Version (album)|Version]]''. The song peaked at number two in the UK upon its October single release. "Valerie" was nominated for a [[28th Brit Awards|2008 Brit Award]] for [[Brit Award for British Single|British Single of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie |publisher= I Like Music |date= 27 October 2007 |url= http://www.ilikemusic.com/urban/Mark_Ronson_feat_Amy_Winehouse_Valerie-4184 |archive-date= 27 October 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071027053119/http://www.ilikemusic.com/urban/Mark_Ronson_feat_Amy_Winehouse_Valerie-4184}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= Scott |last= Colothan |title= Leona Lewis Does the Chart Double Again |website= HipHop-Elements.com |date= 26 November 2007 |url= http://www.hiphop-elements.com/article/read/4/9792/1/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071205175032/http://www.hiphop-elements.com/article/read/4/9792/1/ |archive-date= 5 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse – I Told You I Was Trouble – Documentary & Live Concert DVD |publisher= I Like Music |date= 28 October 2007 |url= http://www.ilikemusic.com/urban/Amy_Winehouse_I_Told_You_I_Was_Trouble_Documentary-4205 |archive-date= 28 October 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071028153917/http://www.ilikemusic.com/urban/Amy_Winehouse_I_Told_You_I_Was_Trouble_Documentary-4205}}</ref> Her work with ex-[[Sugababe]] [[Mutya Buena]], "[[B Boy Baby]]", was released on 17 December 2007. It served as the fourth single from Buena's debut album, ''[[Real Girl (album)|Real Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Brit Awards nominations go pop! |website= eGigs.co.uk |date= 14 January 2008 |url= http://www.egigs.co.uk/index.php?a=12040 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080206162855/http://www.egigs.co.uk/index.php?a=12040 |archive-date= 6 February 2008}}</ref> Winehouse was also in talks of working with [[Missy Elliott]] for her album ''[[Missy Elliott discography|Block Party]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Missy Elliott Still Keen to Work with Amy Winehouse |website= ShowbizSpy |date= 8 June 2008 |url= http://www.showbizspy.com/article/70356/missy-elliott-still-keen-to-work-with-amy-winehouse.html |archive-date= 18 March 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120318120106/http://www.showbizspy.com/article/70356/missy-elliott-still-keen-to-work-with-amy-winehouse.html}}</ref>

Winehouse promoted the release of ''Back to Black'' with headline performances in late 2006, including a [[Little Noise Sessions]] charity concert at the [[Union Chapel, Islington|Union Chapel]] in [[Islington]], London.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amy Winehouse pays tribute to a soul legend|url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-465-1342302|magazine=[[NME]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013551/https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-465-1342302|archive-date= 20 February 2017|date= 24 November 2006|access-date= 3 June 2019}}</ref> On 31 December 2006, Winehouse appeared on [[Jools Holland]]'s [[Jools' Annual Hootenanny|Annual Hootenanny]] and performed a cover of [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]" along with [[Paul Weller]] and [[Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra|Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra]]. She also performed [[Toots and the Maytals]]' "[[Monkey Man (Toots & the Maytals song)|Monkey Man]]". At his request, actor [[Bruce Willis]] introduced Winehouse before her performance of "Rehab" at the [[2007 MTV Movie Awards]] in [[Universal City, California]], on 3 June 2007.<ref>{{cite news|first= Eric |last= Ditzian |title= Amy Winehouse Barely Made It to 2007 MTV Movie Awards Performance |date= 27 May 2009 |publisher= MTV |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1612222/amy-winehouse-barely-made-it-2007-movie-awards-stage.jhtml |archive-date= 26 April 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120426151006/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1612222/amy-winehouse-barely-made-it-2007-movie-awards-stage.jhtml}}</ref> During the summer of 2007, she performed at various festivals, including [[Glastonbury Festival line-ups#2007|Glastonbury Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Winehouse camps in style at Glastonbury|url= http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a62574/winehouse-camps-in-style-at-glastonbury/|first= Neil |last= Wilkes|website= [[Digital Spy]]|url-status= live |archive-date= 7 February 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160207104358/http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a62574/winehouse-camps-in-style-at-glastonbury/|date= 24 June 2007|access-date= 4 June 2019}}</ref> and [[Lollapalooza]] in Chicago.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amy Winehouse plays surly set at Lollapalooza|magazine=[[NME]]|url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-488-1395979 |archive-date= 20 February 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013551/https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-465-1342302|date= 6 August 2007|access-date= 3 June 2019}}</ref>

The rest of her tour, however, did not go as well. In November 2007, the opening night of a 17-date tour was marred by booing and walkouts at the [[National Indoor Arena]] in Birmingham. A critic for the ''[[Birmingham Mail]]'' said it was "one of the saddest nights of my life ... I saw a supremely talented artist reduced to tears, stumbling around the stage and, unforgivably, swearing at the audience."<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Amy Winehouse Birmingham show ends in chaos |magazine= WOW Magazine |date= 15 November 2007 |url= http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/wow/music/archive/tm_method%3Dfull%26objectid%3D20110830%26siteid%3D50002-name_page.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207074536/http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/wow/music/archive/tm_method%3Dfull%26objectid%3D20110830%26siteid%3D50002-name_page.html |archive-date= 7 December 2008}}</ref> Other concerts ended similarly, with, for example, fans at her [[Hammersmith Apollo]] performance in London saying that she "looked highly intoxicated throughout,"<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Amy Winehouse fans revolt after shambolic gig |magazine= [[NME]] |date= 26 November 2007 |url= https://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/32732 |archive-date= 28 November 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145104/http://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/32732}}</ref> until she announced on 27 November 2007, that her performances and public appearances were cancelled for the remainder of the year, citing her doctor's advice to take a complete rest. A statement issued by concert promoter [[Live Nation]] blamed "the rigours involved in touring and the intense emotional strain that Amy has been under in recent weeks" for the decision.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse scraps all concerts |work= BBC News |date= 27 November 2007 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7115689.stm |archive-date= 29 November 2007 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071129213427/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7115689.stm}}</ref> Mitch Winehouse wrote about her nervousness before public performances in his 2012 book, ''Amy, My Daughter.''{{sfn|Winehouse|2012}} On 13 January 2008, ''Back to Black'' held the number-one position on the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' Pan European charts]] for the third consecutive week.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Paul |last= Sexton |title= Macdonald Bumps Radiohead from U.K. Album Chart |magazine= Billboard |date= 14 January 2008 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046827/macdonald-bumps-radiohead-from-uk-album-chart |archive-date= 23 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130723064440/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046827/macdonald-bumps-radiohead-from-uk-album-chart}}</ref>

[[File:Amy Winehouse -Virgin Festival, Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland-4August2007.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Winehouse performing at the Virgin Festival at [[Pimlico, Baltimore|Pimlico]] in [[Baltimore]] in 2007]]
On 10 February 2008, Winehouse received five [[50th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]], winning in the following categories: [[Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] for the single "Rehab", and [[Best Pop Vocal Album]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse's brother on her return to form|url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3359759.ece|newspaper= The Sunday Times|first= Alex|last= Winehouse|archive-date= 9 August 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110809090849/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3359759.ece|date= 13 February 2008|access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref> The singer also earned a Grammy as [[Best New Artist]], earning her an entry in the 2009 edition of the [[Guinness Book of Records]] for Most Grammy Awards won by a British Female Act.<ref>{{cite news|title= Now That's Entertaining |newspaper= [[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date= 15 September 2008 |url= http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2008/09/15/now-that-s-entertaining-86908-20737280/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090209061029/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2008/09/15/now-that-s-entertaining-86908-20737280/ |archive-date= 9 February 2009}}</ref> Additionally, ''Back to Black'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Grammy scorecard|url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-2007grammys-list%2C0%2C430247.htmlstory|work= [[Los Angeles Times|The Envelope]] |archive-date= 14 December 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071214194402/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-2007grammys-list%2C0%2C430247.htmlstory}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 50th Annual Grammy Awards winners|date= 10 February 2008 |url= http://www.livedaily.com/news/13646.html|website= [[LiveDaily]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100107204931/http://www.livedaily.com/news/13646.html |archive-date= 7 January 2010}}</ref> Ronson's work with her won the [[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical|Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, in the non-classical]] category.<ref>{{cite news|title= Production, Non-Classical; Surround Sound; Production, Classical; Classical; Music Video|url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-2007grammy1nom5dec05,0,4331325.htmlstory|newspaper= Los Angeles Times|archive-date= 13 July 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110713185713/http://www.theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-2007grammy1nom5dec05,0,4331325.htmlstory|url-status= live|access-date= 26 December 2012}}</ref> She ended her acceptance speech for Record of the Year with, "This is for London because [[Camden Town]] ain't burning down," in reference to the 2008 [[Camden Market]] fire.<ref>{{cite news|first= Glenn |last= Gamboa |date= 11 February 2008 |title= Amy Winehouse takes home 5 Grammy Awards |newspaper= [[Newsday]] |url= http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-etgrammy0211%2C0%2C1561599.story |archive-date= 13 February 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080213213543/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-etgrammy0211%2C0%2C1561599.story}}</ref> Performing "You Know I'm No Good" and "Rehab" via satellite from London's [[Riverside Studios]] at 3 a.m. [[UK time]], she couldn't be at the ceremony in Los Angeles as her [[Visa policy of the United States|visa]] approval had not been processed in time.<ref name="Mitch">{{harvnb|Winehouse|2012}}</ref>

After the Grammys, the album's sales increased, catapulting ''Back to Black'' to number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, after it initially peaked in the seventh position.<ref>{{cite news|first= Glenn |last= Gamboa |title= Winehouse, Hancock see post-Grammy bump |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date= 20 February 2008 |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/extendedplay/2008/02/winehouse-hanco.html |archive-date= 12 June 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080612024736/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/extendedplay/2008/02/winehouse-hanco.html}}</ref> On 20 February 2008, Winehouse performed at the 2008 Brit Awards at [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]] in London, performing "Valerie" with Mark Ronson, followed by "Love Is a Losing Game". She urged the crowd to "make some noise for my Blake."<ref>{{cite press release|first= Jill |last= Lawless |title= Winehouse, McCartney Play at Brit Awards |agency= [[Associated Press]] |date= 20 February 2008 |url= http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUifaa_fD6Et8zYX9iWIbPHwPBwAD8UUF3185 |archive-date= 21 February 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20080221051855/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUifaa_fD6Et8zYX9iWIbPHwPBwAD8UUF3185|access-date= 26 December 2012}}</ref> A special deluxe edition of ''Back to Black'' topped the UK album charts on 2 March 2008. Meanwhile, the original edition of the album was ranked at number 30 in its 68th week on the charts, while ''Frank'' charted at number 35.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Amy Winehouse back on top of UK album chart |magazine= NME|url= https://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/34822 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080303120342/http://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/34822|archive-date= 3 March 2008|date= 2 March 2008|access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref>

In Paris, she performed what was described as a "well-executed 40-minute" set at the opening of a [[Fendi]] boutique in early March.<ref>{{cite press release |title= Amy Winehouse performs at Fendi opening |date= 3 March 2008 |work= [[United Press International]]|url= http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/03/03/Amy_Winehouse_performs_at_Fendi_opening/UPI-79671204553055/ |archive-date= 8 January 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160108175955/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/03/03/Amy_Winehouse_performs_at_Fendi_opening/UPI-79671204553055/ |url-status= live|access-date= 28 May 2015}}</ref> By 12 March, the album had sold a total of 2,467,575 copies—318,350 copies had been sold in the previous 10 weeks—putting the album on the [[List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom|UK's top-10 best-selling albums of the 21st century]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Amy Winehouse enters biggest sellers list |magazine= NME |date= 12 March 2008 |url= https://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/35087 |archive-date= 21 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121021124259/http://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/35087}}</ref> On 7 April, ''Back to Black'' was in the top position of the pan-European charts for the sixth consecutive and thirteenth aggregate week.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Paul |last= Sexton |title= R.E.M. Earns Eighth U.K. No. 1 Album |magazine= Billboard |date= 7 April 2008 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045945/rem-earns-eighth-uk-no-1-album |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130620221121/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045945/rem-earns-eighth-uk-no-1-album |archive-date= 20 June 2013}}</ref> ''Amy Winehouse – The Girl Done Good: A Documentary Review'', a 78-minute DVD, was released on 14 April 2008. The documentary features interviews with those who knew her at a young age, people who helped her achieve success, jazz music experts, and music and [[pop culture]] specialists.<ref>{{cite web|first= Alisa |last= Shamrow |title= Amy Winehouse – The Girl Done Good DVD Review |website= [[UnderGroundOnline]] |url= http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=18527&sectionId=54 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080509180605/http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=18527&sectionId=54 |archive-date= 9 May 2008}}</ref>

At the 2008 Ivor Novello Awards in May, Winehouse became the first-ever artist to receive two nominations for the top award: Best Song Musically & Lyrically. She won the award for "Love Is a Losing Game" and was nominated for "You Know I'm No Good".<ref>{{cite news|first= Ben |last= Quinn |title= Amy Winehouse misses beat for Ivor Novello award |date= 23 May 2008 |newspaper= [[The Times]] |url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3987686.ece |archive-date= 23 November 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081123040132/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3987686.ece}}</ref> "Rehab", a Novello winner for best contemporary song in 2006, also received a 2008 nomination for best-selling British song.<ref>{{cite news|first= Owen |last= Gibson |date= 22 April 2008 |title= Novello first for Winehouse |newspaper= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/22/amywinehouse.awardsandprizes |archive-date= 5 November 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131105042529/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/22/amywinehouse.awardsandprizes}}</ref> Winehouse was also nominated for a [[2008 MTV Europe Music Awards|2008 MTV Europe Music Award]] in the Act of the Year category.<ref>{{cite news|title= MTV nods for Coldplay and Duffy |agency= BBC News |date= 29 September 2008 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7640387.stm |archive-date= 14 June 2012 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120614044022/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7640387.stm}}</ref>

Although her father, manager and various members of her touring team reportedly tried to dissuade her, Winehouse performed at the [[Rock in Rio Lisboa]] festival in [[Portugal]] in May 2008.<ref name="RS"/> Although the set was plagued by a late arrival and problems with her voice, the crowd warmed to her. In addition to her own material she performed two [[The Specials|Specials]] covers.<ref>{{cite news|first= Alison |last= Roberts |title= Winehouse performs gig in Lisbon |agency= BBC News |date= 31 May 2008 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7428887.stm |archive-date= 15 October 2012 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121015164546/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7428887.stm}}</ref> Winehouse performed at [[Nelson Mandela]]'s 90th Birthday Party concert at London's [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] on 27 June 2008,<ref>{{cite press release|title= Winehouse performs at Mandela concert|work= United Press International|url= http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/06/28/Winehouse_performs_at_Mandela_concert/UPI-33751214626476/|date= 28 June 2008|archive-date= 21 November 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081121034459/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/06/28/Winehouse_performs_at_Mandela_concert/UPI-33751214626476/|url-status= live|access-date= 26 December 2012}}</ref> and the next day at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2008|Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|first= Roya |last= Nikkhah |title= Glastonbury: Amy Winehouse seems to scuffle with fan |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |date= 29 June 2008 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/3555424/Glastonbury-Amy-Winehouse-seems-to-scuffle-with-fan.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141022152300/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/3555424/Glastonbury-Amy-Winehouse-seems-to-scuffle-with-fan.html |archive-date= 22 October 2014}}</ref> On 12 July, at the [[Oxegen 2008|Oxegen]] Festival in Ireland she performed a well-received 50-minute set<ref>{{cite news|title= Flawless performance for troubled Winehouse |newspaper= [[The Irish Times]] |date= 7 July 2008 |url= https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0712/breaking38.htm |archive-date= 17 July 2009 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20090717080211/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0712/breaking38.htm}}</ref> which was followed the next day by a 14-song set at [[T in the Park]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Amy Winehouse makes Blake dedication at T in the Park |magazine= NME |date= 13 July 2008|url= https://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/38110 |archive-date= 21 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121021124314/http://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/38110 |url-status= live|access-date= 26 December 2012}}</ref>

