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Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983)
["Amy Winehouse Biography." People.com.] is an
English singer and
songwriter, known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including
R&B,
soul,
jazz,
rock & roll, and
ska.
[Songwriter/Composer: WINEHOUSE AMY JADE. BMI. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.] Winehouse is best known for her soulful, powerful
contralto vocals.
["Amy Winehouse." The Observer. 2007.]
Winehouse's 2003 debut album
Frank was commercially and critically successful in her native Britain. It was nominated for the
Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album
Back to Black led to six
Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first
British singer to win five Grammys,
[Yes, America, Amy Winehouse Is a Star. BBC Worldwide America. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.][Winehouse, Alex. Amy Winehouse's brother on her return to form. Timesonline. 13 February 2008.] including three of the "
Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a
BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She has won the
Ivor Novello Award three times, one in 2004 for Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) for "
Stronger Than Me", one in 2007 for Best Contemporary Song for "
Rehab", and one in 2008 for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "
Love Is a Losing Game", among other prestigious distinctions.
