Amy Winehouse's death on Saturday tragically ended her musical career.
The 27-year-old British singer and songwriter first tasted fame with her first album Frank, which brought her moderate success. But with her 2006 album Back to Black, Winehouse became a star, winning five Grammy Awards. But sometimes it seemed her struggles with drug and alcohol overshadowed her powerful voice that she often recorded in the musical genres of R&B, soul, and jazz.
Her passing sends Winehouse to the “Forever 27” club with other musical icons who died at that age. Those icons include Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Brian Jones. But not before her life was captured in pictures and videos.
Award nominee British R&B singer Winehouse arrives at the Mercury Music Prize awards in London.ReutersAmy Winehouse was arrested for possession of marijuana in Norway in 2007, according to Fox News. REUTERSSinger Amy Winehouse performs during a concert in Sao Paulo January 15, 2011. REUTERS/Nacho DoceAmy Winehouse has died at the young age of 27. But years of struggle with addiction and depression made her a weary, aged soul.REUTERS/Luke MacGregorBritish singer Amy Winehouse leaves the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in central London March 17, 2009. Winehouse appeared in court on Tuesday and denied a charge of assaulting a woman after a charity ball in London last year.REUTERSAward nominee British R&B singer Amy Winehouse performs at the Mercury Music Prize awards in London, September 7, 2004. The Mercury Music Prize honours the best album of the last year by a UK or Irish act, chosen from a wide range of musical genres. It is voted for by a panel of music industry experts, journalists and music artists.REUTERS
