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Amy Winehouse `freaked out` by Adele’s success

Kiran Pahwa — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:01 +0000

Washington, May 17 : Amy Winehouse, who ruled the airwaves, before Adele peaked the music chart, was upset with the 24-year-old’s increasing popularity.

Winehouse, who passed away in her London home on July 23, 2011, was eager to record a follow-up to her 2006 smash Back to Black.

Doherty to auction Winehouse painting

Kiran Pahwa — Sun, 06 May 2012 03:20:51 +0000

London, May 6 - A painting created by late singer Amy Winehouse and her rocker friend Pete Doherty by using their own blood is set to fetch 80,000 pounds at an auction.

The joint artwork titled "Ladylike" was unveiled by The Libertines band's vocalist Doherty at an exhibition earlier this year. It is now set to be the showpiece lot at an auction of his belongings, reports dailystar. co. uk.

Amy Winehouse’s dad spoke to her via psychic

Kiran Pahwa — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:34:10 +0000

London, Apr 13 : Amy Winehouse's dad Mitch has said that he has spoken to his daughter through a psychic and she "is fully behind everything we're doing."

Mitch, 62, told fans of his daughter when he was speaking at an event in New York to launch the US version of her charitable foundation where he was joined by the late singer's mother, Janis, and her younger brother, Alex, the Mirror reported.

"She's in heaven waving her magic wand," he said.

Amy Winehouse’s ex lover remembers her during ‘The Voice’ audition

Kiran Pahwa — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:26:18 +0000

London, Apr 7 : Amy Winehouse's former lover and best friend Tyler James, who is trying out his luck in `The Voice', said that the late singer is with him in his heart.

James was often seen in paparazzi pictures walking alongside Amy Winehouse during nights out.

He talked about his close friendship with her, which started when they were in their early teens and developed into an on-off romance.

Winehouse's fortune goes to parents

Kiran Pahwa — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:03:25 +0000

London, March 29 - Singer Amy Winehouse did not leave a will as a result her nearly three-million pound fortune will automatically go to her parents - Mitch and Janis.

Winehouse had more than 4,257,580 pounds in assets, with 2,944,554 pounds remaining after taxes and unpaid bills, reports sun. co. uk.

Amy Winehouse’s 3m-pound fortune goes to parents due to absence of will

Kiran Pahwa — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:41:09 +0000

Washington, Mar 28 : Amy Winehouse did not leave a will hence all her 3-million-pound fortune will automatically go to her parents Mitch and Janis and not to her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

The tragic singer, who died after a drinking binge last July aged just 27, had more than 4,257,580 pounds in assets, with 2,944,554 pounds remaining after taxes and unpaid bills.

Amy Winehouse’s parents to fund stage school scholarship

Kiran Pahwa — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:27:34 +0000

London, Mar 2 : Amy Winehouse's parents Mitch and Janis have decided to provide financial backing to one future star at the same performing arts school where their daughter's talent had flourished.

Amy had auditioned at the school when she was 13.

"Amy was a pupil at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. This is where her talent was recognised and nurtured," the Sun quoted Mitch as saying.

Amy Winehouse’s dad furious at psychic claiming to see her ghost

Kiran Pahwa — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:17:51 +0000

London, Feb 3 : Amy Winehouse’s father has lashed out at a ‘psychic’ who has been pestering him with claims that his daughter is haunting her friends.

Canadian Nadine Rhodes told Mitch Winehouse, 60, that there had been a string of “angelic appearances” by the singer in Canada. She insisted Amy’s ghost was pleading for help for a British man who was suffering in pain.

Amy Winehouse’s inquest may start afresh as coroner resigns

Kiran Pahwa — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:47:07 +0000

New York, Feb 2 : The inquest into Amy Winehouse's death has been thrown in chaos after the coroner resigned over qualification issues, raising the possibility the investigation may have to be held again.

Winehouse's relatives said they were still absorbing the implications of the news and were seeking legal advice.

