Amy Jade Winehouse was born on 14 September 1983, in Southgate, London England, to Jewish parents, and was a musician, singer, as well as a songwriter, probably best known from 2003 with the release of her debut album titled “Frank”. The album became an instant success in the United Kingdom with over 981,000 copies sold and a triple platinum certificate from the British Phonographic Industry.
So just how rich was Amy Winehouse? Sources estimate that at the time of her death in 2011, Amy’s net worth was $10 million, accumulated during her relatively short but dynamic singing career.
Amy Winehouse Net Worth $10 Million
Amy Winehouse’s uncles were jazz musicians and grandmother a singer, so it’s unsurprising that Amy went into the music industry. She attended Southgate School, and then applied for Ashmole School. Winehouse’s musical career began at the age of 15 when she started writing songs. Prior to her major success, Winehouse also worked as a journalist and sang with a local band called “Bolsha Band”. She then joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and was soon signed to the A&R record label.
Winehouse rocked the music industry with her debut album “Frank” in 2003, Released to generally positive reviews, “Frank” produced four singles, one of which entitled “Take the Box” peaked at #57 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the highest-charting single from the album. Winehouse continued her success with a 2006 album “Back to Black”, which sold over 12 million copies around the world and received critical acclaim from the majority of critics. The album spawned five singles and won Best Pop Vocal Album award, five Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for Album of the Year and BRIT Awards. Considered to be one of the ten best albums of 2006 and 2007, “Back to Black” opened many career opportunities for Amy Winehouse and helped her leave a mark on the music industry.
Following the success of her album, Amy Winehouse went on a worldwide tour and released her first DVD “I Told You I Was Trouble: Live in London”. Unfortunately, even though the tour started off well, by the end of it the audiences simply left the concerts and booed Winehouse off the stage. Such reactions were mainly caused by Winehouse’s provocative attitude, as well as suspicions that she was highly intoxicated during her shows. Despite the failed tour and cancelled concerts, “Back to Black” continued to be a largely beloved and commercially profitable album.
In 2011, Winehouse resumed touring but she was once again booed off stage as she was too drunk to even sing. Amy Winehouse’s various health issues such as depression and self-harm mixed with excessive substance abuse (mainly crack cocaine) were clearly the reasons for her passing later that same year. Amy Winehouse died in her own house at the age of 27, officially from alcohol intoxication.
In her less-than-private personal life, Amy Winehouse married Blake Fielder-Civil in 2007, and they divorced in 2009 after a sometimes publicly violent relationship. Amy was an active supporter of charitable causes and supported such organizations as Breast Cancer Campaign, Rights and Humanity, Save the Children, and Teenage Cancer Trust among many others.
