She was born in Southgate, London. The family were all Jewish Jazz musicians. So you could say that music was a part of her life from childbirth. When she was ten years old she started a rap band called Sweet n Sour and then went on to attend a theatre school but she didn't do too well, apparently getting her nose pierced. Along with some fellow students she later appeared on "The Fast Show" in 1997.

At Thirteen years of age she got her first guitar, got absorbed by it and dropped out of school a year later while writing music, and trying some drugs. She wrote her debut Album called "Frank" in October 2003 which received many positive reviews. During 2004 she won the Ivor Novello award for best contemporary song, as credit to her song entitled "stronger than me".

Sadly though, Amy grew to dislike listening to that album as it included some songs her bosses included which she did not like at all.

Later on Amy took a twist to the future by trying out a new angle - an emphasis on the girls and women of the 1950's and the 1960's - with her hairdo to match!

Much later, Amy met Mark Ronson, who became a huge influence and inspiration in her life that, after 18 months of doing very little she turned things around and wrote her second album within 6 months.

Since then Amy has gone from strength to strength, but has gained an unwanted reputation for her recent drug problems in 2007/2008.

Her second album went 5x platinum, doing incredibly well, but the drug misuse was starting to take over her life and various videos of her taking cocaine were found online.

With a career which still has chance to glow over the next 10 or 20 years, Amy Winehouse has got what it takes to become a legend.