On 16 August, she played at the [[Staffordshire]] leg of the [[V Festival#V2008|V Festival]], and the following day played the [[Chelmsford]] leg of the festival. Organisers said that Winehouse attracted the biggest crowds of the festival. Audience reaction was reported as mixed.<ref>{{cite news|first= Ian |last= Youngs |date= 18 August 2008 |title= United front for The Verve at V |agency= BBC News |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7567238.stm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120802062213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7567238.stm |archive-date= 2 August 2012}}</ref> On 6 September, Winehouse was [[Bestival Saturday 2008|Bestival's Saturday headliner]], where she started 40 minutes late and was on stage for 35 minutes, before her performance was terminated because of a curfew.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amy Winehouse booed at Bestival |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-364-1328227 |magazine=NME|archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727125954/https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-364-1328227 |url-status=live|date=8 September 2008|access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 2008 |title=Amy Winehouse headlines Bestival |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7602000/7602648.stm|work=[[Newsbeat]] |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727125954/http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7602000/7602648.stm |url-status=live|access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref>

A clip of Winehouse's music was included in the "Roots and Influences" area that looked at connections between different artists at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] Annex NYC, which opened in December 2008. One thread started with [[Billie Holiday]], continued with [[Aretha Franklin]] and [[Mary J. Blige]], and then finished with Winehouse.<ref>{{cite news|first= Jay |last= Lustig |title= Annex to Cleveland's rock'n'roll shrine opens in Manhattan |newspaper= [[The Star-Ledger]] |date= 4 December 2008 |url= http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/12/annex_to_clevelands_rocknroll.html |archive-date= 15 October 2012 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20121015164546/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/12/annex_to_clevelands_rocknroll.html}}</ref>

''Back to Black'' was the world's seventh-biggest-selling album of 2008.<ref>{{cite news|first= Urmee |last= Khan |title= Coldplay and Duffy among British acts dominating top ten global albums of 2008 |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |date= 16 February 2009 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/4640295/Coldplay-and-Duffy-among-British-acts-dominating-top-ten-global-albums-of-2008.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120218105251/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/4640295/Coldplay-and-Duffy-among-British-acts-dominating-top-ten-global-albums-of-2008.html |archive-date= 18 February 2012}}</ref> The album's sales meant that the market performance of [[Universal Music Group]]'s recorded music division did not drop to levels experienced by the overall music market.<ref name="Times">{{cite news|title= Business big shot: Amy Winehouse |newspaper= [[The Times]] |date= 2 September 2008 |url= http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article4656420.ece |archive-date= 12 June 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110612002523/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article4656420.ece}}</ref> The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it [[List of best-selling albums|one of the best-selling albums of all time]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 July 2015 |title=Amy Winehouse Doc Pushes Late Singer Back Into U.K. Album Charts |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/amy-winehouse-uk-charts-doc-807521/ |access-date=20 September 2024 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

===2009–2011: Final projects before death===
In a 2009 poll of U.S. residents conducted for [[VisitBritain]] by [[The Harris Poll|Harris Interactive]], one-fifth of the participants indicated they had listened to Winehouse's music during the previous year.<ref>{{cite press release|title= Poll: Americans embrace U.K. music|date= 13 March 2009|work= United Press International|url= http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/03/13/Poll_Americans_embrace_UK_music/UPI-72521236999658/|archive-date= 22 October 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121022133746/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/03/13/Poll_Americans_embrace_UK_music/UPI-72521236999658/|url-status= live|access-date= 26 December 2012}}</ref> She performed with [[Rhythms del Mundo]] on their cover of the [[Sam Cooke]] song "[[Cupid (Sam Cooke song)|Cupid]]" for an ''Artists Project Earth'' benefit album released in July that year.<ref>{{cite web|title= RDM – Classics |url= http://www.apeuk.org/music/rdm-classics |website= Apeuk.org|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235509/http://www.apeuk.org/music/rdm-classics|archive-date= 23 December 2015|access-date= 26 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Rhythms Del Mundo Classic |website= RhythmsDelmundo.com |url= http://www.rhythmsdelmundo.com/classics/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090616075030/http://www.rhythmsdelmundo.com/classics/ |archive-date= 16 June 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Amy Winehouse with backing singers Zalon and Heshima Thompson.jpg|thumb|right|Winehouse backstage with her band in March 2009]]
Winehouse and Ronson contributed a cover of [[Lesley Gore]]'s "[[It's My Party]]" to the [[Quincy Jones]] tribute album ''[[Q Soul Bossa Nostra]]'', released in November 2010.<ref>{{cite news|first= Mawuse |last= Ziegbe |date= 8 September 2010 |title= Amy Winehouse to Appear on Quincy Jones Tribute Album |publisher= MTV |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647392/20100908/winehouse_amy.jhtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615131735/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647392/20100908/winehouse_amy.jhtml |archive-date= 15 June 2011}}</ref> She had agreed to form a group with [[Questlove]] of [[the Roots]], but her problems obtaining a visa delayed their working together. Salaam Remi had already created some material with Winehouse as part of the project.<ref>{{cite news|first= Mawuse |last= Ziegbe |title= The Roots' ?uestlove Teams Up with Amy Winehouse |date= 2 July 2010 |publisher= MTV |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642945/20100702/ahmir__uestlove_thompson.jhtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100705101416/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642945/20100702/ahmir__uestlove_thompson.jhtml |archive-date= 5 July 2010}}</ref> According to ''[[The Times]]'', Universal Music pressed her for new material in 2008, but as of 2 September that year she had not been near a recording studio.<ref name="Times"/> In late October, Winehouse's spokesman was quoted as saying that Winehouse had not been given a deadline to complete her third album, for which she was learning to play drums.<ref name="Nov">{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse's hospital leave |publisher= [[Virgin Media]] |url= http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/entertainment/news/music/2008/11/03/amy_winehouses_hospital_leave|date=3 November 2008|archive-date= 8 December 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208165631/http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/entertainment/news/music/2008/11/03/amy_winehouses_hospital_leave}}</ref>

In May 2009, Winehouse returned to performing at a jazz festival in [[Saint Lucia]] amid torrential downpours and technical difficulties. During her set, it was reported she was unsteady on her feet and had trouble remembering lyrics. She apologised to the crowd for being "bored" and ended the set in the middle of a song.<ref>{{cite news|title= Forgotten lyrics, abandoned songs ... Amy Winehouse's comeback flops |newspaper= [[Herald Scotland]] |date= 9 May 2009 |url= http://www.heraldscotland.com/forgotten-lyrics-abandoned-songs-amy-winehouse-s-comeback-flops-1.826682 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140307074416/http://www.heraldscotland.com/forgotten-lyrics-abandoned-songs-amy-winehouse-s-comeback-flops-1.826682 |archive-date= 7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Jo |last= Youle |title= Winehouse gig a washout, say fans |date= 9 May 2009 |work= BBC News |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8041586.stm |archive-date= 1 August 2012 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120801062644/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8041586.stm}}</ref> During her stay in Saint Lucia, however, she worked on new music with Remi. On 23 August that year, Winehouse sang with the Specials at the [[V Festival#V2009|V Festival]] on their songs "You're Wondering Now" and "[[Ghost Town (The Specials song)|Ghost Town]]".<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse sings at V festival |work= BBC News |date= 23 August 2009 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8216812.stm |archive-date= 27 August 2009 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090827005342/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8216812.stm}}</ref>

Island claimed that a new album would be due for release in 2010. Island co-president Darcus Beese said, "I've heard a couple of song [[Demo (music)|demos]] that have absolutely floored me."<ref>{{cite news|first= Ian |last= Youngs |title= Amy Winehouse album 'due in 2010' |date= 9 October 2009 |work= BBC News |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8297718.stm |archive-date= 9 October 2009 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091009101646/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8297718.stm}}</ref> In July 2010, Winehouse was quoted as saying her next album would be released no later than January 2011, saying: "It's going to be very much the same as my second album, where there's a lot of [[jukebox]] stuff and songs that are... just jukebox, really." Ronson, however, said at that time that he had not started to record the album.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|first= Sean |last= Michaels |date= 16 July 2010 |title= Amy Winehouse promises new album for January 2011 |newspaper= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/16/amy-winehouse-new-album-2011 |archive-date= 13 February 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110213032404/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/16/amy-winehouse-new-album-2011}}</ref> She performed "Valerie" with Ronson at a movie premiere but forgot some of the song's lyrics.<ref name="Guardian"/> In October, Winehouse performed a four-song set to promote her fashion line. In December 2010, she played a 40-minute concert at a [[Russian oligarch]]'s party in Moscow, with the tycoon hand-selecting the songs.<ref>{{cite news|first= Andrew |last= Osborn |title= Amy Winehouse plays oligarch's gig in Moscow |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |date= 20 December 2010 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8214548/Amy-Winehouse-plays-oligarchs-gig-in-Moscow.html |archive-date= 20 January 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110120153232/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8214548/Amy-Winehouse-plays-oligarchs-gig-in-Moscow.html}}</ref>

[[File:Amy Winehouse Florianapolis C. Costa 1.jpg|thumb|left|Winehouse performing in Brazil in January 2011, one of her last concerts before her death]]
In January 2011, Winehouse played five dates in Brazil, with [[opening act]]s of [[Janelle Monáe]] and [[Mayer Hawthorne]]. While performing in [[Florianópolis]], Winehouse forgot the lyrics of her songs several times and had to be aided by the public and her band. During the concert, she only drank from a water bottle, but even so, on two occasions, she left the stage in the midst of the show for a period of about five minutes. Upon her return, the crowd showed strong compassion for her and praised Winehouse for continuing the performance.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse announces one-off tour in Brazil |newspaper= The Independent |date= 20 November 2010 |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/amy-winehouse-announces-oneoff-tour-in-brazil-2139247.html |archive-date= 23 November 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101123015252/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/amy-winehouse-announces-oneoff-tour-in-brazil-2139247.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Rodrigo |last= Levino |date= 16 January 2011 |title= Amy Winehouse encerra turnê no Brasil com show vacilante |magazine= [[Veja (magazine)|Veja]] |url= http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/celebridades/amy-winehouse-encerra-turne-no-brasil-com-show-vacilante |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110119031208/http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/celebridades/amy-winehouse-encerra-turne-no-brasil-com-show-vacilante|archive-date= 19 January 2011 |language= pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amy Winehouse faz 1º show no Brasil em clima de 'ano novo, vida nova'|url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2011/01/amy-winehouse-faz-1-show-no-brasil-em-clima-de-ano-novo-vida-nova.html|date=9 January 2011|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727125955/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2011/01/amy-winehouse-faz-1-show-no-brasil-em-clima-de-ano-novo-vida-nova.html|url-status=live|access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> The following month she cut a performance in [[Dubai]] short following booing from the audience. Winehouse was reported to be tired, distracted and "tipsy" during the performance.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse Booed Off Stage|publisher= MTV |url= http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/amy-winehouse/257911-amy-winehouse-booed-off-stage |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120128015409/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/amy-winehouse/257911-amy-winehouse-booed-off-stage|archive-date= 28 January 2012|date= 13 February 2011}}</ref>

On 18 June 2011, Winehouse started her 12-leg European tour in [[Belgrade]]. Local media described her performance as a scandal and disaster; she was booed off the stage due to her apparently being too drunk to perform. Serbian defence minister [[Dragan Šutanovac]] called Winehouse's performances "a huge shame and a disappointment".<ref>{{cite news |first= Alex |last= Needham |title= Was Amy Winehouse's Belgrade gig really that bad? |newspaper= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/20/amy-winehouse-belgrade-gig-valerie |date= 20 June 2011|archive-date= 7 November 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211107224835/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/20/amy-winehouse-belgrade-gig-valerie |url-status= live|access-date= 10 October 2021}}</ref> It was reported that she was unable to remember the city she was in, the lyrics of her songs or the names of the members of her band.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= This Amy Winehouse footage is shocking! |magazine= [[Heat (magazine)|Heat]] |date= 19 June 2011 |url= http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/Music/2011/06/This-Amy-Winehouse-footage-is-shocking |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110622051417/http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/Music/2011/06/This-Amy-Winehouse-footage-is-shocking |archive-date= 22 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Vesna |last= Peric Zimonjic |title= Winehouse a staggering flop |newspaper= [[The New Zealand Herald]] |date= 21 June 2011 |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10733431|archive-date= 25 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725065548/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10733431 |url-status= live|access-date= 21 June 2011}}</ref> The local press also claimed that Winehouse was forced to perform by her bodyguards, who did not allow her to leave the stage when she tried to do so.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse zaštitari su natjerali da izađe na pozornicu |newspaper= [[Večernji list]] |date= 23 June 2011 |url= http://www.vecernji.hr/zvijezde/amy-winehouse-zastitari-su-natjerali-da-izadje-na-pozornicu-303549 |archive-date= 11 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140211233450/http://www.vecernji.hr/zvijezde/amy-winehouse-zastitari-su-natjerali-da-izadje-na-pozornicu-303549 |language= hr}}</ref> She then pulled out of performances in [[Istanbul]] and [[Athens]], which had been scheduled for the following week.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse cancels two dates of European tour |agency= BBC News |date= 19 June 2011 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13833366 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110621003826/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13833366 |archive-date= 21 June 2011}}</ref> On 21 June, it was announced that she had cancelled all shows of her tour and would be given "as long as it takes" to sort herself out.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse tour pulled so she can 'sort herself out' |agency= BBC News |date= 21 June 2011 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-13859224 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110624025129/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13859224 |archive-date= 24 June 2011}}</ref>

Winehouse's last public appearance took place at Camden's [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]] on 20 July 2011, when she made a surprise appearance on stage to support her goddaughter [[Dionne Bromfield]], who was singing "[[Mama Said (The Shirelles song)#Dionne Bromfield version|Mama Said]]" with [[the Wanted]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Amy Winehouse's last public appearance|format= Video upload |date= 23 July 2011|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8657261/Amy-Winehouses-last-public-appearance.html|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|archive-date= 23 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110723220025/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8657261/Amy-Winehouses-last-public-appearance.html|access-date= 6 January 2014}}</ref> Winehouse died three days later. Her last recording was a duet with American singer [[Tony Bennett]] for his album ''[[Duets II (Tony Bennett album)|Duets II]]'', released on 20 September 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Jason |last= Lipshutz |title= Tony Bennett Taps Amy Winehouse for 'Duets II,' Due in September |date= 25 March 2011 |magazine= Billboard |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472354/tony-bennett-taps-amy-winehouse-for-duets-ii-due-in-september |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130129054024/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472354/tony-bennett-taps-amy-winehouse-for-duets-ii-due-in-september |archive-date= 29 January 2013}}</ref> Their single from the album, "[[Body and Soul (1930 song)#Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse|Body and Soul]]", was released on 14 September 2011 on [[MTV]] and [[VH1]] to commemorate what would have been her 28th birthday.<ref>{{cite news|title= Video: Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett sing 'Body and Soul' |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |date= 12 September 2011|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/8757881/Amy-Winehouse-and-Tony-Bennett-sing-Body-and-Soul.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110914073005/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/8757881/Amy-Winehouse-and-Tony-Bennett-sing-Body-and-Soul.html|archive-date= 14 September 2011|access-date= 18 July 2020}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
===Activism and philanthropy===
Throughout her life, Winehouse donated her money, music and time to numerous charities and causes, particularly those concerned with children.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 September 2011 |title=Charity launches on Amy Winehouse's birthday |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/charity-launches-on-amy-winehouses-birthday-6443105.html |access-date=9 August 2024 |newspaper=London Evening Standard}}</ref> She joined a campaign to stop a block of flats being built beside the [[George Tavern]], a famous London [[East End]] music venue. Campaign supporters feared the residential development would end the spot's lucrative sideline as a film and photo location, on which it relies to survive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blunden |first1=Mark |last2=Littlejohn |first2=Georgina |date=31 January 2008 |title=Inn crowd battle for pub |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23435061-details/Inn+crowd+battle+for+pub/article.do |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517113948/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23435061-details/Inn%2Bcrowd%2Bbattle%2Bfor%2Bpub/article.do |archive-date=17 May 2008 |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]}}</ref> As part of a breast cancer awareness campaign, Winehouse appeared in a revealing photograph for the April 2008 issue of ''Easy Living'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Amy Winehouse poses for naked photos |url=https://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/35318 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021124433/http://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/35318 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |magazine=NME}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=20 March 2008 |title=Amy Winehouse in naked photos |url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/199249/amy-winehouse-in-naked-photos.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517234132/http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/199249/amy-winehouse-in-naked-photos.html |archive-date=17 May 2013 |magazine=[[Marie Claire]]}}</ref> In 2009, she appeared on a CD called ''Classics'' alongside musicians such as [[the Rolling Stones]], [[the Killers]] and many Cuban musicians to raise awareness of [[climate change]].

