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• Amy Winehouse was born in the Southgate area of north London in 14 September 1983, to Jewish parents. Her parents influenced her interest in jazz.
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• Part of her mother's family originated in Russia. Her father, Mitchell "Mitch" Winehouse, was a taxi driver; her mother, Janis Winehouse a pharmacist. Winehouse's parents separated when she was nine.
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• She attended the Earnshaw school for four years and founded a short-lived rap group called Sweet 'n' Sour with Juliette Ashby, her childhood friend.
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• After toying around with her brother Alex's guitar, Winehouse received her first guitar when she was 13.
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• When Winehouse was nine years old, her grandmother Cynthia suggested she attend the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School for furthering her vocal education.
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• She also appeared in an episode of The Fast Show, 1997, with other children from the Sylvia Young School
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• she began working as an entertainment journalist for the World Entertainment News Network, in addition to singing with local group the Bolsha Band.
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• Winehouse received 23 awards from 60 nominations. In February 2012, Winehouse was listed at number 26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music.
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• win six Grammy Awards (including five wins), four Ivor Novello Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, three World Music Award
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amy winehouse death in groin At the age of 27, on July 23, 2011 about 16:00 BST local time, Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment. British police responded to a call from the London Ambulance Service following reports of the death of a woman
