Death of Amy Winehouse

September 14, 1983 - July 23, 2011
London, England | Age 27

Singer found dead in London
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JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Few artists summed up their own career in a single song — a single line — as well as Amy Winehouse.

"They tried to make me go to rehab," she sang on her world-conquering 2006 single, "Rehab." ''I said 'No, no no.'"

Occasionally, she said yes, but to no avail: repeated stints in hospitals and clinics couldn't stop alcohol and drugs scuttling the career of a singer whose distinctive voice, rich mix of influences and...

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