Winehouse loaned a vintage dress used in her video for "Tears Dry on Their Own" as well as a DVD to the [[British Music Experience]], a new museum dedicated to the history of British pop music.<ref>{{cite news |last=Youngs |first=Ian |date=21 November 2008 |title=Stars back British music museum |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7740078.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115162931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7740078.stm |archive-date=15 January 2009 |url-status=live |work=BBC News}}</ref> The museum, located at [[The O2 Arena|the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] in London, opened on 9 March 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Khan |first=Urmee |date=20 January 2009 |title=British 'hall of fame' to commemorate British talent including Beatles and The Who |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/4299213/British-hall-of-fame-to-commemorate-British-talent-including-Beatles-and-The-Who.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919131726/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/4299213/British-hall-of-fame-to-commemorate-British-talent-including-Beatles-and-The-Who.html |archive-date=19 September 2013 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=9 March 2009 |title=Britain still rocking 60 years on as music museum opens |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/britain-still-rocking-60-years-on-as-music-museum-opens-1-1028483 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060224/http://www.scotsman.com/news/britain-still-rocking-60-years-on-as-music-museum-opens-1-1028483 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref> In March 2011, Winehouse donated over £20,000 worth of clothes to a local charity shop in London.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 March 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse donates clothes to charity shop |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/amy-winehouse-donates-clothes-to-charity-shop-2235793.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210085443/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/amy-winehouse-donates-clothes-to-charity-shop-2235793.html |archive-date=10 December 2012 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Saunders |first=Tim |date=9 March 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse Donates Clothes to Charity Shop |url=http://www.looktothestars.org/news/5914-amy-winehouse-donates-clothes-to-charity-shop |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118115829/http://www.looktothestars.org/news/5914-amy-winehouse-donates-clothes-to-charity-shop |archive-date=18 November 2012 |website=Look to the Stars}}</ref>

A Caribbean man, Julian Jean DeBaptiste, revealed that Winehouse had paid for his urgent surgery costing £4,000 during her stay in Saint Lucia in 2009. "I had surgery on 1 July 2009... it cost a fortune and Amy paid for the whole thing. I tried to thank her but she just hugged me and told me not to say anything. Her generosity gave me my life back."<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse – Generous Amy Winehouse Paid for Pal's Life-saving Operation |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/generous-amy-winehouse-paid-for-pals-life-saving-operation_1239621 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024192708/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/generous-amy-winehouse-paid-for-pals-life-saving-operation_1239621 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |website=Contactmusic.com}}</ref>

=== Business ===
[[File:Dionne Bromfield.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|The first act on Winehouse's record label was her goddaughter [[Dionne Bromfield]].]]Winehouse had an estimated £10m fortune, tying her for tenth place in the 2008 ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' listing of the wealth of musicians under age 30.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 April 2008 |title=Amy Winehouse joins 'rich list' |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7365541.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126224632/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7365541.stm |archive-date=26 January 2009 |access-date=26 December 2012 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The following year her fortune had dropped to an estimated £5m.<ref>{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Patrick |date=24 April 2009 |title=Music millionaires suffer huge losses in 2009 Sunday Times Rich List |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6157097.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507141213/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6157097.ece |archive-date=7 May 2009 |newspaper=[[The Times]]}}</ref> Her finances are run by Mitch and Janis Winehouse.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dougary |first=Ginny |date=19 December 2009 |title=Mitch Winehouse on the torment of Amy's self-destruction |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6955820.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615071730/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6955820.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |page=3}}</ref> It was reported she earned about £1m singing at two private parties during [[Paris Fashion Week]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Verrico |first=Lisa |date=1 June 2008 |title=Why music stars are playing private parties |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4025186.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615071916/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4025186.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011 |newspaper=The Sunday Times}}</ref> as well as another £1m to perform at a Moscow Art Gallery for Russian oligarch [[Roman Abramovich]].<ref>{{cite news |date=13 June 2008 |title=Winehouse performs for Abramovich |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7452601.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021124433/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7452601.stm |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=live |work=BBC News}}</ref>

In January 2009, Winehouse announced that she was launching her own record label. The first act on her [[Lioness Records]] is Winehouse's 13-year-old goddaughter Dionne Bromfield. Her first album, featuring covers of classic soul records, was released on 12 October 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Amy Winehouse announces goddaughter's album details |magazine= NME |date= 24 September 2009 |url= https://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/47496 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121021124821/http://www.nme.com/news/amy-winehouse/47496 |archive-date= 21 October 2012}}</ref> Winehouse is the backing singer on several tracks on the album and she performed backing vocals for Bromfield on the BBC's television programme ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' on 10 October.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse to sing on Strictly|url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8287854.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|archive-date= 2 August 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120802124403/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8287854.stm|url-status= live|date= 6 October 2009|access-date= 26 December 2012}}</ref>

Winehouse and her family are the subject of a 2009 documentary shot by Daphne Barak titled ''Saving Amy''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Marisa |last= Laudadio |title= Amy Winehouse Documentary in the Works |date= 19 May 2009 |magazine= [[People (magazine)|People]] |url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20279960%2C00.html |archive-date= 20 May 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090520162721/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20279960%2C00.html}}</ref> Winehouse entered into a joint venture in 2009 with [[EMI]] to launch a range of wrapping paper and gift cards containing song lyrics from her album ''[[Back to Black]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title= Winehouse launches Card Range |date= 25 June 2009 |website= [[Contactmusic.com]] |url= http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/winehouse-launches-card-range_1107683|archive-date= 28 June 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090628150136/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/winehouse-launches-card-range_1107683 |url-status= live|access-date= 26 June 2009}}</ref> On 8 January 2010, a television documentary, ''My Daughter Amy'', aired on [[Channel 4]].<ref>{{cite news|first= Ginny |last= Dougary |title= Mitch Winehouse on the torment of Amy's self-destruction |newspaper= [[The Times]] |page= 4 |date= 19 December 2009 |url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6955820.ece |archive-date= 15 June 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615071730/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6955820.ece}}</ref> ''Saving Amy'' was released as a paperback book in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title= Saving Amy – Daphne Barak |website= [[The Guardian|Guardian bookshop]] |url= http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781847736703 |archive-date= 25 June 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100625092800/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781847736703}}</ref>

Winehouse was a notable fan of the brand [[Fred Perry (clothing label)|Fred Perry]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fashion … or fascist? The long tussle over that Fred Perry logo|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/oct/04/fashion-or-fascist-the-long-tussle-over-that-fred-perry-logo|date=4 October 2020|website=The Guardian|access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref> She collaborated on a 17-piece fashion collection with the label, which was released for sale in October 2010. According to Fred Perry's marketing director, "We had three major design meetings where she was closely involved in product style selection and the application of fabric, colour and styling details," and gave "crucial input on proportion, colour and fit". The collection consists of "vintage-inspired looks including [[Capri pants]], a [[bowling]] dress, a [[trench coat]], [[pencil skirt]]s, a longline [[Argyle (pattern)|argyle]] sweater and a pink-and-black checkerboard-printed collared shirt."<ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse Teams with Fred Perry on Fashion Line |work= Women's Wear Daily |date= 11 March 2010 |url= http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/amy-winehouse-teams-with-fred-perry-on-fashion-line-2542540/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100316072811/http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/amy-winehouse-teams-with-fred-perry-on-fashion-line-2542540/ |archive-date= 16 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Emili |last= Vesilind |title= Soul clothes: Amy Winehouse inspires a collection by Brit brand Fred Perry |date= 27 October 2010 |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2010/10/soul-clothes-amy-winehouse-inspires-a-collection-by-brit-brand-fred-perry.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111204082140/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2010/10/soul-clothes-amy-winehouse-inspires-a-collection-by-brit-brand-fred-perry.html |archive-date= 4 December 2011}}</ref> At the behest of her family, three forthcoming collections up to and including autumn/winter 2012 that she had designed prior to her death were released.<ref>{{cite news|first= Olivia |last= Bergin |title= The show will go on: Amy Winehouse for Fred Perry range to be released |date= 8 August 2011 |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |url= http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/olivia-bergin/TMG8688463/The-show-will-go-on-Amy-Winehouse-for-Fred-Perry-range-to-be-released.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117190612/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/olivia-bergin/TMG8688463/The-show-will-go-on-Amy-Winehouse-for-Fred-Perry-range-to-be-released.html |archive-date= 17 January 2012}}</ref> Following Winehouse's death, Fred Perry has donated 20% of the net revenue from the Amy Winehouse collection to the charity set up in Winehouse's name, the Amy Winehouse Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fred Perry Community Our Values|url=https://www.fredperry.com/community-our-values|website=fredperry.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113163310/https://www.fredperry.com/community-our-values|url-status=live|archive-date=13 January 2024|access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref>

==Artistry==

=== Voice ===
Winehouse was known for her deep, expressive [[contralto]] vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including [[rhythm and blues]],<ref>{{cite web |last=De Sylvia |first=Dave |date=15 January 2007 |title=Amy Winehouse – Back to Black |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/10730/Amy-Winehouse-Back-To-Black |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150713033455/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/10730/Amy-Winehouse-Back-To-Black |archive-date=13 July 2015 |publisher=Sputnikmusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Powers |first=Ann |author-link=Ann Powers |date=23 July 2011 |title=Remembering Retro-Soul Singer Amy Winehouse |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/07/25/138640210/amy-winehouse-british-retro-soul-singer-has-died |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725232813/http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/07/25/138640210/amy-winehouse-british-retro-soul-singer-has-died |archive-date=25 July 2011 |publisher=[[NPR Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Winehouse, a voice in control of her art, but little else |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/23/seymour.winehouse/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095110/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/23/seymour.winehouse/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> [[Soul music|soul]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=23 July 2012 |title=Amy Winehouse's Death Led to Surge in Sales, Chart Moves |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/480976/amy-winehouses-death-led-to-surge-in-sales-chart-moves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127232308/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/480976/amy-winehouses-death-led-to-surge-in-sales-chart-moves |archive-date=27 January 2013 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vozick-Levinson |first=Simon |date=9 September 2010 |title=Amy Winehouse to sing 'It's My Party' for Quincy Jones |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/09/09/amy-winehouse-quincy-jones/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112559/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/09/09/amy-winehouse-quincy-jones/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=20 June 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse's comeback tour going about as well as you'd expect |url=https://avclub.com/article/amy-winehouses-comeback-tour-going-about-as-well-a-57799 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110523/http://www.avclub.com/article/amy-winehouses-comeback-tour-going-about-as-well-a-57799 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref> (sometimes labelled as [[blue-eyed soul]] and [[neo soul]]),<ref>{{cite news |last=Cairns |first=Dan |title=Blue-eyed soul: Encyclopedia of Modern Music |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5597699.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616203103/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5597699.ece |archive-date=16 June 2011 |newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lee |first=Chris |date=2 July 2015 |title=Amy Winehouse's boyfriend blasts new documentary 'Amy' as a 'slur upon her' |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/07/02/amy-winehouse-boyfriend-blasts-amy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829052216/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/02/amy-winehouse-boyfriend-blasts-amy |archive-date=29 August 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> and [[jazz]].<ref name="Frank" /><ref>{{cite news |last=McVeigh |first=Tracy |date=23 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse: 'She was a sweet, tiny thing with this huge great voice' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/23/amy-winehouse-singer-death-London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005141908/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/23/amy-winehouse-singer-death-London |archive-date=5 October 2013 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> The [[BBC]]'s Garry Mulholland called Winehouse "the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation".<ref name="Mulholland">{{cite news |last=Mulholland |first=Garry |date=12 November 2012 |title=Amy Winehouse – Amy Winehouse at the BBC Review |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zv28/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114231514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zv28 |archive-date=14 November 2012 |url-status=live |publisher=[[BBC Music]]}}</ref> According to [[AllMusic]]'s Cyril Cordor, she was one of the UK's premier singers during the 2000s. "Fans and critics alike embraced her rugged charm, brash sense of humor, and distinctively soulful and jazzy vocals".<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |first= Cyril |last= Cordor |title= Amy Winehouse – Artist Biography |publisher= [[AllMusic]]|url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/amy-winehouse-mn0000627026/biography |archive-date= 1 February 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180201055154/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/amy-winehouse-mn0000627026/biography |url-status= live|access-date= 28 March 2017}}</ref> In ''[[The Guardian]]'', Caroline Sullivan later wrote that "her idolisation of Dinah Washington and the Ronettes distinguished her from almost all newly minted pop singers of the early 2000s, and her exceptionally-susceptible-to-heartbreak voice did the rest".<ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |date=22 March 2017 |title=Amy Winehouse – 10 of the best |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/mar/22/amy-winehouse-10-of-the-best |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131514/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/mar/22/amy-winehouse-10-of-the-best |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=28 March 2017 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

=== Presentation and style ===
[[File:The Ronettes.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|Winehouse was influenced by soul girl groups such as [[the Ronettes]], whose look she imitated.]]
Winehouse's greatest love was 1960s girl groups.<ref name="Sisario"/> Her hairdresser, Alex Foden, borrowed her distinctive [[Beehive (hairstyle)|beehive]] hairdo (a [[Artificial hair integrations|weave]]) from [[the Ronettes]]<ref>{{cite news|first= Alexandra |last= Topping |title= Amy Winehouse: private funeral held |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 26 July 2011 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/26/amy-winehouse-private-funeral |archive-date= 27 July 2011 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110727195646/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jul/26/amy-winehouse-private-funeral}}</ref> and she borrowed her [[Cleopatra]] makeup from the same group.<ref name="Sisario">{{cite news|first= Ben |last= Sisario |title= Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer with a Troubled Life, Dies at 27 |date= 23 July 2011 |newspaper= The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/arts/music/amy-winehouse-british-soul-singer-dies-at-27.html |archive-date= 25 August 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110825184840/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/arts/music/amy-winehouse-british-soul-singer-dies-at-27.html}}</ref> Her imitation was so successful, as ''[[The Village Voice]]'' reports: "[[Ronnie Spector]]—who, it could be argued, all but invented Winehouse's style in the first place when she took the stage at the Brooklyn Fox Theater with her fellow Ronettes more than 40 years ago—was so taken aback at a picture of Winehouse in the ''[[New York Post]]'' that she exclaimed, "I don't know her, I never met her, and when I saw that pic, I thought, 'That's me!' But then I found out, no, it's Amy! I didn't have on my glasses."<ref>{{cite news|first= Lynn |last= Yaeger |title= Winehouse Rules |newspaper= [[The Village Voice]] |date= 22 May 2007 |url= http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-05-22/nyc-life/winehouse-rules/2/ |archive-date= 6 March 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120306124020/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-05-22/nyc-life/winehouse-rules/2/}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' style reporter, Guy Trebay, discussed the multiplicity of influences on Winehouse's style after her death. Trebay noted, "her stylish husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, may have influenced her look." Additionally, Trebay observed:
{{Blockquote|She was a 5-foot-3 almanac of visual reference, most famously to Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes, but also to the white British soul singer [[Mari Wilson]], less famous for her sound than her beehive; to the punk god [[Johnny Thunders]]...; to the fierce [[Council house|council-house]] chicks... (see: [[Dior]] and [[Chanel]] runways, 2007 and 2008) ... to a lineage of bad girls, extending from Cleopatra to [[Louise Brooks]]'s Lulu and including [[Salt-n-Pepa]], to irresistible man traps that always seemed to come to the same unfortunate end.<ref name="Trebay">{{cite news|first= Guy |last= Trebay |title= A Bad Girl with a Touch of Genius |newspaper= The New York Times |date= 27 July 2011 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/fashion/amy-winehouse-bad-girl-with-a-touch-of-genius.html |archive-date= 24 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120124193905/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/fashion/amy-winehouse-bad-girl-with-a-touch-of-genius.html}}</ref>}}

Former ''Rolling Stone'' editor Joe Levy, who had put her on the magazine's cover, broke her look down this way:
{{blockquote|Just as her best music drew on sampling – assembling sonic licks and stylistic fragments borrowed from [[Motown]], [[Stax Records|Stax]], [[Punk rock|punk]] and early [[hip-hop]] – her personal style was also a knowing [[collage]]. There was a certain moment in the '90s when, if you were headed downtown and turned left, every girl looked like [[Bettie Page]]. But they did not do what Winehouse did, mixing Bettie Page with [[Brigitte Bardot]] and adding that little bit of Ronnie Spector.<ref name="Trebay"/>}}

