Amy Winehouse Has Been Found Dead In His Apartment

Amy Winehouse has been found dead in his apartment in London on Saturday (July 23), his spokesman confirmed to CNN. UK singer was 27.

A press release of the Metropolitan Police does not Winehouse by name, but states: "The police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in NW1 Camden Place shortly before 16.05 pm today, Saturday, July 23, following reports of a woman found dead To the officers arrived. found the body of a woman of 27 who was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the death. At this early stage, it is treated as unexplained. "

Amy Winehouse has canceled her European tour last month and has long struggled with drug addiction.

On June 18, Winehouse performed the first show of this European tour at Forest Fest in Belgrade, Serbia, but things went very badly. Brit singer would have shown up for over an hour late, and then once there, she left the stage several times in mid-performance. Amy Winehouse forgot the words of his songs, and even decreased the MIC as a disgruntled crowd of 20,000 booed a whole. After the show, she canceled the festival performances in Turkey and Greece.

Aside from plans to tour, Amy Winehouse had also been working on monitoring its award-winning Back to Black, but the firm launch date for the album was never established.

Earlier Saturday, the management team Winehouse released a statement confirming that it withdraws from all jobs to concentrate on his recovery. "Amy Winehouse comes out of all the shows scheduled at stake, everyone wants to do all that 'they can to help her return to the best and will be given as long as it takes to make it happen. "

Amy Jade Winehouse, born September 14, 1983, exploded on the British scene in 2003 with her debut album, Frank, who was nominated for the Mercury Prize, the prize will be awarded to the best album of the year British or Irish. After a series of concerts of the festival and received an Ivor Novello songwriting award, she began working on the album that made her an international star: Back to Black, released Stateside in 2007.

Teaming with producer Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson (and New York-based Dap Kings set), Amy Winehouse created a sound that was heavily indebted to the girl groups of the 1950s and '60s, and in conjunction with his voice and smoky towering beehive hairstyle, served as a welcome antidote to the electronic pop of the day. Encouraged by the success of the iconic single "Rehab" - and Winehouse is almost constant coverage in the tabloids - Back To Black has been a global phenomenon, at the top of the charts in England (where it would be the album of the year best-selling) and serve five Winehouse Grammys, including record and song of the year and Best New Artist.

After the success of Back To Black, Winehouse has traveled the world, and has begun a star crossed (and most covered), the ratio in the former video production assistant named Blake Fielder-Civil. Around the same time, the media began reporting news a couple of widely different drug, and in 2008, Fielder-Civil is in jail after a dispute with the owner of the bar. During this period, Winehouse also had a lot of trouble with the law, including the 2007 arrest for possession of marijuana in Bergen, Norway, the "common assault" charges in early 2008 and is the most famous, was arrested in May 2008 because of the video from its smoke what appeared to be crack cocaine. He avoided jail anyway, but because of his father, the singer made several attempts to get clean, occurred several times in rehab. His latest stint in rehab has reportedly taken place in May 2011.

In all this, Winehouse had also begun work on a continuation of the Back To Black, the title track recorded on the island of St. Lucia Remi. In July 2010, Winehouse made an appearance Ronson surprise show in London, producer flubbing lines in the song "Valerie". A few days later, said the new album because of the British newspaper Metro in January and would be followed in the footsteps of Black retro approach.

She recorded a version of Lesley Gore "It's my party" for legendary producer Quincy Jones Q: Soul Bossa Nostra album, and was also used to sing with Tony Bennett on his next album Duets II, scheduled for September.

In the hours after his death, said label Winehouse American record, Universal Republic, in a statement:. "We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of such a talented musician, artist and performer Amy Our prayers are with family, friends and fans in this difficult time."