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Troubled Soul Singer
Amy Winehouse, 27
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ritish singer Amy Winehouse,
whose hit single "Rehab" became
the anthem for troubled celebrity
culture, was found dead at her home in
north London on Saturday.
Winehouse's record label, Universal,
issued a statement: "We are deeply sad-
dened at the sudden loss of such a
gifted musician, artist and performer. Our
prayers go out to Amy's family, friends and
fans at this difficult time
"Inquiries continue into the circum-
stances of the death at this early stage a
police spokesman said. However, according
to initial reports the singer apparently died
of a drug overdose, two months before her
28th birthday.
Last month, Winehouse was booed and
left the stage during a show in Serbia, after
taking the stage drugged, forgetting lyrics
and barely able to stand. The embarrassing
performance led to the cancellation of a
Winehouse tour planned for this summer.
Winehouse was born on Sept. 14, 1983,
to a Jewish family with a history of jazz
musicians. She was discovered by soul
singer Tyler James at the age of 16, and in
2003, her debut album Frank was released
to general acclaim.
Her second album Back to Black was
released in October 2006 and reached the
No. 1 spot.
Winehouse won Grammy awards and
sold millions of albums worldwide but
also became known for her unstable
personality, substance abuse and mental
health issues.
Her hit single "Rehab" contained the
line: "They tried to make me go to rehab. I
said, 'no, no, no.'"
Winehouse's family has asked for priva-
cy. "Our family has been left bereft by the
loss of Amy, a wonderful daughter, sister,
niece read a statement from the family.
"She leaves a gaping hole in our lives. We
are coming together to remember her and
we would appreciate some privacy and
space at this terrible time'
Winehouse's father, Mitch,
returned to London immediately
from New York, where he was set to
perform.
Writing earlier this year for the
online magazine Tablet, Dvora
Meyers asserted that the singer's
unrepentant behavior ... signals
Winehouse's place in a very differ-
ent line of Jewish women — not
the 'nice' ones who make you chick-
en soup when you're sick or assure
their sons that they're the smartest
boys in the world and any woman
would be lucky to marry them."
In January 2009, with hostilities
raging between Israeli and Hamas
Amy Winehouse
forces, Winehouse was one of sev-
eral Jewish figures identified by an
Islamic extremist website as poten-
tial targets for "reprisal" attacks.
a rendition of Carole King's "So Far Away:'
The New York Times reported her funer-
one of Winehouse's favorite songs. II
al Tuesday included English and Hebrew
prayers, a eulogy given by her father and
Ynet News and JTA contributed to this report.
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