Winehouse's use of bold red lipstick, thick eyebrows and heavy eyeliner came from Latinas she saw in Miami, on her trip there to work with Salaam Remi on ''Back to Black.''{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=70}} Her look was repeatedly denigrated by the British press. At the same time that the [[NME Awards]] nominated Winehouse in the categories of "Best Solo Artist" and "Best Music DVD" in 2008, they awarded her "Worst Dressed Performer".<ref>{{cite news|first= Nico |last= Hines |title= Record seven NME nominations for Arctic Monkeys |newspaper= [[The Times]] |date= 13 February 2008 |url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3359759.ece |archive-date= 20 July 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080720181843/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3359759.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title= Shockwaves NME Awards 2008: Winners' list |magazine= NME |date= 29 February 2008 |url= https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/34797 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111011180307/http://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/34797 |archive-date= 11 October 2011}}</ref> Winehouse was also ranked number two on [[Richard Blackwell]]'s 48th annual "Ten Worst Dressed Women" list, behind [[Victoria Beckham]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Beckham, Winehouse top worst-dressed list|work= United Press International|date= 8 January 2008|url= http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/01/08/Beckham_Winehouse_top_worst-dressed_list/UPI-88931199843175/|archive-date= 20 October 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131020204900/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/01/08/Beckham_Winehouse_top_worst-dressed_list/UPI-88931199843175/|url-status= live|access-date= 31 May 2014}}</ref>

== Public image ==
Winehouse's dichotomous public image of critical and commercial success versus personal turmoil prompted significant media comment. The ''[[New Statesman]]'' called Winehouse "a filthy-mouthed, down-to-earth [[diva]]",<ref name="NS">{{cite magazine|first= Jude |last= Rogers |author-link= Jude Rogers |title= Year of the woman |magazine= [[New Statesman]] |date= 11 December 2006 |volume= 135 |issue= 4822 |pages= 36–38}}</ref> while ''[[Newsweek]]'' called her "a perfect storm of sex kitten, raw talent and poor impulse control".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newsweek.com/music-soul-ice-and-twist-95367|first= Joshua |last= Alston |title= Soul on Ice, and a Twist |magazine= Newsweek |volume= 149 |issue= 11 |page= 60 |date= 12 March 2007}}</ref> Karen Heller with ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' summarised the maelstrom this way:

{{blockquote|text=She's only 24 with six Grammy nominations, crashing headfirst into success and despair, with a codependent husband in jail, exhibitionist parents with questionable judgement, and the [[paparazzi]] documenting her emotional and physical distress. Meanwhile, an haute designer [[Karl Lagerfeld]] appropriates her dishevelled style and eating issues to market to the elite while proclaiming her the new Bardot.<ref>{{cite news|first= Karen |last= Heller |title= The ruin of a talent, shrilly told by tabloids |newspaper= [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date= 12 December 2007 |url= http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20071212_Karen_Heller___The_ruin_of_a_talent__shrilly_told_by_tabloids.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071214051209/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20071212_Karen_Heller___The_ruin_of_a_talent__shrilly_told_by_tabloids.html |archive-date= 14 December 2007}}</ref>}}

By 2008, her drug problems threatened her career. As Nick Gatfield, the president of Island Records, toyed with the idea of releasing Winehouse "to deal with her problems", he said, "It's a reflection of her status [in the US] that when you flick through the TV coverage [of the Grammys] it's her image they use."<ref name="jan24">{{cite news |title= Winehouse may be charged over drugs video |newspaper= [[The Times]] |date= 24 January 2008 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/winehouse-may-be-charged-over-drugs-video-03kvjm66z8l |url-access= subscription |access-date=10 April 2024 |archive-date= 10 April 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240410095327/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/winehouse-may-be-charged-over-drugs-video-03kvjm66z8l |url-status=live}}</ref> Post-Grammys, some questioned whether Winehouse should have been honoured with the awards given her recent personal and drug problems, including [[Natalie Cole]], who introduced Winehouse at the ceremony and who herself battled substance-abuse problems while winning a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1975.<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse and West: Big night |newspaper= [[USA Today]]|url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2008-02-11-winehouse-west_N.htm|first1= Steve |last1= Jones |first2= Brian |last2= Mansfield |author-link2= Brian Mansfield|date= 11 February 2008|access-date= 15 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse wins big |newspaper= [[Hofstra Chronicle]] |url= http://media.www.hofstrachronicle.com/media/storage/paper222/news/2008/02/14/EditorialopEd/Winehouse.Wins.Big-3211858.shtml |archive-date= 7 December 2008 |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207124833/http://media.www.hofstrachronicle.com/media/storage/paper222/news/2008/02/14/EditorialopEd/Winehouse.Wins.Big-3211858.shtml}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Showbiz Tonight: LA Official Backs Law to Curb Paparazzi; Amy Winehouse Grammys: Rewarded for Bad Behavior? |date= 12 February 2008 |publisher= CNN |url= http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0802/12/sbt.01.html |archive-date= 18 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121018184505/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0802/12/sbt.01.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first1= Jenny |last1= Sundel |first2= Stephen M. |last2= Silverman |title= Natalie Cole: Amy's Wins Send a 'Bad Message' |magazine= People |date= 11 February 2008 |url= http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0%2C%2C20173658_20177511%2C00.html |archive-date= 14 October 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141014182104/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0%2C%2C20173658_20177511%2C00.html}}</ref>

Winehouse was prevented from travelling to and performing at the Grammy Awards ceremony in the US due to failing a drug test,{{sfn|Winehouse|2012}} and the executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, [[Antonio Maria Costa]], said that the alleged drug habits of Winehouse and other celebrities sent a bad message "to others who are vulnerable to addiction" and undermine the efforts of other celebrities trying to raise awareness of problems in Africa, now that more cocaine used in Europe passes through that continent.<ref>{{cite news|first= Antonio Maria |last= Costa |date= 9 March 2008 |title= Every line of cocaine means a little part of Africa dies |url= https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/mar/09/drugstrade.unitednations |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141016122717/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/mar/09/drugstrade.unitednations |archive-date= 16 October 2014}}</ref> Winehouse's spokesperson noted that "Amy has never given a quote about drugs or flaunted it in any way. She's had some problems and is trying to get better. The U.N. should get its own house in order."<ref>{{cite news|title= Anti-drugs chief hits out at Winehouse, Moss |publisher= CNN |date= 9 March 2008 |url= http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/09/un.drugs/ |archive-date= 14 October 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141014094722/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/09/un.drugs/}}</ref>

In January 2008, her record label stated it believed the extensive media coverage she had received increased record sales.<ref>{{cite web|first= Scott |last= Colothan |date= 31 January 2008 |title= Amy Winehouse's Label Thank Media Frenzy for Record Sales |work= [[Gigwise]] |url= http://www.gigwise.com/news/40444/amy-winehouses-label-thank-media-frenzy-for-record-sales |archive-date= 29 November 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141129044825/http://www.gigwise.com/news/40444/amy-winehouses-label-thank-media-frenzy-for-record-sales}}</ref> In an April 2008 poll conducted by [[Sky News]], Winehouse was named the second-greatest "ultimate heroine" by the UK population at large, topping the voting for that category of those polled under 25 years old.<ref name="heroine"/> Psychologist Donna Dawson commented that the results demonstrated that women like Winehouse, who had "a certain sense of vulnerability or have had to fight against some adversity in their lives", received recognition.<ref name="heroine">{{cite web|first= Jason |last= Gregory |title= Amy Winehouse Is the UK's 'Ultimate Heroine' Amongst under 25s |work= Gigwise |date= 23 April 2008 |url= http://www.gigwise.com/news/42588/amy-winehouse-is-the-uks-ultimate-heroine |archive-date= 10 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120710173742/http://www.gigwise.com/news/42588/amy-winehouse-is-the-uks-ultimate-heroine}}</ref>

In July 2008, [[BBC Radio Scotland]]'s head, Jeff Zycinski, stated that the BBC, and media in general, were complicit in undermining celebrities, including Winehouse.<ref name="Broadcast">{{cite magazine|first= Robert |last= Shepherd |title= BBC news execs clash over celebrity coverage |magazine= [[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]] |date= 2 July 2008 |url= http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-news-execs-clash-over-celebrity-coverage/1678749.article |archive-date= 14 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121014220751/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-news-execs-clash-over-celebrity-coverage/1678749.article}}</ref> He said that public interest in the singer's lifestyle did not make her lifestyle newsworthy. Rod McKenzie, editor of the BBC Radio One programme ''[[Newsbeat]]'', replied: "If you play [Amy Winehouse's] music to a certain demographic, those same people want to know what's happening in her private life. If you don't cover it, you're insulting young licence fee payers."<ref name="Broadcast"/> In ''[[The Scotsman]]'', English singer and songwriter [[Lily Allen]] was quoted to have said – "I know Amy Winehouse very well. And she is very different to what people portray her as being. Yes, she does get out of her mind on drugs sometimes, but she is also a very clever, intelligent, witty, funny person who can hold it together. You just don't see that side."<ref>{{cite news|title= Lily Allen interview: Rebuilding the Lily |newspaper= The Scotsman |date= 5 December 2008 |url= http://www.scotsman.com/news/lily-allen-interview-rebuilding-the-lily-1-1301928 |archive-date= 17 January 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140117005004/http://www.scotsman.com/news/lily-allen-interview-rebuilding-the-lily-1-1301928}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Amy Winehouse F. Kidney 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Winehouse with her [[Star of David]] medallion in 2008]]
Winehouse was raised Jewish and expressed pride in being Jewish, although she was not religious.<ref>{{cite news |title= Amy Winehouse: in her own words |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 22 July 2012|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/22/amy-winehouse-her-own-words |archive-date= 27 September 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190927072431/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/22/amy-winehouse-her-own-words |url-status= live|access-date= 5 July 2017}}</ref> During one interview, Winehouse said: "[B]eing Jewish to me is about being together as a real family. It's not about lighting candles and saying a [[bracha]]."<ref name="amyw1"/> Winehouse also frequently performed with a Star of David medallion.<ref name="amyw1">{{cite news |first= Anshel |last= Pfeffer |title= Remembering Amy Winehouse as the Jew She Was Not |newspaper= [[Haaretz]] |date= 9 July 2013|url= https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/.premium-1.534765 |archive-date= 28 September 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193544/https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/.premium-1.534765|url-status= live|access-date= 5 July 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, in memory of Winehouse, the [[Jewish Museum London]] ran an exhibition titled "Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait".<ref name="amyw1"/> The museum researched her paternal great-great-grandfather's arrival from Minsk in 1890, and how the family finally settled in London, starting out in working-class jobs before gradually moving to middle-class jobs.<ref name="amyw1"/>

Winehouse had 14 known tattoos, including "Daddy's Girl" on her left arm for her father and a pin-up girl with the name "Cynthia" on her right arm in memory of her Jewish grandmother.<ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse Tattoos|website= Amy Winehouse Forever|url= http://amywinehouseforever.org/45/fashion/tattoos/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000631/http://amywinehouseforever.org/45/fashion/tattoos/|url-status= live|archive-date= 21 September 2017|access-date= 5 July 2017}}</ref> 

In 2011, there were reports that Winehouse was in the process of adopting a 10-year-old girl from [[St. Lucia]] named Dannika Augustine. According to Dannika and her family, Amy had formed a strong bond with the poverty-stricken girl during her lengthy stays on the Caribbean island. Dannika referred to Amy as her mother and said they had a close, loving relationship.<ref name=ti>{{cite web|title=Amy Winehouse planned to adopt a 10-year-old girl when she died|date=30 July 2011|website=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/amy-winehouse-planned-to-adopt-2329891.html|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727125956/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/amy-winehouse-planned-to-adopt-2329891.html|url-status=live|access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref> Her grandmother, Marjorie Lambert, confirmed that Amy had expressed a strong desire to adopt Dannika and was even willing to move to St. Lucia to be her full-time mother.<ref name=ti/> However, Winehouse's representative denied these claims, stating that the adoption story was not true.<ref>{{cite web|title=Was Amy Winehouse Really Adopting A Little Girl?|author=Kiri Blakeley|date=1 August 2011|website=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kiriblakeley/2011/08/01/was-amy-winehouse-really-adopting-a-little-girl/|archive-date=6 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251206053625/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kiriblakeley/2011/08/01/was-amy-winehouse-really-adopting-a-little-girl/|url-status=live|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref>

===Relationships===
Winehouse dated chef-musician [[Alex Clare]] in 2006, while on a break from her [[on-again, off-again relationship|on–off]] boyfriend and future husband, Blake Fielder-Civil. She and Clare lived together briefly,{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=62}} and in a pattern that Fielder-Civil would later repeat, Clare sold his story to the ''[[News of the World]]'', which published it under the headline "Bondage Crazed Amy Just Can't Beehive in Bed."<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse: 1983–2011 |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |date= 23 July 2011 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8656986/Amy-Winehouse-1983-2011.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110729004020/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8656986/Amy-Winehouse-1983-2011.html |archive-date= 29 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title= Amy Winehouse cut out my heart and stomped on it says ex |magazine= [[NOW (UK magazine)|NOW Daily]] |date= 29 April 2007 |url= http://www.celebsnow.co.uk/celebrity-news/see-video-amy-winehouse-s-ex-tells-all-about-their-sex-life-235342 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160929001410/http://www.celebsnow.co.uk/celebrity-news/see-video-amy-winehouse-s-ex-tells-all-about-their-sex-life-235342 |archive-date= 29 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Claire |last= Hoffman |title= Up All Night With Amy Winehouse: Rolling Stone's 2008 Story |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= 10 July 2008 |page= 2 of 3 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/up-all-night-with-amy-winehouse-20080710?page=2 |archive-date= 1 January 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140101093211/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/up-all-night-with-amy-winehouse-20080710?page=2}}</ref>

Fielder-Civil, a former video production assistant,<ref name="Yahoo! News">{{cite news|title= Singer Amy Winehouse weds in Miami Beach |agency= [[Associated Press]] |publisher= [[Yahoo! News]] |date= 18 May 2007 |url= https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_en_ot/people_winehouse |archive-date= 21 May 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070521165709/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_en_ot/people_winehouse}}</ref> had dropped out of [[Bourne Grammar School]] and, aged 16, moved to London from his native [[Lincolnshire]].<ref name="RS"/> He married Winehouse on 18 May 2007, in [[Miami Beach, Florida]].<ref name="Yahoo! News"/> In a June 2007 interview, Winehouse admitted she could sometimes be violent toward him after she had been drinking, saying: "If he says one thing I don't like, then I'll chin him."<ref name="Ogunnaike">{{cite press release|first= Lola |last= Ogunnaike |title= Commentary: Whither Winehouse? |date= 1 July 2008 |agency= CNN |url= http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/comment.lola.winehouse/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120127034242/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/comment.lola.winehouse/ |archive-date= 27 January 2012}}</ref> In August 2007, they were photographed, bloodied and bruised, in the streets of London after an alleged fight, although she contended her injuries were self-inflicted.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse bloody, bruised after alleged fight with husband |newspaper= [[The New York Times International Edition|International Herald Tribune]]|agency=Associated Press |date= 24 August 2007 |url= http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/24/arts/EU-A-E-CEL-Britain-Amy-Winehouse.php |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207185949/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/24/arts/EU-A-E-CEL-Britain-Amy-Winehouse.php |archive-date= 7 December 2008}}</ref> Winehouse's parents and in-laws publicly reported their numerous concerns, the latter citing fears that the two might commit suicide. Fielder-Civil's father encouraged fans to boycott Winehouse's music, and Mitch Winehouse said this would not help.<ref>{{cite news|title= Fans Urged to boycott Winehouse |date= 28 August 2007 |work= BBC News |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6966640.stm |archive-date= 15 July 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140715223904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6966640.stm}}</ref> Fielder-Civil was quoted in a British tabloid as saying he introduced Winehouse to [[crack cocaine]] and heroin.<ref>{{cite magazine |first= Simon |last= Perry |title= Divorce Drama for Amy Winehouse? |magazine= People |date= 1 December 2008|url= https://people.com/celebrity/divorce-drama-for-amy-winehouse/ |archive-date= 3 November 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103225550/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20243428,00.html|url-status= live|access-date= 31 May 2014}}</ref> During a visit with Mitch Winehouse at the prison in July 2008, Fielder-Civil reportedly said that he and Winehouse would cut themselves to ease the pain of [[Drug withdrawal|withdrawal]].<ref name="RS"/> Winehouse also reportedly confessed to having an affair in 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Drugs and Infidelity Doomed Amy Winehouse's Marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil |url=https://www.biography.com/musicians/a60717682/amy-winehouse-husband-blake-fielder-civil |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Biography |language=en-US}}</ref>

