Amy Winehouse at last died only at 27 after a long battle with drug.

Amy Jade Winehouse, a British singer-songwriter known for her powerful contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz, died on July 23, 2011 in her Camden, London home. She was found dead in her room and The reports were confirmed in a written statement issued by her record company, Vivendi Universal.

Amazingly, or maybe not so amazingly, Winehouse joins an unfortunate “club” of famous musicians who died at age 27 (1983-2011), including Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain.

Winehouse’s death is as yet unexplained but she had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. Last month, the audience booed her in Serbia after she was too drunk to continue her concert. Within a matter of a few months, her drug addled tabloid lifestyle would take center stage. Her fans watched as she was arrested for assault, warned and featured doing drugs in a home video.

"Drugs took her gift, her soul, her light, long before they took her life. RIP Amy," singer Josh Groban tweeted. While close friend Kelly Osbourne grieved, "i cant even breath right my now im crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you!"

A host of rest in peace tweets streamed in from musicians including Diddy, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, Nas, Natasha Bedingfield, Nicki Minaj, Big Boi, Diplo and Selena Gomez. But celebs were also quick to tweet their frustration that the singer ultimately succumbed to the same demons that so many young performers in the #27club

It was reported that in June. Winehouse underwent a brief stint in rehab to prepare her for an upcoming music tour in London and Belgrade but she could not really overcome what was actually and unmistakably written on her fate.

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Gossip The Grammys Celebrate 50 Years

With performances by Beyonce and Tina Turner, Rihanna, Kanye's emotional tribute to his "mama," and Amy Winehouse's much-anticipated (via-satellite) performance, (not to mention her shout-out to incarcerated hubby Blake) the Grammys were definitely something to tune into last night.

Although not present in L.A., but rather in her hometown of London, Winehouse almost had a clean sweep, winning five out of the six awards she was nominated for, including record of the year, song of the year, and best new artist.

Kanye dominated the Grammys as well, winning four awards, including best rap album and best rap solo performance. Not only did he pay tribute to his late mother Donda in song, but also spoke to her in his acceptance speech.

Carrie Underwood went home with two awards, best female vocal performance and best country song for "Before He Cheats" and Alicia Keys, who opened the show singing with a virtual Frank Sinatra, took home the prize for best R&B song for "No One" as well as best female R&B vocal performance.

The last award of the night was given to the very surprised jazz artist Herbie Hancock for album of the year, beating out both Winehouse and West.

Other winners included:
Best male pop vocal performance: Justin Timberlake
Producer of the year, non-classical: Mark Ronson
Best Pop performance by a duo or group with vocals: Maroon 5
Best rock album: Foo Fighters
Best contemporary R&B album: Ne-Yo
Best rap/sung collaboration: "Umbrella," Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Best male country vocal performance: Keith Urban
Best country album: "These Days," Vince Gill

For a complete list of last night's Grammy winners click here.

Below are a few pictures from the evening as well as some of the key performances of the night...

Carrie Underwood looking gorgeous as always on the red carpet




















Beyonce shows off her new lighter locks




















Fergie looks oh so G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S




















Rihanna looking fun and flirty in Zac Posen





















Amy Winehouse singing "You Know I'm No Good" and "Rehab"



Beyonce performing with Tina Turner



Rihanna with her hit "Umbrella" and "Don't Stop the Music" (as well as performing with The Time)



Kanye West with "Stronger" followed by an emotional tribute to his late mother



And one of my favorite performances of the night, Timothy T. Mitchum and Carol Woods sing "Let It Be" from the motion picture Across the Universe, as the Grammys celebrated the old and the new in their 50th anniversary show


- Erin Dustin

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