Amy Winehouse Hospitalized

Amy Winehouse was hospitalized on Monday afternoon (June 16) after she fainted at her London home due to unknown causes. At press time, the singer was still undergoing tests.

"Amy was at home this afternoon when she briefly fainted," read a statement from her U.S. publicist, Tracey Miller. "Fortunately, her manager's assistant was there to stop her falling. She quickly recovered, and her father, Mitch, took her to hospital as a precaution. Doctors are unsure of the cause of the incident, and Amy is currently undergoing tests. She may be kept overnight for observation."

Miller said no other information was available on Winehouse's condition or the cause of her fainting spell.

Before the incident, Winehouse, 24, had been signing autographs for Canadian fans who had been camped outsider her house all day, according to BBC News.

It is not the first health scare for the troubled singer, whose gaunt appearance, scratched-up arms and alleged drug abuse issues have caused concern for her well-being in the past. She was admitted to a London hospital last year suffering from what was called "severe exhaustion" amid reports that she was enrolled in a rehabilitation clinic to deal with drug abuse. She also checked into rehab in January.

The latest scare comes just a few days after Winehouse flew to Moscow for a reported $2 million to give a private concert at the opening of an art gallery run by the girlfriend of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Winehouse arrived in the Russian capital "in no condition to appear," according to the New York Daily News. When she did step in front of the microphone two hours after her appointed time, she did it "wobbling onto the stage down a red carpet lined with red lights, which guided her like a damaged aircraft down a runway," the paper reported. Eyewitnesses called her performance "sloppy."

Amy Winehouse Shows Up Late for Awards Event

Amy Winehouse’s father stood in for her Thursday as the troubled singer won a prestigious music award in London.

She showed up late, “literally as the award was being given to her dad,” says her rep.

“Amy unfortunately couldn’t make it,” Mitch Winehouse told guests at the Ivor Novello Awards, where his daughter took the top song prize for “Love Is a Losing Game.” “She’s getting better, and she sends you all her love.”

On Amy’s behalf, the elder Winehouse thanked family members and friends “who continually send us their love and best wishes all the time and every day.”

He added praise for her manager, Ray Grange, suggesting “he should be awarded the equivalent of a Victoria Cross” – a British medal for bravery on the battlefield.

Once she had shown up, Amy, 24, told the BBC, she was “very well” and “very excited and very flattered” to have won. She also wore a heart-shaped pin in her hair, with her husband Blake’s name on it.

She had received two nominations for best song, and one for best-selling song – only to lose to Beyoncé and Shakira’s “Beautiful Liar.”

Other Winners
Other winners included Phil Collins, who was presented with his international achievement award by Robert Plant; songstress Gabriele, who won the outstanding song collection prize; and Mika, as songwriter of the year.

Mika, the Beirut-born, London-based “Grace Kelly” singer, 24, said that his new album has been on his mind “every morning, every night, every evening. I took a holiday. I lasted four days, I came back and went straight to work. It’s not the point where I can take a holiday now.”

Amy Winehouse has been released on Bail

Amy Winehouse has been released on bail after she was arrested and questioned over alleged drug offenses.
The 24-year-old star was quizzed by police in East London over drug offences after footage of the star allegedly smoking crack cocaine was handed to British police.

It’s Winehouse’s second legal woe in as many weeks; The Rehab hitmaker was accused of headbutting a man outside a North London pub on April 23rd and later turned herself in to authorities. She escaped with a caution.

Winehouse, who has faced a long and public battle against drugs and alcohol, checked into a rehab clinic in London in January after a video showing her allegedly taking a variety of illegal substances was passed on to British newspaper The Sun.

She was also arrested, along with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, in Bergen, Norway last year on suspicion of possessing cannabis.
Winehouse was issued with a $714 fine, which she accepted, not realizing that paying up is the same as pleading guilty in the Scandinavian country.

Amy Winehouse back in Jail for Drug Charges

For the second time in two weeks, the talented jazz singer Amy Winehouse was in London jail, this time being held on drug charges. According to press reports Amy Winehouse voluntarily showed up at a police station and was arrested for further questioning concerning the infamous home video footage of her allegedly smoking crack cocaine back in January. The 24-year-old Amy Winehouse is being questioned in a police station and her publicist is said to be releasing a statement any time soon.

Amy Winehouse on Young Music Millionaires List With $20 Million

Amy Winehouse is worth $20 million as the star ranked tenth in her first appearance on the UK’s 2008 Young Music Millionaires. The list is counting down the Top 100 Richest Brits in Music Under Age 30 as compiled by the nation’s Sunday Times.

Although the Celebrity jazz singer has a year of personal instability, battling drug addiction, seeing her husband jailed, and with consistently bad press, Amy was in 2008 list which was published this weekend. Amy is followed by X Factor winner Leona Lewis - who secured both a No.1 single and album in America and has dominated the charts across Europe - is thought to be worth £6 million. Grammy winner Corrine Bailey Rae and British star Natasha Bedingfield is also estimated to be worth the same amount, £6 million.

AMY WINEHOUSE OFFERED $ 2 MILLION FOR TELL-ALL BOOK

According British newspaper The Sun, the talented jazz singer Amy Winehouse and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, have been offered $ 2 million for a tell-all book about their marriage. The drug-addicted Celebrity couple, who will celebrate their one year wedding anniversary next month, are considering the book deal with Penguin Publishing, as it is not known yet the final decision.

Amy Winehouse

Biography
Amy Winehouse was born September 14, 1983, in Camden, London, England. The niece of professional jazz players, Amy grew up surrounded by music and formed her first group at the age of 10. “Me and my friend loved Salt-N-Pepa,” she explains. “So we formed a band called Sweet ‘n’ Sour. We had a tune called ‘Spinderella,' which was great… but it was a long time ago.”

Although the group’s tenure was short-lived, Amy continued to pursue her interest in live performance by attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone at the age of 12. Unfortunately, the school’s classes failed to capture her interest and she was expelled the following year for “not applying herself.”

amy winehouse signs with island records
Undaunted, Amy packed her bags and enrolled at the BRIT School, Britain's only free performing arts and technology institution. The change of scenery agreed with her and, within three years, Amy was signed to her first record contract by Island Records -- the same label that also represents Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey and Fall Out Boy.

amy winehouse records frank
Amy promptly rewarded Island’s investment by releasing her debut album, Frank, on October 20, 2003. The breathtaking 13-song compilation instantly won the hearts of fans and critics alike, and was nominated for two Brit Awards en route to receiving platinum certification.

amy winehouse releases back to black
Next up for Amy was her hotly anticipated sophomore record, Back to Black. Released on October 30, 2006, the 11-track album presented Amy in a new light. “I was bored of complicated chord structures and needed something more direct,” she explains. “I’d been listening to a lot of girl groups from the ‘50s and ’60s. I liked the simplicity of that stuff, so I started thinking about writing songs in that way.”

Her new approach agreed with the public, and her fans helped catapult Back to Black to No. 3 on the UK charts. The album was certified gold thanks to hit singles like “Rehab” and “Me and Mr. Jones.”

amy winehouse sings for bond 22
In addition to winning legions of new fans, Amy’s success also won over the producers of Bond 22, who commissioned the British songbird to sing the main theme for the 2008 installment of the James Bond franchise