From 21 July 2008 to 25 February 2009, Fielder-Civil was imprisoned following his guilty plea on charges of trying to [[pervert the course of justice]] and of grievous bodily harm with intent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crime: Amy Winehouse's husband pleads guilty to GBH and cover-up |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jun/10/ukcrime.amywinehouse|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first= Esther|last= Addley|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111106211405/http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/10/ukcrime.amywinehouse|archive-date= 6 November 2011|date= 10 June 2008|url-status=live |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse husband must stay in jail, judge rules|url= https://www.thetimes.com/article/winehouse-husband-must-stay-in-jail-judge-rules-6dm9w7stpml|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date= 21 July 2008|access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref> The incident, in July 2007, involved his assault of a pub landlord that broke the victim's cheekbone, and also saw Winehouse briefly arrested in connection with it.<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse is arrested by police|url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7150811.stm |work= BBC News |date= 18 December 2007 |archive-date= 6 October 2014 |url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072040/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7150811.stm}}</ref> According to the prosecution, the landlord accepted £200,000 as part of a deal to "effectively throw the [court] case and not turn up", and he testified that the money belonged to Winehouse, but she pulled out of a meeting with the men involved in the plot, to attend an awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse husband Blake Fielder-Civil 'used her money to pay off victim'|url= https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/amy-winehouse-husband-blake-fielder-civil-used-her-money-to-pay-off-victim-cthgdgxrxv9|newspaper=[[The Times]]|url-access= subscription|archive-date= 10 April 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240410095329/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/amy-winehouse-husband-blake-fielder-civil-used-her-money-to-pay-off-victim-cthgdgxrxv9 |url-status= live|date= 11 June 2008|access-date= 10 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Singer absent from 'plot' meeting |work= BBC News |date= 11 June 2008 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7448934.stm |archive-date= 6 October 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7448934.stm}}</ref> Mitch Winehouse, as manager of his daughter's money, has denied the payoff came from her.{{sfn|Winehouse|2012}}

When Winehouse was spotted with aspiring actor [[Josh Bowman]] on holiday in Saint Lucia, in early January 2009, she said she was "in love again, and I don't need drugs."<ref name="lucia">{{cite press release|title= Amy Winehouse's husband seeks divorce |agency= CNN |date= 12 January 2009 |url= http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/12/winehouse.divorce/index.html |archive-date= 21 January 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090121105952/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/12/winehouse.divorce/index.html}}</ref> She commented that her "whole marriage was based on doing drugs" and that "for the time being I've just forgotten I'm even married."<ref name="lucia"/> On 12 January, Winehouse's spokesman confirmed that "papers have been received" for what Fielder-Civil's solicitor said were divorce proceedings based on a claim of adultery.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse's husband to file for divorce|url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28623391/|publisher=[[MSNBC]] |agency= Associated Press|archive-url= https://archive.today/20090121184914/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28623391/|archive-date= 21 January 2009|date= 12 January 2009|access-date= 10 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|first= Mike |last= Collett-White |title= Amy Winehouse's husband seeks divorce |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date= 12 January 2009 |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE50B55K20090112 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090213021935/http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE50B55K20090112 |archive-date= 13 February 2009}}</ref> In March, Winehouse was quoted in a magazine as saying, "I still love Blake and I want him to move into my new house with me—that was my plan all along ... I won't let him divorce me. He's the male version of me and we're perfect for each other."<ref>{{cite news|author= Laurie I |title= Winehouse 'Won't Let' Husband Divorce Her |newspaper= [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date= 24 March 2009|url= http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2009/03/24/winehouse-wont-let-husband-divorce-her/ |archive-date= 6 October 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082750/http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2009/03/24/winehouse-wont-let-husband-divorce-her/|access-date= 31 May 2014}}</ref> Nonetheless, an uncontested divorce was granted on 16 July 2009 and became final on 28 August 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse divorces Fielder-Civil |work= BBC News |date= 16 July 2009 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8153626.stm |archive-date= 21 October 2022 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221021100707/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8153626.stm}}</ref> Fielder-Civil received no money in the settlement.<ref name="Mitch"/><ref>{{cite news|first= Laurie |last= Isola |title= Blake Fielder-Civil received nothing in Amy Winehouse split |work= [[SFGate]] |date= 7 July 2010 |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=67347 |archive-date= 26 January 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110126031651/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=67347}}</ref>

Winehouse was in a relationship with a British writer and film director [[Reg Traviss]], from early 2010 until her death.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Amy Winehouse's boyfriend Reg Traviss: 'Drugs were not part of her world when she died' |magazine= NME |date= 25 October 2011 |url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-116-1283909|archive-date= 16 May 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200516141024/https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-116-1283909|url-status= live|access-date= 11 February 2020}}</ref> According to media reports and a biography written by Winehouse's father, Traviss and Winehouse had planned to marry and intended to have children.<ref>{{cite web |first= Ryan |last= Love |title= Amy Winehouse, Reg Traviss would have married and had children, says dad Mitch |publisher= [[Digital Spy]] |date= 12 September 2011|url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a339876/amy-winehouse-reg-traviss-would-have-married-and-had-children-says-dad-mitch.html|archive-date= 27 May 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130527211019/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a339876/amy-winehouse-reg-traviss-would-have-married-and-had-children-says-dad-mitch.html |url-status= live|access-date= 11 February 2020}}</ref> However, conflicting reports state that Winehouse and Fielder-Civil had begun a relationship that same year and had even discussed remarriage.<ref name=":0" />

In July 2008, when ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Claire Hoffman asked Winehouse if she was in a relationship with [[Pete Doherty]], she replied: "We're just good friends", and added: "I asked Pete to do a concept EP, and he made this face, he looked at me like I'd pooed on the floor. He wouldn't do it. We're just really close". However, after Winehouse's death, Doherty said that he and Winehouse had been lovers at one point.<ref name="Hoffman">{{cite magazine |last=Hoffman |first=Claire |date=10 July 2008 |title=Up All Night with Amy Winehouse: Rolling Stone's 2008 Story |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/up-all-night-with-amy-winehouse-20080710 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727073253/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/up-all-night-with-amy-winehouse-20080710 |archive-date=27 July 2013 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

===Substance use and mental health===
Winehouse's [[substance use disorder]] was the subject of much media attention over the years.<ref name="Guardian2011">{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse found dead aged 27 in London home|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/23/amy-winehouse-found-dead-27|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=23 July 2011|access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref> In 2005, she went through a period of drinking, heavy drug use, and weight loss.<ref name="Mitch"/><ref name="RS">{{cite news|first= Robert |last= Sandall |title= Can Amy Winehouse be saved? |newspaper= The Sunday Times Magazine |date= 27 July 2008 |url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4383952.ece |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081007024633/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4383952.ece |archive-date= 7 October 2008}}</ref> People who saw her during the end of that year and early 2006 reported a rebound that coincided with the writing of ''Back to Black''.<ref name="RS"/> Her family believes that the mid-2006 death of her grandmother, who was a stabilising influence, set her off into addiction.<ref name="RS"/> In August 2007, Winehouse cancelled a number of shows in the UK and Europe, citing exhaustion and ill health. She was hospitalised during this period for what was reported as an overdose of heroin, [[MDMA|ecstasy]], cocaine, [[ketamine]] and alcohol.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse bailed over drugs video|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/1937076/Amy-Winehouse-bailed-over-drugs-video.html|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Anita|last=Singh|archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/1937076/Amy-Winehouse-bailed-over-drugs-video.html |archive-date= 10 January 2022|url-status= live|date= 8 May 2008|access-date= 2 June 2014}} {{cbignore}}</ref> In various interviews, she admitted to having problems with [[self-harm]], depression, and eating disorders.<ref name="DD">{{cite magazine|first= Jenny |last= Eliscu |date= 23 July 2011 |title= The Diva and Her Demons: Rolling Stone's 2007 Amy Winehouse Cover Story |magazine= Rolling Stone |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-diva-and-her-demons-rolling-stones-2007-amy-winehouse-cover-story-20110723 |archive-date= 25 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013229/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-diva-and-her-demons-rolling-stones-2007-amy-winehouse-cover-story-20110723}}</ref><ref name="Profile">{{cite news |date=29 July 2008 |title=Profile: Amy Winehouse |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6939184.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107052001/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6939184.stm |archive-date=7 January 2009 |url-status=live |work=BBC News}}</ref> Because of her personal issues, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' prewrote an [[obituary]].<ref name = Farhi>{{cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-advance-celebrity-obituaries/2021/11/16/36d9a79a-1596-11ec-b976-f4a43b740aeb_story.html|title = How obituaries got a jolt of new life in the Internet era|last = Farhi|first = Paul|date = 16 November 2021|accessdate = 17 August 2022|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|url-access = limited}}</ref>

Winehouse told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' that the drugs were to blame for her hospitalisation and that "I really thought that it was over for me then."<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse was not hospitalised for 'exhaustion'|url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/lat-rev_3_k6eyeonc20080924190121-photo.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date= 15 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140715045333/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/lat-rev_3_k6eyeonc20080924190121-photo.html|access-date= 28 May 2015}}</ref> Soon afterwards, Winehouse's father commented that when he had made public statements regarding her problems he was using the media because it seemed the only way to get through to her.<ref>{{cite news|title= Who'd be a pop star's parent? |work= BBC News |date= 17 March 2008 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7296067.stm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131222162143/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7296067.stm |archive-date= 22 December 2013}}</ref> In an interview with ''The Album Chart Show'' on British television, Winehouse said she was [[manic depressive]] and not alcoholic, adding that that sounded like "an alcoholic in denial".<ref>{{cite news|first= Lara |last= Salahi |title= Amy Winehouse: Career Shadowed by Manic Depression |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date= 25 July 2011 |url= https://abcnews.go.com/Health/w_MindBodyNews/amy-winehouse-career-shadowed-addiction/story?id=14145112 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110724223226/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/w_MindBodyNews/amy-winehouse-career-shadowed-addiction/story?id=14145112 |archive-date= 24 July 2011}}</ref>

In December 2007, Winehouse's spokesman reported that the singer was in a physician-supervised programme and was channelling her difficulties by writing a lot of music.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Amy Winehouse 'Determined' to Attend Grammys|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20165333%2C00.html|magazine=[[People magazine]]|first= Courtney|last= Rubin|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130920153720/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20165333%2C00.html|archive-date= 20 September 2013|date= 10 December 2007|access-date=8 August 2024}}</ref> In January 2008, the British tabloid ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' posted a video in which Winehouse appeared to be smoking crack cocaine and speaking of having taken ecstasy and [[Valium]]. The event took place on Friday, 18 January, in the early hours of the morning.<ref>{{cite news|title= Was Amy Winehouse filmed smoking crack cocaine?|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/22/news.amywinehouse|work=[[The Guardian]]|date= 22 January 2008|access-date=8 August 2024}}</ref>  Shortly after the alleged crack cocaine incident, Winehouse's father moved in with her, to keep her under '24-hour watch'.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse living with her father, under 24-hour watch |url= http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0%2C22049%2C23101962-5001026%2C00.html|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080127120136/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0%2C22049%2C23101962-5001026%2C00.html|archive-date= 27 January 2008|date= 24 January 2008}}</ref> In late January, Winehouse reportedly entered a rehabilitation facility for a two-week treatment programme.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy takes the rehab route|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/International_Buzz/Amy_takes_the_rehab_route/articleshow/2736616.cms|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]|archive-date= 12 January 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090112235052/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/International_Buzz/Amy_takes_the_rehab_route/articleshow/2736616.cms|date= 12 January 2009}}</ref> On 26 March, Winehouse's spokesman said she was "doing well".<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Rep: Amy Winehouse Not Returning to Rehab|magazine= [[Us Magazine]] |url= http://www.usmagazine.com/rep_amy_winehouse_not_returning_to_rehab |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080330165100/http://www.usmagazine.com/rep_amy_winehouse_not_returning_to_rehab |archive-date= 30 March 2008|date= 26 March 2008|access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref> By late April 2008, her erratic behaviour{{mdash}}including an allegation of assault{{mdash}}caused fear that her drug rehabilitation efforts had been unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Vikki |last= Miller |title= Rep: Amy Winehouse Not Returning to Rehab |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |date= 26 April 2008 |url= http://www.usmagazine.com/rep_amy_winehouse_not_returning_to_rehab |archive-date= 7 December 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207114941/http://www.usmagazine.com/rep_amy_winehouse_not_returning_to_rehab}}</ref> Winehouse's father and manager then sought to have her detained under the [[Mental Health Act 1983|Mental Health Act of 1983]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Papa Winehouse 'committed' to Amy's care|newspaper= [[Boston Herald]]|date= 28 April 2008|url= https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/04/28/papa-winehouse-committed-to-amys-care/|archive-date= 31 December 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191231044330/https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/04/28/papa-winehouse-committed-to-amys-care/|url-status= live|access-date= 31 December 2019}}</ref> Her dishevelled appearance during and after a scheduled club night in September 2008 prompted new rumours of a relapse. Photographers were quoted as saying she appeared to have cuts on her arms and legs.<ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse Sparks New Health Fears After Wild Night Out |work= Gigwise|url= http://www.gigwise.com/news/46010/amy-winehouse-sparks-new-health-fears-after-wild-night-out|first= Jason |last= Gregory|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120710202023/http://www.gigwise.com/news/46010/amy-winehouse-sparks-new-health-fears-after-wild-night-out|archive-date= 10 July 2012|date= 12 September 2008|access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref>

According to her physician, Winehouse quit using illegal substances in 2008.<ref name="coronor">{{cite news|first= Caroline |last= Davies |title= Amy Winehouse inquest records verdict of misadventure |date= 26 October 2011 |newspaper= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/26/amy-winehouse-verdict-misadventure |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111027211038/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/26/amy-winehouse-verdict-misadventure |archive-date= 27 October 2011}}</ref> In an October 2010 interview, speaking of her decision to quit drugs, Winehouse said, "I literally woke up one day and was like, 'I don't want to do this any more.{{' "}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Simon |last= Perry |title= Amy Winehouse Unveils Her Fred Perry Designs |magazine= StyleWatch |date= 5 October 2010 |url= http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/10/05/amy-winehouse-unveils-her-fred-perry-designs/?xid=rss-topheadlines |archive-date= 21 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721091805/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/10/05/amy-winehouse-unveils-her-fred-perry-designs/?xid=rss-topheadlines}}</ref> However, alcohol emerged as a problem, with Winehouse abstaining for a few weeks and then lapsing into alcohol use.<ref name="coronor"/> Her physician said that Winehouse was treated with [[Librium]] for [[alcohol withdrawal]] and anxiety and underwent psychological and psychiatric evaluations in 2010, but refused psychological therapy.<ref name="coronor"/>

Before her death, Winehouse was examined by a psychiatrist and psychologist and doctors recommended that she undergo [[dialectical behaviour therapy]] (DBT).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mental illness crippled Amy|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/mental-illness-crippled-amy-6xxd0wxj06d|first=Tim|last=Rayment|date=4 December 2011|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]]|url-access=subscription|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131003/https://www.thetimes.com/article/mental-illness-crippled-amy-6xxd0wxj06d|url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref> DBT is based upon the [[biosocial theory]] of mental illness and is the first therapy that has been experimentally demonstrated to be generally effective in treating borderline personality disorder.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Linehan |first1=M. M. |last2=Armstrong |first2=H. E. |last3=Suarez |first3=A. |last4=Allmon |first4=D. |last5=Heard |first5=H. L. |year=1991 |title=Cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronically parasuicidal borderline patients |journal=Archives of General Psychiatry |volume=48 |issue=12 |pages=1060–64 |doi=10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810360024003 |pmid=1845222}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Linehan |first1=M. M. |last2=Heard |first2=H. L. |last3=Armstrong |first3=H. E. |year=1993 |title=Naturalistic follow-up of a behavioural treatment of chronically parasuicidal borderline patients |journal=Archives of General Psychiatry |volume=50 |issue=12 |pages=971–974 |doi=10.1001/archpsyc.1993.01820240055007 |pmid=8250683}}</ref>

