On Saturday morning, Amy's bodyguard checked on her at her flat in the heart of Camden, London. He saw the troubled singer asleep in bed. After a late Friday night this was nothing unusual and he left her napping.
By 4pm in the afternoon the pop starlet still hadn't surfaced and her bodyguard entered her apartment to wake her up. It was then that he realised the singer had no pulse.
Amy Winehouse was dead.
Although only 27 years old, and with an worldwide army of fans, Amy's death was not entirely unsurprising. Her entire career had been plagued with stories of drug abuse, alcohol abuse, domestic issues and she was constantly in the headlines for the wrong reasons. Just a few weeks ago she appeared in Serbia to open her European tour, only to be booed off stage when she appeared drunk, confused and unable to perform.
This followed on from her performance in Festival City, Dubai earlier this year where she took to the stage exceptionally late, seemed confused and disinterested and proceeded to muddle her way through some of her tracks as fans left the venue disheartened.
In death however, she has shocked many. Despite all her troubles she truly was a beautiful and gifted musician and was still so young. Her powerful. throaty voice had a unique appeal and her fans showed their love for her by sending her album "Back to Black" back to the top of the charts just days after her death. Many of them also paid tribute to her by laying flowers, teddy bears, bottles of wine and cigarettes outside her London.
Although her funeral was a private, family affair, her father graciously gave away many of her clothes and belongings to her dedicated fans lining the streets as something for them to remember his 'little angel' by.
Amy battled her demons through her music and we can only hope that finally, in death, she has found her peace.
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