Was born on September 14th, 1983, in Enfield, London, England.
Her nickname was Wino. Her father, Mitchell Winehouse, was a taxi driver; her mother, Janis Winehouse was a pharmacist. She received her own guitar at age 13. Amy was a rebellious girl. At age 14, she was expelled from Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. At that time she pierced her nose and tattooed her body. She briefly attended the BRIT School in Croydon, and began her professional career at 16, performing occasional club gigs and recording low cost demos. At age 19, she recorded
her debut,
and earned award
Frank (2003), a jazz-tinged album that became a hit
nominations. In 2005, she had problems with
self harm, drug abuse, eating disorders and depression. Her 2006's album 'Back on Black'
was an international hit, and
'Rehab' made No. 9
on the US pop charts.
In 2008 Amy Winehouse became the first British female to win five Grammy Awards on the same night, February 10th, 2008, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for
'Rehab' . In June
2008, she was suddenly hospitalized with a serious lung
condition. However, she left the hospital for one evening to perform for Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday celebration in London's Hyde Park. She sang her hits Rehab and
Valerie , drawing cheers and applause and
a smile from Mandela.
In April 2008 she was named the second greatest "ultimate heroine" by the British population at large, and a month later was voted the second most hated personality in the UK. Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27, on 23 July 2011, in her London Home. Her death caused considerable mourning worldwide. Source http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1561881/b :Mariela io Roncal Cancino
Answer these questions about Any Winehouse. (Use complete answers):
1. What was she like? ________________________________________________________ 2. When and where was she born? ________________________________________________________ 3. Did she enjoy school? ________________________________________________________ 4. What was s first hit? Amy________________________________________________________ 5. What s Wino? ________________________________________________________ 6. Did she study art? ________________________________________________________ 7. What happened when she was 16? ________________________________________________________ 8. What kind of health problem s did she have? ________________________________________________________ 9. How did Nelson Mandela feel when she performed for his birthday? ________________________________________________________ 10. How many awards did she win in 2008? ________________________________________________________ 11. What was she called by British people? ________________________________________________________ 12. When did she die? ________________________________________________________ 13. How did people feel when she died? ________________________________________________________