===Violence and legal difficulties===
In 2006, Winehouse admitted to punching a female fan in the face for criticising her for having a relationship with then-boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil. She then attacked Fielder-Civil as he attempted to calm her down, kneeing him in the crotch.<ref name="Ogunnaike"/><ref name="standard_punch">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/amy-winehouse-punches-fan-then-boyfriend-in-drunken-rage-7213552.html|title=Amy Winehouse punches fan then boyfriend in drunken rage|date=11 April 2012 |publisher=[[The London Standard]]|access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref>

In October 2007, Winehouse and Fielder-Civil were arrested in [[Bergen]], Norway, for possession of seven grams of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]]. The couple were later released and fined 3850 [[Norwegian krone|kroner]] (around £350).<ref name="summoned">{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse is summoned to court over drugs appeal |newspaper= [[The Times]] |date= 1 January 2009 |url= http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article5425837.ece |archive-date= 15 June 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615162240/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article5425837.ece}}</ref> Winehouse first appealed the fines,<ref name="summoned"/><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Nicholas |last= White |title= Amy Winehouse summoned to appear in court in Norway for drug conviction |magazine= People |date= 27 December 2007 |url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20168379%2C00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080220194723/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20168379%2C00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn |archive-date= 20 February 2008}}</ref> but later dropped the appeal.<ref>{{cite news |title= Amy Winehouse drops drug case appeal in Norway |newspaper= [[USA Today]] |agency= Associated Press|url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-01-06-winehouse-drops-appeal_N.htm |archive-date= 27 July 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131001/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-01-06-winehouse-drops-appeal_N.htm |url-status= live|date= 6 January 2009|access-date= 28 May 2015}}</ref>

On 26 April 2008, Winehouse was [[Police caution|cautioned]] after she admitted to police she slapped a 38-year-old man in the face, a "[[common assault]]" offence, her first of two. She voluntarily turned herself in and was held overnight. Police said that on her arrival, she was "in no fit state" to be interviewed.<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse cautioned over assault |work= BBC News |date= 26 April 2008 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7368560.stm |archive-date= 30 April 2008 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080430174711/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7368560.stm}}</ref>

Ten days later, Winehouse was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs after a video of her apparently smoking crack cocaine was passed to the police in January, but was released on bail a few hours later because they could not confirm, from the video, what she was smoking.<ref name="Telegraph"/><ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse released after arrest over 'drugs video' |newspaper= [[The Times]] |date= 8 May 2008 |url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3892427.ece |archive-date= 16 May 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080516084848/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3892427.ece}}</ref> The Crown Prosecution Service considered charging her, but cleared her when it could not establish that the substance in the video was a controlled drug.<ref>{{cite web|title= CPS statement: Amy Winehouse suspected drug abuse |publisher= [[Crown Prosecution Service]] |date= 30 May 2008 |url= http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/135_08.html |archive-date= 30 May 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080530153049/http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/135_08.html}}</ref> Some members of [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] criticised the decision not to bring charges.<ref>{{cite web|title= Amy Winehouse escapes charges over drug video |website= TopNews.in|url= http://www.topnews.in/light/amy-winehouse-escapes-charges-over-drug-video-210864|first=Nina|last= Sahu|archive-date= 20 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120120014011/http://www.topnews.in/light/amy-winehouse-escapes-charges-over-drug-video-210864|date= 15 May 2008|access-date= 2 June 2014}}</ref> Two London residents were subsequently convicted of [[Conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] to supply cocaine and ecstasy to Winehouse,<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse drug accused in court |work= BBC News |date= 1 July 2008 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7482889.stm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080701122221/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7482889.stm |archive-date= 1 July 2008}}</ref> leading to a two-year prison sentence for one, and a two-year community order.<ref>{{cite news|title= Jail for Winehouse drug plot man |work= BBC News |date= 12 December 2008 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7754095.stm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081212174645/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7754095.stm |archive-date= 12 December 2008}}</ref>

On 5 March 2009, Winehouse was arrested and charged with common assault following a claim by dancer Sherene Flash that Winehouse hit her in the eye at the September 2008 Prince's Trust charity ball.<ref>{{cite news|first= Dave |last= Itzkoff |title= Winehouse Charged with Assaulting Fan |newspaper= The New York Times |date= 6 March 2009 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/arts/music/07arts-WINEHOUSECHA_BRF.html |archive-date= 17 April 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090417080232/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/arts/music/07arts-WINEHOUSECHA_BRF.html}}</ref> Winehouse's spokesperson announced the cancellation of the singer's US [[Coachella Festival]] appearance in light of the new legal issue,<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse pulls out of Coachella |work= BBC News |date= 9 March 2009 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7932675.stm |archive-date= 12 March 2009 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090312023451/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7932675.stm}}</ref> and Winehouse pleaded not guilty in court on 17 March.<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse denies assault charge |publisher= [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |date= 17 March 2009 |url= http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Winehouse-denies-assault-charge-618248604.html |archive-date= 20 March 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090320083513/http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Winehouse-denies-assault-charge-618248604.html}}</ref> At her trial on 23–24 July she was charged with "deliberate and unjustifiable violence" while appearing to be under the influence of alcohol or another substance. She testified that she did not punch Flash, but tried to push her away because she was scared of her; she cited her worry that Flash would sell her story to a tabloid, Flash's height advantage, and Flash's "rude" behaviour.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse 'punched dancer after photo request' |newspaper= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/23/amy-winehouse-punched-dancer |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090726110318/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/23/amy-winehouse-punched-dancer |archive-date= 26 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Amy Winehouse: I'm too short to have punched anyone |first= Steve |last= Bird |newspaper= [[The Times]] |date= 23 July 2009 |url= https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/amy-winehouse-im-too-short-to-have-punched-anyone-mdrgc35g6bk |url-access= subscription|archive-date= 10 April 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240410095325/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/amy-winehouse-im-too-short-to-have-punched-anyone-mdrgc35g6bk |url-status= live|access-date= 10 April 2024}}</ref> On 24 July Winehouse was found not guilty, citing that all but two of the witnesses were intoxicated at the time, and that medical evidence did not show "the sort of injury that often occurs when there is a forceful punch to the eye."<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse not guilty of assault |work= BBC News |date= 24 July 2009 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8167205.stm |archive-date= 24 July 2009 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090724163453/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8167205.stm}}</ref>

On 19 December 2009, Winehouse was arrested for a third time on charges of common assault and [[Public Order Act 1986|public order offence]] after assaulting the front-of-house manager of the [[Milton Keynes Theatre]] when he asked her to move to a different seat after noisy participation in the [[pantomime]] playing, and advised her not to drink more than she already had. Winehouse pleaded guilty and was given a conditional discharge.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse admits pantomime assault |work= BBC News |date= 20 January 2010|url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8469498.stm|access-date= 2 October 2016}}</ref>

===Paparazzi===
[[File:Amy Winehouse in 2008.jpg|thumb|229x229px|Winehouse at her [[Camden Town|Camden]] [[Apartment|flat]] in 2008]]With the [[paparazzi]] taking photographs of her wherever they could, Winehouse obtained an [[injunction]] against a leading paparazzi agency, Big Pictures, under the [[Protection from Harassment Act 1997]]; the resultant court order issued by the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] in 2009 banned them from following her.<ref name="paparazzi">{{cite news|first1= Ben |last1= Dowell |first2= James |last2= Robinson |title= Amy Winehouse wins court ban on paparazzi at her home |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 1 May 2009 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/01/amy-winehouse-big-pictures-paparazzi-privacy |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021180520/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/01/amy-winehouse-big-pictures-paparazzi-privacy |archive-date= 21 October 2013}}</ref> Photographers were also banned from following her within 100 metres of her London home and photographing Winehouse in her home or the homes of her friends and relatives. According to a newspaper report, sources close to the singer said legal action was taken out of concern for the safety of Winehouse and those close to her.<ref name="paparazzi"/>

===Respiratory and other health problems===
On 23 June 2008, Winehouse's publicist corrected earlier misstatements by Mitch Winehouse that his daughter had early-stage [[emphysema]], saying that she instead had signs of what could lead to early-stage emphysema.<ref>{{cite news|title= Spokeswoman: Amy Winehouse doesn't have emphysema|date= 23 June 2008 |url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-06-23-amy-winehouse_N.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081028204551/https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-06-23-amy-winehouse_N.htm|newspaper= [[USA Today]]|archive-date= 28 October 2008|url-status= live|access-date= 24 August 2017}}</ref> Mitch Winehouse had also stated that his daughter's [[Lung volumes|lungs were operating at 70 percent capacity]] and that she had an [[irregular heartbeat]]. He said that these problems had been caused by her [[chain smoking]] crack cocaine. The singer's father also reported that doctors had warned Winehouse that, if she continued smoking [[crack cocaine]], she would have to wear an [[oxygen mask]] and would eventually die.<ref>{{cite news|title= Singer Amy Winehouse has lung damage and irregular heart beat, says her father |date= 22 June 2008 |newspaper= [[The New York Times International Edition|International Herald Tribune]] |agency= Associated Press |url= http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/22/arts/EU-A-E-CEL-Britain-Winehouse.php |archive-date= 29 June 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080629040646/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/22/arts/EU-A-E-CEL-Britain-Winehouse.php}}</ref> In a radio interview, Mitch Winehouse said the singer was responding "fabulously" to treatment, which included being covered with [[nicotine patch]]es.<ref>{{cite news|title= Dad says Winehouse flourishing |work= BBC News |date= 23 June 2008 |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7469071.stm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131030005743/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7469071.stm |archive-date= 30 October 2013}}</ref> British Lung Foundation spokesman Keith Prowse noted that this type of condition could be managed with treatment. Prowse also said the condition was not normal for a person her age, but "heavy smoking and inhaling other substances like drugs can age the lungs prematurely."<ref>{{cite news|first= Veronica |last= Schmidt |title= Amy Winehouse diagnosed with emphysema |date= 23 June 2008 |work= Times Online |url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4197311.ece |archive-date= 15 June 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615071540/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4197311.ece}}</ref> Norman H. Edelman of the [[American Lung Association]] explained that if she stopped smoking, her lung functions would decline at the rate of a normal person, but continued smoking would lead to a more rapid decline in lung function.<ref>{{cite news|first= Gil |last= Kaufman |title= Amy Winehouse's Father Clarifies Diagnosis, Sort Of: 'She Has a Small Amount of Emphysema' |date= 23 June 2008 |publisher= MTV |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589794/20080623/winehouse_amy.jhtml |archive-date= 28 September 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080928051853/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589794/20080623/winehouse_amy.jhtml}}</ref>

Winehouse was released from the [[London Clinic]] 24 hours after returning from a temporary leave to perform at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebration and at a concert in Glastonbury, and continued receiving treatment as an [[outpatient]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse leaves London clinic|work= United Press International|date= 1 July 2008|url= http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/07/01/Winehouse_leaves_London_clinic/UPI-75471214921764/|archive-date= 5 June 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110605023216/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/07/01/Winehouse_leaves_London_clinic/UPI-75471214921764/|url-status= live|access-date= 23 July 2011}}</ref> In July 2008, Winehouse stated that she had been diagnosed with "some areas of emphysema" and said she was getting herself together by "eating loads of healthy food, sleeping loads, playing my guitar, making music and writing letters to my husband every day."<ref>{{cite news|first= Anita |last= Singh |title= Amy Winehouse: I want five kids and to appear on Countdown |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |date= 22 July 2008 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2446305/Amy-Winehouse-I-want-five-kids-and-to-appear-on-Countdown.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131209085237/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2446305/Amy-Winehouse-I-want-five-kids-and-to-appear-on-Countdown.html}}</ref> She also kept a vertical [[tanning bed]] in her flat.<ref name="Hoffman"/> Winehouse began precautionary testing on her lungs and chest on 25 October 2008<ref>{{cite news|title= Winehouse back in the hospital for more tests |date= 27 October 2008 |work= [[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |url= http://www.today.com/id/27402636 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131102082512/http://www.today.com/id/27402636 |archive-date= 2 November 2013}}</ref> at the London Clinic for what was reported as a chest infection, leaving and returning at will.<ref name="Nov"/> She returned to the hospital on 23 November 2008 due to a reported reaction to her medication.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse hospitalized for drug reaction |publisher= CNN |date= 25 November 2008 |url= http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/25/amy.winehouse.hospital/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date= 17 December 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081217154734/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/25/amy.winehouse.hospital/index.html}}</ref>

==Death==
[[File:Amy Winehouse Memorial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|Tributes outside Winehouse's home at [[Camden Square]] in the days following her death]]
Winehouse's bodyguard, Andrew Morris, said that he had arrived at her residence three days before her death and felt she had been somewhat intoxicated. Two days after, her mother likewise admitted she had acted "out of it."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amy Winehouse's mother: 'She seemed out of it' |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2011/07/24/amy-winehouses-mother-she-seemed-out-it/15895746007/|website=The Florida Times-Union|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> This was the same day Winehouse had been visited by her doctor for one of her routine check-ups due to her fragile state, although no abnormalities were noted: "The doctor was happy with her condition. When he left on Friday night he had no concerns. Less than 24 hours later she was found dead."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doctor gave singer 'all clear' the day before death |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/doctor-gave-singer-all-clear-the-day-before-death/26755027.html|website=Irish Independent |archive-date=16 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516180006/https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/doctor-gave-singer-all-clear-the-day-before-death/26755027.html|url-status=live|date=25 July 2011|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> After the check-up, Winehouse had called her doctor to confess her feelings regarding her codependency, stating: "I don't want to die", alongside how she had attempted sobriety, but could not achieve it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Margaritoff |first=Marco |date=18 November 2023 |title='I Don't Want To Die': The Story Of Amy Winehouse's Death And The Tragic Spiral Behind It |url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/amy-winehouse-death |website=All That's Interesting|archive-date=16 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516180002/https://allthatsinteresting.com/amy-winehouse-death |url-status=live|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> These were Winehouse's last recorded words, while her bodyguard's final conversation with her included the quote: "If I could, I would give it back just to walk down the street with no hassle."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byfield |first=Chris|title=Amy Winehouse's heartbreaking final words to bodyguard |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1489574/amy-winehouse-back-to-black-final-words-frank-in-her-own-words-bbc-asif-kapadia-spt|website=Express.co.uk |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131015/https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1489574/amy-winehouse-back-to-black-final-words-frank-in-her-own-words-bbc-asif-kapadia-spt |url-status=live|date=11 September 2021|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=January 2025}}

Morris continued to observe her drinking moderately over the next few days since his arrival, and later said she had been "laughing, listening to music and watching TV at 2 a.m. the day of her death". Another source claims she was watching old re-runs of past performances and reminiscing.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Levy |first=Glen |date=26 July 2011 |title='Good Night, My Angel': Friends and Family Gather for Amy Winehouse's Funeral |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/26/good-night-my-angel-friends-and-family-gather-for-amy-winehouses-funeral/  |magazine=Time |language=en-US |issn=0040-781X |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227005820/https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/26/good-night-my-angel-friends-and-family-gather-for-amy-winehouses-funeral/ |url-status=live|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> At 10 a.m. [[British Summer Time|BST]] on 23 July 2011, Morris observed her lying on her bed and tried (unsuccessfully) to rouse her. This did not raise much suspicion because she usually slept late after a night out. According to the bodyguard, shortly after 3&nbsp;p.m., he checked on her again and observed her lying in the same position as before, leading to a further check, in which he concluded that she was not breathing and had no pulse; he said he called emergency services.<ref name="coronor" /> At 3:54&nbsp;p.m., two ambulances reached Winehouse's home in [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], London.<ref>{{cite news|first= Randall |last= Roberts |title= Soul singer Amy Winehouse found dead in her London home |date= 23 July 2011 |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/07/amy-winehouse-found-dead-in-her-london-home.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111107042814/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/07/amy-winehouse-found-dead-in-her-london-home.html |archive-date= 7 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse post-mortem takes place |work= BBC News |date= 25 July 2011 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14272032 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725170851/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14272032 |archive-date= 25 July 2011}}</ref> Winehouse was pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly afterwards, the [[Metropolitan Police]] confirmed that she had died.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse found dead, aged 27 |work= BBC News |date= 24 July 2011 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110723215847/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237 |archive-date= 23 July 2011}}</ref>