Doubts cast on Winehouse inquest over coroner’s qualifications

Kiran Pahwa — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:12:54 +0000

London, Feb 1 : Amy Winehouse's inquest may be deemed illegal, as the qualifications of the coroner who conducted it have come under a cloud.

Suzanne Greenaway had been appointed to the role of assistant deputy coroner by her husband. She recorded a verdict of misadventure after the `singer, 27, died of alcohol poisoning at her London home last year.

Gaultier's show infuriates Winehouse's father

Kiran Pahwa — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:38:54 +0000

London, Jan 28 - Mitch Winehouse, father of Amy Winehouse, has accused fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier of cashing in on the late singer's death by using her as the inspiration for his latest catwalk show.

Winehouse tribute concert might be telecasted

Kiran Pahwa — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:07:45 +0000

London, Jan 15 - Late singer Amy Winehouse's father Mitch is reportedly in talks with TV companies about airing the "tribute concert" in remembrance of his daughter.

The concert will raise money for charitable foundation that supports and cares for young people and is named after his late daughter.

Amy Winehouse’s dad plans annual concerts in her memory

Kiran Pahwa — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:43:22 +0000

London, Jan 2 : Mitch Winehouse plans to hold star-studded concerts every year in his daughter’s memory to help raise funds for the Amy Winehouse foundation.

He said that he will also call on stars like Lady Gaga to donate money for the cause.

“We need to make sure the money keeps coming in,” the Daily Star quoted him as saying.

Mitch Winehouse still grieving over Amy’s death

Kiran Pahwa — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:00:08 +0000

Washington, Dec 21 : Singer Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch is still trying to come to terms with her death but says that working with the charity he set up in her memory is helping him with his grief.

The devastated patriarch has thrown himself into work with the Amy Winehouse Foundation - which he had set up in memory of his daughter, who was found dead at her London home in July aged 27 - to help cope him with his grief.

Dead rockstars’ ‘27 club’ theory a myth!

Kiran Pahwa — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:20:46 +0000

Washington, Dec 21 : While the rock and roll lifestyle make musicians more vulnerable to death, the theory of ‘27 club’, which include famous musicians who died at the age of 27, is a myth as the risk is not just limited to this so called ‘unlucky’ age, a new study has revealed.

Amy Winehouse’s song broke Seal’s heart

Kiran Pahwa — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:55:30 +0000

Washington, Dec 20 : Seal, who claims to be a huge fan of Amy Winehouse, has revealed that her song ‘Love Is a Losing Game’ broke his heart when he first heard it.

The 48-year-old singer believes that Winehouse is irreplaceable.

“I like Amy Winehouse, there is no one like her and there never will be,” Contactmusic quoted him as telling Taletela. com.

Amy Winehouse biopic gets family’s nod

Kiran Pahwa — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:11:16 +0000

Washington, Dec 15: Amy Winehouse’s family is reportedly set to “entertain” the idea of a biopic being made about the tragic singer’s life.

Recent reports suggested that the late singer’s dad Mitch wasn’t keen on the idea of her life being turned into a film.

But they would now consider such a project as long as it tells “the truth”.

No film on Winehouse's life!

Kiran Pahwa — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:41:44 +0000

London, Dec 12 - Late singer Amy Winehouse's father says that his daughter's tragic life story will never be told in a movie.

Amy's filmmaker boyfriend Reg Traviss had recently revealed he was approached to direct a movie on Winehouse, but he turned the offer down. Amy's dad, Mitch Winehouse, who has the rights to her music, is insistent he will never give her songs for such a purpose.

Winehouse’s father won’t give rights of her song for biopic

Kiran Pahwa — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:14:24 +0000

Washington, Dec 12 : Amy Winehouse's father has said that he would never release the rights of his daughter's music for use in a potential biopic.

The tragic singer's filmmaker boyfriend Reg Traviss had earlier revealed that he turned down the offer of directing a movie about Winehouse.

