Amy Winehouse
- Profession: Singer
- Place/Date of Birth: Enfield, London , 14 September 2020
The boys originally planned just one concert at the 50,000-capacity venue, but added a second date after the first sold out in just 15 minutes.
Also appearing at the concerts are Supergrass and The Coral.
It is the second time in recent weeks that Amy, 23, has attracted interest from a British rock band, after Kasabian’s Tom Meighan said she had "an amazing voice, such talent".
The Brit winner has performed several collaborations in the past, including a track - B Baby Boy - on former Sugababe Mutya Buena’s forthcoming album.
Arctic Monkeys’ second album Favourite Worst Nightmare - the eagerly anticipated follow up to Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not - is released on Monday.
Amy admits cutting herself - Mar 28 2007
Amy Winehouse has apparently admitted self-harming when she was younger.
The 23-year old Rehab singer shocked fans at the Elle Style Awards earlier this year when she turned up with red marks on her arms, but said they were the result of falling after a drunken night out, according to the Daily Mirror.
She told Q Magazine she only self-harmed when she was a child: "It’s a funny thing. A morbid curiosity. I’m talking about when I was nine."
She added: "What does it feel like? ’Ow, that f*****g hurt.’ It’s probably the worst thing I’ve done."
Amy also admitted that she still suffers from depression and will "slap" herself after a night of boozing.
"Not punching myself in the face, but slapping. I drank a whole bottle of champagne and then just got depressed. I didn’t feel like I looked good. And I’m quite self-destructive when I’m drunk," she added.
Amy cancels LA show - Mar 23 2007
She can’t be expected to go to every single gig, can she? Amy Winehouse’s schedule may have got the better of her again as the troubled singer failed to turn up to another concert.
The 23-year-old played a barnstorming gig at Hollywood’s legendary Roxy Theatre on Monday night before hitting the local clubs with her usual gusto, the LA Times reports.
But the Rehab singer then cancelled her performance at LA’s Spaceland for the following night, according to the paper.
A bemused spokesperson for the venue told them: "We’re waiting to hear an official reason. We heard she complained the stage was too small, but..."
The singer cancelled two
Amy is fresh from the South By Southwest Festival in
Amy’s odd tour demands - Mar 21 2007
Amy Winehouse has apparently surprised gig promoters by demanding a pile of calorific treats - and the phone number of a gym.
The Rehab singer wanted her dressing room stocked with bubbly, chocolate bars, crisps and cigarettes so she could unwind after a recent show, reports the Daily Star.
But it seems the party-lover might have felt a bit guilty after her splurge and also wanted the name of somewhere she could work off her excesses.
Amy’s request, which was revealed in a copy of her tour demands, reportedly said: "Very important - name and contact number for the nearest fitness gym."
Meanwhile, it seems Amy’s crew have less fun than she does - she apparently likes them to be sober when she’s performing.
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Amy and her brother Alex were brought up by her mum and grandmother, and fondly remembers ’Growing up in East Finchley was cool.’ She started playing guitar at 12 and listening to jazz. Her acceptance into the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School seemed to spell big things for Amy, although she was expelled at 15, apparently for getting her nose pierced. She carried on her studies at an all girls school in Mill Hill, which she hated as there were no fella’s there.
Amy made appearances with the Youth Jazz Orchestra, produced a demo tape of jazz covers that was picked up by Universal/Island Records, and they signed her almost immediately. She released her album Frank in October 2003 and supported Jamie Callum on his national tour. Amy then went on to be nominated for two Brit Awards, British Female Solo Artist and Best Urban Artist. Not bad for a girl of 20!
November 2007