Miss Winehouse, who came to fame with her debut album Frank in 2003, was found at her flat in north London this afternoon, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.They say that they received a call at 4.05pm calling for help for a woman in Camden. Paramedics were called to the scene, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death is "unexplained" but not thought to be suspicious, according to police. Sources have told the Sunday Mirror that an overdose of drink and drugs is the suspected cause of death.
Last month, Miss Winehouse cancelled her entire European tour, after an on-stage breakdown in Serbia. A statement on her website said "Amy Winehouse is withdrawing from all scheduled performances. Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen."
Friends of the singer had reportedly voiced fears that she was drinking herself to death, according to the Sun. They said: "Her drinking is totally out of control. Amy is constantly out of control on vodka.
"She is rattling about at home in north London drinking herself into oblivion. Three times this week she has been so drunk she passed out."
Miss Winehouse had several bouts of treatment for drink and drugs, the most recent in May. Her 2006 album Back to Black featured a song called Rehab, which documented her drinking problems and refusal to seek help.
In 2007 she married Blake Fielder-Civil, and the pair had a sometimes violent relationship. Fielder-Civil was imprisoned for conspiring to pervert the course of justice in 2008 and the pair divorced in 2009.
The singer's father Mitch Winehouse earlier declined to comment on rumours of her death, but is flying back to London from New York now.
Tributes to the singer have been appearing on Twitter and elsewhere. Piers Morgan, the CNN broadcaster and former tabloid editor, tweeted: "Such desperately sad news re Amy Winehouse. Supreme natural talent, terrible self-destructive addictive personality. #RIP". Davina McCall, the television presenter, said: "So very, very sad. A huge talent." Tinchy Stryder, the musician, added: "My thoughts go out to her family and friends. RIP Amy Winehouse." The singer Katy B said:
I can't believe this news about Amy Winehouse.. So sad.. Such an incredibly talented woman.. R.I.P Amy such an inspiration, my heart hurts
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