AMY WINEHOUSE

ALICIA SAN MARTÍN MURILLO

 BASIC INFO
Real name: Amy Jade House
Birth date: 14th september of 1983
Place of birth: London
Death date: 23rd july of 2011
Cause of death: alcohol overdose
 CHILDHOOD
Her father was the responsible of her love for
music . She received music and theater classes
since she was 9 years old. At the age of 10 she
owned a rap band.
It seems like she had a happy childhood but her
father admitted that for 9 years he cheated on his
wife and this marked Amy´s childhood.
LIFETIME
ACCOMPLISHMENT
In 2003 she launch “Frank” which
quickly became popular. Then in 2006
she launch “back to black” and
“rehab”, with this she became a world
star. She won 16 awards, 5 out of that
are grammy´s. In 8 years she
revolutionized the music.
 PERSONAL LIFE
It is said thar her emotionals problems started when she
was 10 and she tried to kill herself..At 15 years old she
dropped out of school. Before she was singer she worked
as a show reporter, but she didn´t like it.
She met a guy called Blake, who was the love of her life,
and her drugs addiction started with him. She had an
eating disorder called Bulimia. Her family didn´t helped
her with all these problems and they only wanted
money,sometimes Amy was drugged and she couldn´t
even sing or stand up and her family pressed her to sing.
IMPACTS IN THE SOCIETY
Amy was such a good singer, had a
powerful voice She has left really
good songs and inspired a lot of
people. For example the singer
Adele admitted that she knew she
wanted to be a singer because of
Amy´s music.
 WHY I CHOSE HER
The first reason is that I listen to
some of her songs and I love
them. Secondly I think she had a
interesting life.
 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
HER
1.Originally, Amy didn't want to be a musician, she wanted to be one of those
waitresses who wear rollerskates while they are working
2. Although in her song “rehab” she says that she won´t go to rehab she spent
200.000 dollars in rehab..
3. Her favorite drink was Rickstasy, made of vodka,some licors and baileys.
4. Her favorite song was “So far away”, her family and friends knew it so in her
funeral they sing it.