Amy Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including R&B, soul, and jazz.
Winehouse's 2003 debut album Frank was critically successful in the UK, and 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, 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 and has been credited as being an influence in the rise in popularity of female musicians and soul music and revitalising British music.
However the singer's problems with drug and alcohol abuse, as well as self-destructive behaviour, have become regular tabloid news since 2007.
"Back to Black" was written by Winehouse and Mark Ronson and produced by Ronson, it was released as the album's third single on 30 April 2007 in the United Kingdom and 7 March 2008 in the rest of the world.
Amy's video for Back In Black,directed by Phil Griffin, the music video features a funeral procession in which Winehouse mourns over a grave, which reads "R.I.P. the Heart of Amy Winehouse". Pre-release, the song charted in the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone for five consecutive weeks, peaking at number forty. The single charted at number twenty-five once it had been released in physical format, and has sold around 96,000 copies to date in the UK.
It has spent thirty-four non-consecutive weeks on the UK Singles Chart to date. Channel 4 Music awarded the song ten stars out of ten in its review
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