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Amy Winehouse: songs in the key of life

A 12-year-old Amy Winehouse wrote that she wanted to make people forget their troubles. On the anniversary of her death, Tim Jonze talks to those who knew her at the start of an extraordinary careerBill Ashton remembers vividly the day an awkward 16-year-old girl by the name of Amy Winehouse turned up at his National Youth Jazz Orchestra. "The singing coach, Annabel Williams, came up to me after rehearsal and said: 'All she did was sit in the corner smoking for England – she didn't join in at ...

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08:15 on July 21 2012

Amy Winehouse's Dad Worried Constantly

ContactMusic — Amy Winehouses father used to worry she would die every night Mitch Winehouse lived in constant fear that the singer - who died at home in London last July aged 27 - woul... more info

Amy Winehouse

17:00 on July 22 2012

Amy Winehouse: songs in the key of life

Guardian Music — A 12-year-old Amy Winehouse wrote that she wanted to make people forget their troubles. On the anniversary of her death, Tim Jonze talks to those who knew her at the star... more info

Amy Winehouse