Amy Winehouse’s £2.5m house turned into shrine

Kiran Pahwa — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:21:54 +0000

London, Dec 12 : Amy Winehouse’s heartbroken dad, Mitch Winehouse, has turned her sprawling 2.5million-pound home into a shrine.

The 60-year-old has revealed that the singer’s massive pad in north London remains frozen in time since she died in July, as he cannot bear to touch some of the items because he is still haunted by his daughter’s tragic death.

Amy Winehouse’s posthumous album tops UK album chart

Kiran Pahwa — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:56:13 +0000

London, Dec 12 : Amy Winehouse’s posthumous album ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures’ has topped the album chart in UK.

The singer’s posthumous collection featuring original tracks and covers was released last Monday.

Producers Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson had compiled the 12 songs together after listening to thousands of hours of vocals by the singer, many of them from sessions for her hit albums ‘Frank’ and ‘Back To Black’.

Amy Winehouse’s dad wants Lady Gaga to play tragic singer in biopic

Kiran Pahwa — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:35:13 +0000

London, Dec 11 : Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse wants Lady Gaga to play the role of his daughter in a film based on the tragic singer’s life.

The late singer’s dad thinks that the ‘Born This Way’ hitmaker would be perfect for the role.

Amy Winehouse rules album charts

Kiran Pahwa — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:21:33 +0000

Washington, Dec 7 : Tragic singer Amy Winehouse has shot to number one position on album charts, five months after her death.

The posthumous collection, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, of original tracks and covers, was released on Monday, Contactmusic reported.

Winehouse’s label Island Records confirmed the album had gone “straight to Number One on the midweek chart”.

New Amy Winehouse album set for posthumous release

Kiran Pahwa — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:30:50 +0000

New York, Dec 5 : Amy Winehouse’s posthumous album ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures’ presents the picture of a singer in full command, robust in tone and sure in phrasing.

The album is a collection of songs put together by Winehouse’s producer Salaam Remi less than three months after her death.

Amy Winehouse suffered from mental disorder, says relative

Kiran Pahwa — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:05:56 +0000

London, Dec 5 : A relative of Amy Winehouse has revealed that the singer suffered from an undiagnosed mental illness.

The late soul singer could have been struck down by the little-known Borderline Personality Disorder.

Sufferers have feelings of anger, emptiness, shame and guilt and become emotionally volatile.

It can also push them into substance abuse and eating disorders, both of which Winehouse succumbed to.

Amy Winehouse dress fetches £43,200 at auction

Kiran Pahwa — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:28:05 +0000

London, November 30 : A dress worn by Amy Winehouse has sold at an auction for 43,200 pounds, which was four times its estimated price.

The dress, in which she had featured on the cover of her album `Back To Black', was bought by the Fundacion Museo De La Moda, a private fashion museum based in Chile, after competition between several phone bidders and a bidder in the room.

Amy Winehouse most searched-for celeb online

Kiran Pahwa — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:46:47 +0000

London, Nov 30 : Tragic singer Amy Winehouse has been the most searched-for celeb on the web this year.

According to AOL, there was a surge in online interest after the 27-year-old troubled sole singer was found dead in her Camden home in August.

The royal wedding and Princess Beatrice’s hat were also among the most popular internet searches in 2011, the Daily Star reported.

Late Amy's dress fetches over 40,000 pounds

Kiran Pahwa — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:30:22 +0000

London, Nov 30 - Late singer Amy Winehouse's polka dot dress from the cover of her "Back to Black" album has fetched over 40,000 pounds at an auction.

The chiffon dress, by Thai designer Disaya, was taken by a south American fashion museum and the proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, set up by her father Mitch in her memory, reports contactmusic. com.

Did Gaga visit Winehouse home?

Kiran Pahwa — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:00:59 +0000

London, Nov 22 - Lady Gaga reportedly made a secret visit to Amy Winehouse's north London home to pay her respects to the late singer.

Gaga went to the house in Camden, north London, where the "Back To Black" hitmaker was found dead in July at the age of 27, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

"She went in disguise and kept things low key," said a source. (IANS)