After her death was announced, media and camera crews appeared near Winehouse's residence. [[Forensic science|Forensic]] investigators entered the flat as police cordoned off the street outside; they recovered one small and two large bottles of vodka from her room.<ref name="coronor"/> After her death, the singer broke her second Guinness World Record: for the most songs by a woman to simultaneously appear on the UK singles chart, with eight.<ref>{{cite web|title= Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Adele break World Records with digital music sales |publisher= [[Guinness World Records]] |date= 7 September 2012 |url= http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/rihanna-lady-gaga-and-adele-break-world-records-with-digital-music-sales-44685/ |archive-date= 6 October 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090234/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/rihanna-lady-gaga-and-adele-break-world-records-with-digital-music-sales-44685/}}</ref> Winehouse's record label, [[Republic Records#Universal Republic Records: 2006–2012|Universal Republic]], released a statement that read in part: "We are deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gifted musician, artist and performer."<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse Found Dead |url= https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/1sbpxi/amy-winehouse-found-dead|publisher=[[MTV]]|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141019125906/http://www.mtv.co.uk/amy-winehouse/news/amy-winehouse-found-dead|archive-date= 19 October 2014|date= 27 March 2011|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>

With initially little verified information regarding the causes of Winehouse's death, there was considerable speculation on the subject. Various reports speculated on a fatal [[Misuse of Drugs Act 1971#List of controlled drugs|Class A drug]], such as [[MDMA|ecstasy]] overdose, or a lethal [[cocktail]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amy Winehouse was 'past the point of caring' after row with lover|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/amy-winehouse-was-past-the-point-of-caring-143830|last=Moodie|first=Clemmie|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522061713/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/amy-winehouse-was-past-the-point-of-caring-143830 |url-status=live|archive-date=22 May 2024|date=24 July 2011|access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> Winehouse's father Mitch denied these claims, stating: "Three years ago, Amy conquered her drug dependency. She was the happiest she has been for years." By the following month, August 2011, speculation about substance abuse being a factor in Winehouse's death had been disproven by an official toxicology report released to the public which showed that no illegal substances had been identified in Winehouse's system.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amy Winehouse toxicology reports showed 'no illegal substances'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/23/amy-winehouse-toxicology-reports|last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131007/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/23/amy-winehouse-toxicology-reports |url-status=live|date=23 August 2011|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Amy Winehouse dead, family and friends farewell her at funeral |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/amy-winehouse-dead-family-and-friends-farwell-her-at-funeral/news-story/5e8c7b0e24ce1c0eeb93f68c7ef36d83|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=27 July 2011|access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> The coroner's report was released in October 2011, and it stated that Winehouse's [[blood alcohol content]] was 416&nbsp;{{tooltip|2=milligrams|mg|dotted=no}} per 100&nbsp;{{tooltip|2=milliliters|ml|dotted=no}} (0.416%) at the time of her death, more than five times [[Drunk driving law by country#United Kingdom|the legal drink-drive limit]].<ref name="coronor" /> According to the coroner, the "unintended consequence" of so much drink was her "sudden and unexpected death", as it reached a "death by misadventure" verdict.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse death: Coroner records misadventure verdict |work= BBC News |date= 26 October 2011 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15453517 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111026173145/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15453517 |archive-date= 26 October 2011}}</ref> On 17 December 2012, British authorities reopened the probe into Winehouse's death,<ref>{{cite web|first= Alan |last= Duke |title= Amy Winehouse death probe reopened |date= 18 December 2012 |work= CNN |url= http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/17/showbiz/amy-winehouse-probe/index.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121217205950/http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/17/showbiz/amy-winehouse-probe/index.html |archive-date= 17 December 2012}}</ref> when it was ruled that the first coroner was "not qualified" for the role. The second inquest, delivered on 8 January 2013, matched the conclusions of the first inquest, with coroner Dr. Shirley Radcliffe finding that "She (Winehouse) voluntarily consumed alcohol, a deliberate act that took an unexpected turn in that it caused her death." The second inquest reached the verdict of [[Death by misadventure#Verdict|misadventure]] due to alcohol poisoning.<ref>{{cite news|title= Amy Winehouse inquest: Singer drank herself to death |work= BBC News |date= 8 January 2013 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20944431 |archive-date= 29 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140329134528/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20944431}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Amy Winehouse inquest to be reheard as coroner not qualified|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/amy-winehouse-inquest-to-be-reheard-as-coroner-not-qualified-8422519.html|first=Justin |last=Davenport|work=[[The Standard (London newspaper)|Evening Standard]]|date=17 December 2012|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning, second inquest confirms|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/08/amy-winehouse-alcohol-poisoning-inquest|date=8 January 2013|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning, second inquest confirms|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/08/amy-winehouse-alcohol-poisoning-inquest|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Topping|first=Alexandra|date=8 January 2013|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>

Winehouse's death at the age of 27 prompted media comparisons to other musicians who died at that age, collectively referred to as the [[27 Club]].<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news |first1= Jen |last1= Chaney |first2= Sarah Anne |last2= Hughes |title= Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and the 27 Club |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= 23 July 2011|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/amy-winehouse-jimi-hendrix-kurt-cobain-and-the-27-club/2011/07/23/gIQAiLAhVI_blog.html |archive-date= 22 June 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190622042451/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/amy-winehouse-jimi-hendrix-kurt-cobain-and-the-27-club/2011/07/23/gIQAiLAhVI_blog.html |url-status= live|access-date= 3 May 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Amy-Winehouse-Tribute-Concert-Bucharest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Romanian singers [[Rona Hartner]], [[Paula Seling]], [[Nico (Romanian singer)|Nico]] and [[Maria Radu]] performing at a memorial Amy Winehouse concert in [[Bucharest]] on 23 October 2011|left]]
In a June 2013 interview, Alex Winehouse shared his belief that his sister's eating disorder and the consequent physical weakness were the primary cause of her death:

{{blockquote|She suffered from [[Bulimia nervosa|bulimia]] very badly. That's not, like, a revelation — you knew just by looking at her&nbsp;... She would have died eventually, the way she was going, but what really killed her was the bulimia&nbsp;... I think that it left her weaker and more susceptible. Had she not had an eating disorder, she would have been physically stronger.<ref name="Alex">{{cite news |last=Day |first=Elizabeth |date=23 June 2013 |title=Growing up with my sister Amy Winehouse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/23/amy-winehouse-growing-up-sister |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224154937/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/23/amy-winehouse-growing-up-sister |archive-date=24 December 2017 |access-date=25 June 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>}}

Winehouse's funeral, held on 26 July 2011 at Edgwarebury Lane Cemetery in [[North London]], was a private ceremony attended by family and friends.<ref name="TimeFuneral"/><ref name="BBCFuneral"/><ref>{{cite news|title= Family plan private funeral for Amy Winehouse |work= [[BBC News Online|BBC News]] |date= 25 July 2011 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14285327 |archive-date= 25 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725221833/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14285327}}</ref> Her mother and father, Janis and Mitch Winehouse, close friends [[Nick Grimshaw]] and [[Kelly Osbourne]], producer Mark Ronson, goddaughter [[Dionne Bromfield]] and her boyfriend Reg Traviss were among those in attendance at the private service led by Rabbi Frank Hellner.<ref name="TimeFuneral"/><ref name="BBCFuneral">{{cite news|first= Emma |last= Saunders |title= Singer Amy Winehouse bows out gracefully |date= 26 July 2011 |work= BBC News |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14289084 |archive-date= 28 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110728173605/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14289084}}</ref> Her father delivered the eulogy, saying "Goodnight, my angel, sleep tight. Mummy and Daddy love you ever so much."<ref name="TimeFuneral">{{cite news |first= Glen |last= Levy |title= 'Good Night, My Angel': Friends and Family Gather for Amy Winehouse's Funeral |magazine= Time |date= 26 July 2011 |access-date= 26 July 2011 |url= https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/26/good-night-my-angel-friends-and-family-gather-for-amy-winehouses-funeral/ |archive-date= 16 August 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110816143027/http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/26/good-night-my-angel-friends-and-family-gather-for-amy-winehouses-funeral/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Carole King]]'s "[[So Far Away (Carole King song)|So Far Away]]" closed the service with mourners singing along as it was one of Winehouse's favourite songs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2023 |title=Amy Winehouse's favourite song of all time |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/amy-winehouses-favourite-song-of-all-time/|website=Far Out |archive-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301172228/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/amy-winehouses-favourite-song-of-all-time/ |url-status=live|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Lilledeshan |date=27 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse's Funeral: Who Was There, What Was Said |newspaper=OC Weekly |url=https://www.ocweekly.com/amy-winehouses-funeral-who-was-there-what-was-said-6588748/|archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131512/https://www.ocweekly.com/amy-winehouses-funeral-who-was-there-what-was-said-6588748/ |url-status=live|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amy Winehouse: Five Facts You May Not Have Known |website= [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/amy-winehouse-facts/story?id=14162110 |access-date=1 March 2024 |agency=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jonze |first=Tim |date=23 July 2012 |title=Amy Winehouse anniversary: songs in the key of life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/22/amy-winehouse-first-anniversary-death|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131513/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/22/amy-winehouse-first-anniversary-death |url-status=live|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> She was later [[Cremation|cremated]] at [[Golders Green Crematorium]].<ref name="Marikar">{{cite news|first= Sheila |last= Marikar |title= Amy Winehouse to Be Cremated Following Emotional Funeral |date= 26 July 2011 |work= ABC News |url= https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/amy-winehouse-funeral-singer-cremated-service/story?id=14154202 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110726224958/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/amy-winehouse-funeral-singer-cremated-service/story?id=14154202 |archive-date= 26 July 2011}}</ref> The family planned to sit a two-day [[Shiva (Judaism)|shiva]].<ref name="Marikar"/> On 16 September 2012, Winehouse's ashes were buried alongside those of her grandmother Cynthia Levy at Edgwarebury Lane Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |title= Amy Winehouse's ashes buried in north London |date= 17 September 2012 |magazine= NME |url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-71-1261812|archive-date= 27 July 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131513/https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-71-1261812 |url-status=live|access-date= 22 January 2020}}</ref>

Initial reports after her death stated that Winehouse had left a will, which had been altered after her divorce from Blake Fielder-Civil. However it transpired that Winehouse had not left a will; her estate, worth around £4 million, was inherited by her parents.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mayoras |first1=Danielle |last2=Mayoras |first2=Andy |date=28 March 2012 |title=Amy Winehouse Didn't Have a Will After All, But Did Have Millions |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trialandheirs/2012/03/28/amy-winehouse-didnt-have-a-will-after-all-but-did-have-millions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618124124/http://www.forbes.com/sites/trialandheirs/2012/03/28/amy-winehouse-didnt-have-a-will-after-all-but-did-have-millions/ |archive-date=18 June 2012 |access-date=14 June 2012 |magazine=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
{{Main|Amy Winehouse in popular culture}}

[[File:Amy Winehouse wax figure at Madame Tussauds in London.jpg|thumb|upright|Wax figure of Winehouse at [[Madame Tussauds]] in London]]
Soon after Winehouse's death, a number of prominent critics assessed the singer's legacy. [[Maura Johnston]] from ''[[The Village Voice]]'' said, "When she was on, Winehouse had few peers—she wasn't an octave-jumper like other big divas of the moment, but her contralto had a snap to it that enriched even the simplest syllables with a full spectrum of emotion". [[Sasha Frere-Jones]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' proclaimed, "Nobody can match Winehouse's unique transitions or her utterly weird phrasings. She sounded like an original sixties soul star, developed when the landscape had no rules. But now untrammelled traditionalism is in the lead and her beautiful footnote has been cut short. American soul—through visionaries like [[Erykah Badu]] and Janelle Monáe and [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]]—had moved on. But Winehouse was a fine shepherd of the past."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |date=27 July 2011 |title=Critics Assess Amy Winehouse's Legacy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/critics-assess-amy-winehouses-legacy-175877/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131515/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/critics-assess-amy-winehouses-legacy-175877/ |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=21 May 2019 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>

