As well known for her fraught personal life as her chart-topping songs,
Amy Winehouse was one of the most compelling vocalists in the world. The
critical and commercial success she achieved with her multi-million
selling second album, Back to Black, catapulted her to international
stardom in 2007, but it was her life offstage that generated daily
headlines in the tabloid press. Drinking binges, self-harm, eating
disorders, drug abuse and a turbulent marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil
overshadowed her music even as her record sales soared, and the world's
media watched eagerly as Amy's world imploded, while her talent
threatened to go with it. Tragically, on 23 July 2011 Amy lost her
long-term battle with drugs and alcohol, passing away aged just 27.
This no-holds-barred biography tells her story in full, from childhood
through to the pleasures and pains of superstardom, her blazing talent,
the years she lost to her addictions, the final days before her death,
and the lasting legacy of her raw and heartfelt music.