On 13 February 2012, Winehouse was ranked 26th on [[The Greatest (VH1 TV series)|VH1's ''100 Greatest Women in Music'']] list.<ref name="VH1 100">{{cite web |date=13 February 2012 |title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music |url=http://vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/100-greatest-women-in-music/76 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029221757/http://vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/100-greatest-women-in-music/76 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |publisher=[[VH1's The Greatest]]}}</ref> In March 2017, singer-songwriter [[Bob Dylan]] said he was enjoying listening to Winehouse's last record (''Back to Black''), and called her "the last real individualist around".<ref name="Time">{{cite magazine |last=Samuelson |first=Kate |date=23 March 2017 |title=Here's What Bob Dylan Has to Say About His Favorite Popular Musicians Right Now |url=https://time.com/4711095/bob-dylan-interview-2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131516/https://time.com/4711095/bob-dylan-interview-2017/ |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=6 April 2017 |magazine=Time}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Winehouse at number 83 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1 January 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/amy-winehouse-11-1234643070/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626214008/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/amy-winehouse-11-1234643070/ |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> In 2025, ''The Guardian'' included ''Back To Black'' on their list of defining events in [[popular culture]] of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mumford |first=Gwilym |date=18 July 2025 |title=The Guide #200: Get Out, Breaking Bad and the pop culture that defined the 21st century so far |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jul/18/get-out-breaking-bad-and-back-to-black-the-pop-culture-that-defined-the-21st-century-so-far |access-date=21 July 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Artists who have credited Winehouse as an influence or for paving the way for them include [[Adele]], [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Corcoran |first1=Liz |last2=Orloff |first2=Brian |date=21 December 2012 |title=Adele Recoils from Botched Meeting with Justin |url=https://people.com/celebrity/adele-recoils-from-botched-meeting-with-justin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525181748/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20263024,00.html |archive-date=25 May 2012 |access-date=26 December 2012 |magazine=People}}</ref> [[Lady Gaga]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Crane |first=Kelly |date=25 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse: Forever 27 |url=https://gulfnews.com/lifestyle/amy-winehouse-forever-27-1.842333 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727132051/https://gulfnews.com/lifestyle/amy-winehouse-forever-27-1.842333 |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=1 May 2020 |newspaper=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref> [[Raphael Saadiq]], [[Anthony Hamilton (singer)|Anthony Hamilton]], [[John Legend]],<ref>{{cite news |date=14 March 2009 |title=The revival of soul, 50 years after Motown |url=http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=OTk4Mzc1MTgx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416000158/http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=OTk4Mzc1MTgx |archive-date=16 April 2009 |newspaper=[[Kuwait Times]]}}</ref> [[Bruno Mars]],<ref>{{cite web |date=12 December 2012 |title=Bruno Mars Reveals Amy Winehouse as Surprise Influence on Unorthodox Jukebox |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/bruno-mars/news/bruno-mars-reveals-amy-winehouse-as-surprise-influence-on-unorthodox-jukebox_3415881 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116165943/http://www.contactmusic.com/bruno-mars/news/bruno-mars-reveals-amy-winehouse-as-surprise-influence-on-unorthodox-jukebox_3415881 |archive-date=16 January 2017 |access-date=14 January 2017 |website=[[Contactmusic.com]]}}</ref> [[Tove Lo]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Graves |first=Shahlin |date=5 December 2013 |title=Interview: musical crush – Tove Lo |url=http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/interviews/interview-musical-crush-tove-lo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705044129/http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/interviews/interview-musical-crush-tove-lo |archive-date=5 July 2015 |access-date=27 March 2017 |work=Coup De Main}}</ref> [[Jessie J]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=26 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse's Influence Goes Beyond 'Rehab' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667961/amy-winehouse-rehab-music.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031858/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667961/amy-winehouse-rehab-music.jhtml |archive-date=6 January 2014 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> [[Emeli Sandé]],<ref>{{cite web |date=28 January 2013 |title=Spotlight: Emeli Sande |url=http://www.92profm.com/common/page.php?pt=SPOTLIGHT%3A%20Emeli%20Sande&id=1162&is_corp=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034440/http://www.92profm.com/common/page.php?pt=SPOTLIGHT%3A+Emeli+Sande&id=1162&is_corp=0 |archive-date=6 January 2014 |publisher=92PRO FM}}</ref> [[Victoria Justice]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Harp |first=Justin |date=13 December 2010 |title=Victoria Justice 'reveals musical influences' |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a292968/victoria-justice-reveals-musical-influences.html |access-date=19 February 2016 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> [[Paloma Faith]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Baggs |first=Michael |date=23 July 2012 |title=Amy Winehouse Legacy: The Artists She Inspired |url=http://www.gigwise.com/photos/74794/1/amy-winehouse-legacy-the-artists-she-inspired |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040617/http://www.gigwise.com/photos/74794/1/amy-winehouse-legacy-the-artists-she-inspired |archive-date=6 January 2014 |work=Gigwise}}</ref> [[Lana Del Rey]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fischer |first=Reed |date=16 July 2014 |title=Shades of Cool: 12 of Lana Del Rey's Biggest Influences > Amy Winehouse |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/shades-of-cool-12-of-lana-del-reys-biggest-influences-20140716/amy-winehouse-0369522 |access-date=22 February 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> [[Sam Smith]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Geslani |first=Michelle |date=5 November 2015 |title=Sam Smith covers Amy Winehouse's "Love is a Losing Game" – listen |url=https://consequence.net/2015/11/sam-smith-covers-amy-winehouses-love-is-a-losing-game-listen/ |website=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}|access-date= 17 February 2016}}</ref> [[Florence Welch]],<ref>{{cite news |date=23 July 2011 |title="Rehab" singer Amy Winehouse had wide influence with thin output |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rehab-singer-amy-winehouse-had-wide-influence-with-thin-output/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029164619/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20082521-10391698.html |archive-date=29 October 2011 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Thurmond |first=Alexandra |date=11 April 2015 |title=Sound Scout: Meet Halsey, Songstress Who's Making Waves with Her Feminist Pop Mystique |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/sound-scout-halsey-interview |access-date=11 January 2017 |magazine=[[Teen Vogue]]}}</ref> [[Alessia Cara]],<ref>{{cite web |date=16 July 2014 |title=2nd Alessia Cara |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/558ttb4cX0DN2SfPVkbbLF5/2nd-alessia-cara |access-date=8 January 2017 |publisher=BBC Music}}</ref> [[Estelle (musician)|Estelle]],<ref>{{cite web |date=9 June 2008 |title=Selling their soul: women leading the way in R&B British invasion |url=http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=eae2e9c5-d992-4afc-ab23-0bb8046b1bcb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131095712/http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=eae2e9c5-d992-4afc-ab23-0bb8046b1bcb |archive-date=31 January 2015 |access-date=28 May 2015 |website=Canada.com}}</ref> [[Daya (singer)|Daya]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Stern |first=Claire |date=6 July 2016 |title=Meet Daya, the 17-Year-Old Pop Artist You Should Be Listening to Now |url=https://www.instyle.com/news/daya-interview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107212016/https://www.instyle.com/news/daya-interview |archive-date=7 November 2021 |access-date=22 February 2020 |magazine=[[InStyle]]}}</ref> [[Jorja Smith]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lamarre |first=Carl |date=15 September 2017 |title=Jorja Smith on Working with Drake & Why Amy Winehouse's 'Frank' Is the Soundtrack to Her Life |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/jorja-smith-interview-drake-more-life-on-my-mind-7965635/ |access-date=16 December 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> [[Lauren Jauregui]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Mahjouri |first=Shakiel |date=13 September 2018 |title=Elton John Says Amy Winehouse Performed 'One of the Best 10 Shows' He Had Ever Seen |url=https://etcanada.com/news/367530/elton-john-says-amy-winehouse-performed-one-of-the-best-10-shows-he-had-ever-seen/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216120719/https://etcanada.com/news/367530/elton-john-says-amy-winehouse-performed-one-of-the-best-10-shows-he-had-ever-seen/ |archive-date=16 December 2018 |access-date=22 February 2020 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight Canada]]}}</ref> and [[Billie Eilish]].<ref>{{cite web |date=23 December 2019 |title=Billie Eilish Revisits SPIN Covers of Madonna, Amy Winehouse and More |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPhks1h4Vfs |access-date=22 February 2020 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |via=YouTube}}</ref> Artists who have paid tribute to Winehouse include [[Nicki Minaj]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse death sets Twitter on fire |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-winehouse-death-sets-twitter-on-fire/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519210706/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-winehouse-death-sets-twitter-on-fire/ |archive-date=19 May 2024 |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=CBS}}</ref> [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Kelly Osbourne]], [[Rihanna]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2011 |title=The Most Poignant Celebrity Reactions To The Death Of Amy Winehouse |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/russell-brand-amy-winehouse-death-2011-7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524092515/https://www.businessinsider.com/russell-brand-amy-winehouse-death-2011-7 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> [[George Michael]], [[Adele]], [[Dita Von Teese]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse tributes flood in from around world |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-14268818 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727131009/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-14268818 |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=BBC}}</ref> [[Courtney Love]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=23 July 2011 |title=Courtney Love on Amy Winehouse: 'I'm Gutted' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-on-amy-winehouse-im-gutted-20110723 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725012541/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-on-amy-winehouse-im-gutted-20110723 |archive-date=25 July 2011 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> [[Patti Smith]], who wrote "This Is the Girl" as an homage to Winehouse,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hendicott |first=James |date=2 April 2012 |title=Patti Smith pays tribute to Amy Winehouse on new album 'Banga' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/patti-smith/62993 |access-date=23 July 2015 |magazine=[[NME]]}}</ref> and the rock band [[Green Day]], who wrote a song in her tribute titled "[[Amy (song)|Amy]]".<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=26 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse Funeral Held in London |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1667901/amy-winehouse-funeral-in-london/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021062836/http://www.mtv.com/news/1667901/amy-winehouse-funeral-in-london/ |archive-date=21 October 2014 |access-date=26 July 2011 |publisher=MTV}}</ref>

Winehouse's parents have each written memoirs about their daughter and donated the proceeds from both books to the Amy Winehouse Foundation. Mitch Winehouse's biography, titled ''Amy: My Daughter'', was published in 2012.{{sfn|Winehouse|2012|p=ix}} Her mother Janis published ''Loving Amy: A Mother's Story'', in 2014.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Winehouse |first=Janis |interviewer=Charlotte Oliver |title=Interview: Janis Winehouse |url=http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-features/123295/interview-janis-winehouse |access-date=16 August 2015 |newspaper=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |date=23 September 2014}}</ref>

A documentary film, ''[[Amy (2015 film)|Amy]]'' (2015), directed by [[Asif Kapadia]] and produced by James Gay-Rees, was released on 3 July 2015. The film covers Winehouse's life, her relationships, her struggles with substance abuse both before and after her career blossomed, and her death.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nussbaum Cohen |first=Debra |date=17 July 2015 |title=Portrait of Amy Winehouse as a Fragile Jewish Girl |url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/.premium-1.666556 |access-date=6 July 2017 |newspaper=[[Haaretz]]}}</ref> In 2018, a documentary film based on Winehouse's album ''[[Back to Black]]'', ''[[Amy Winehouse – Back to Black]]'', was released.<ref>{{cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=12 October 2018 |title=Hologram of Amy Winehouse set for 2019 worldwide tour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/12/amy-winehouse-hologram-tour |access-date=12 October 2018 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> In July 2021, a new documentary titled ''Reclaiming Amy'' aired on [[BBC Two]] to mark the 10th anniversary of Winehouse's death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reclaiming Amy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y2xd |access-date=19 September 2021 |website=[[BBC Two]] |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aubrey |first=Elizabeth |date=24 July 2021 |title=Reclaiming Amy, review: Documentary is a harrowing account of a family's grief |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/amy-winehouse-reclaiming-amy-documentary-b1888781.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723230850/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/amy-winehouse-reclaiming-amy-documentary-b1888781.html |archive-date=23 July 2021 |access-date=24 July 2021 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> The film was primarily based on the perspective and narrated by her mother Janis Winehouse-Collins and included intimate stories of those who were close to Winehouse until the end of her life, including close friends Naomi Parry (Winehouse's stylist), Catriona Gourlay and Chantelle Dusette.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 July 2021 |title=Amy Winehouse wanted children |url=https://madison.com/people/amy-winehouse-wanted-children/article_a23aaeb5-8f30-536f-8397-db102fef8007.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108050518/https://madison.com/people/amy-winehouse-wanted-children/article_a23aaeb5-8f30-536f-8397-db102fef8007.html |archive-date=8 November 2021 |access-date=19 September 2021 |newspaper=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |quote=Chantelle Dusette added: "She would have been a beautiful mum." Elsewhere in the documentary, Catriona spoke about her "undefined" relationship with the 'Rehab' singer, who she lived with....Amy's stylist Naomi Parry added... |agency=Celebretainment}}</ref>

On 9 October 2017, it was announced by Winehouse's father Mitch that a [[West End theatre|West End]]/[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical on Amy is in the works.<ref name="Musical">{{cite magazine |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=9 October 2017 |title=Amy Winehouse's family in talks to turn her life into a West End musical |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouses-family-talks-turn-life-west-end-musical-2148431 |access-date=2 November 2019 |magazine=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Lauren |date=7 March 2020 |title=Amy Winehouse's dad says that a biopic and Broadway musical is in the works |url=https://entertainment.ie/music/amy-winehouses-dad-says-that-a-biopic-and-broadway-musical-is-in-the-works-453548/ |access-date=3 February 2021 |website=[[Entertainment.ie]]}}</ref> Mitch Winehouse revealed the news at the Amy Winehouse Foundation Gala event in London.<ref name="Musical" /> In July 2022, it was reported that a feature film biopic, entitled ''[[Back to Black (film)|Back To Black]]'' (2024) was to be produced by [[StudioCanal UK]], distributed by [[Focus Features]] and directed by [[Sam Taylor-Johnson]]. The script was written by [[Matt Greenhalgh]] and it was to be made with the full cooperation of Amy's father Mitch, and her estate.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=11 July 2022 |title=Amy Winehouse Biopic 'Back To Black' Moving Forward At Studiocanal With Sam Taylor-Johnson Directing |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/amy-winehouse-back-to-black-studiocanal-sam-taylor-johnson-1235061572/ |access-date=11 July 2022 |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

===Amy Winehouse Foundation===
{{main|Amy Winehouse Foundation}}

After the singer's death by alcohol intoxication in July 2011, the [[Amy Winehouse Foundation]] was set up by Winehouse's family and launched on 14 September 2011 (which would have been Winehouse's 28th birthday), with her brother Alex as an employee.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse foundation for addiction planned |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14306472 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727171955/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14306472 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Its aim is to help vulnerable or disadvantaged young people, and it works with other charitable organisations to provide frontline support. Its central office is in North London, but it also has an office in New York (operating under the name 'The Amy Winehouse Foundation US').<ref>{{cite web |title=Amy Winehouse Foundation US |url=http://www.amywinehousefoundation.org/us/ |access-date=22 November 2014 |website=Amywinehousefoundation.org}}</ref> [[Jon Snow (journalist)|Jon Snow]] is a patron for the charity, with [[Barbara Windsor]] also before she died in 2020, and ambassadors include [[Jess Glynne]], [[Patsy Palmer]], [[Jessie Wallace]], [[Keira Chaplin]] and [[Mica Paris]]. In October 2015, [[Mark Ronson]] became a patron.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 October 2015 |title=Mark Ronson 'happy' to be Amy patron |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-34542884 |work=[[Newsbeat]]}}</ref> Amy's brother Alex works full-time for the foundation, having given up his career as an online music journalist.<ref name="Alex" />

The charity itself works to prevent the effects of drug and alcohol misuse on young people, and it also aims to support, inform and inspire vulnerable and disadvantaged young people to help them reach their full potential.<ref>{{cite web |title=Charity overview |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1143740&SubsidiaryNumber=0 |access-date=22 November 2014 |publisher=[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]]}}</ref> On 12 March 2013, with the help of ex-addict [[Russell Brand]], the Foundation launched the Amy Winehouse Foundation Resilience Programme For Schools across the UK which aims to provide effective education around drugs, alcohol and dealing with emotional issues.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 March 2013 |title=The Amy Winehouse Foundation Resilience Programme |url=http://www.amywinehousefoundation.org/the-amy-winehouse-foundation-resilience-programme |access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref>

==Achievements==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Amy Winehouse}}

Winehouse has sold over 30 million records worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 December 2023 |title=Amy Winehouse Biopic 'Back to Black' Sets May 2024 Release in Cinemas |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amy-winehouse-movie-sets-may-2024-release-1235746597/ |access-date=9 November 2024 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> At the time of her death, Winehouse had sold over 1.75 million singles and over 3.98 million albums in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |date=24 July 2011 |title=Adele still on top but UK album sales fall to 13-year low |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/adele-still-on-top-but-uk-album-sales-fall-to-13-year-low/046305 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108100223/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/adele-still-on-top-but-uk-album-sales-fall-to-13-year-low/046305 |archive-date=8 January 2014 |access-date=24 July 2011 |work=[[Music Week]]}}</ref> Meanwhile, she had sold about 3.4 million tracks and 2.7 million albums in the United States as of the same date.<ref>*{{cite web |last=Sisario |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Sisario |date=24 July 2014 |title=Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 27 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/arts/music/amy-winehouse-british-soul-singer-dies-at-27.html?pagewanted=all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106082735/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/arts/music/amy-winehouse-british-soul-singer-dies-at-27.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=6 November 2011 |access-date=23 December 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}
*{{cite magazine |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=27 July 2011 |title=Amy Winehouse Sales, By the Numbers |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/retail/1176934/amy-winehouse-sales-by-the-numbers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612224801/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/retail/1176934/amy-winehouse-sales-by-the-numbers |archive-date=12 June 2015 |access-date=23 December 2014 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Winehouse received 24 awards from 65 nominations. Among the awards and recognition for her debut album ''Frank'', Winehouse earned an Ivor Novello Award from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors|British Academy of Songwriters]] for Best Contemporary Song ("Stronger Than Me"),<ref name="Profile" /> a [[Brit Award]] nomination for Best British Female Solo Artist,<ref>{{cite news |title=Brits 2004: The winners |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3497315.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926063019/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3497315.stm |archive-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=live |work=BBC News}}</ref> and an inclusion in Robert Dimery's 2006 book, ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |publisher=[[Universe Publishing]] |year=2006 |isbn=0-7893-1371-5 |editor-last=Dimery |editor-first=Robert |page=916}}</ref> Her second studio album, ''Back to Black'', produced numerous nominations, including two Brit Awards (Best British Album, and won her Best British Female Solo Artist), six [[Grammy Award]]s (including five wins),<ref name="Grammy">{{cite press release |title=Winehouse dominates Grammys with 5 wins |date=2 November 2008 |publisher=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today Music]] |url=http://www.today.com/id/23100297/ns/today-entertainment/t/winehouse-dominates-grammys-wins/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518235831/http://www.today.com/id/23100297/ns/today-entertainment/t/winehouse-dominates-grammys-wins/ |archive-date=18 May 2013 |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> four Ivor Novello Awards, four [[MTV Europe Music Awards]], three [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, three [[World Music Awards]], and it was nominated for the Mercury Prize (Album of the Year) and a [[MOBO Awards]] (Best UK Female). ''Back to Black'' was preserved in the United States [[National Recording Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] in 2025.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Ulaby |first=Neda |date=9 April 2025 |title=National Recording Registry adds Tracy Chapman, Hamilton and the Minecraft game soundtrack |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/nx-s1-5352774/national-recording-registry-tracy-chapman-elton-john-hamilton-minecraft |access-date=13 April 2025 |work=[[NPR]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|Amy Winehouse discography|List of songs recorded by Amy Winehouse}}

* ''[[Frank (Amy Winehouse album)|Frank]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Back to Black]]'' (2006)

==See also==
* [[List of deaths through alcohol]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Print sources ==
* {{cite book | last=Newkey-Burden | first=Chas | author-link=Chas Newkey-Burden | title=Amy Winehouse: The Biography | publisher=[[John Blake (English journalist)|John Blake Publishing]] | date=2008 | isbn=978-1-84454-563-6}}
* {{cite book | last=Tzvetkova | first=Juliana | title=Pop Culture in Europe | publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] | date=2017 | isbn=978-1-4408-4466-9}}
* {{cite book | last=Weidhase | first=Nathalie | title=Pop & Postfeminism | publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] | date=2024 | isbn=978-1-350-15803-0}}
* {{cite book | last=Winehouse | first=Janis | title=Loving Amy | publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]] | date=2016 | isbn=978-1-250-07849-0}}
* {{cite book|first=Mitch|last=Winehouse|year=2012|title=Amy, My Daughter|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=978-0-06-219139-7}}

==External links==
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* {{AllMusic}}
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* [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5021126/trustees Amy Winehouse Foundation] - [[Charity Commission for England and Wales]]

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