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Amy Winehouse fans and family gather to pay tribute to late singer on 10th anniversary of her death
Fans and family members of Amy Winehouse have paid tribute to her (Picture: AP/AFP/ISO Images)
Amy Winehouse’s family members and fans have gathered at the late singer’s home in North London to pay tribute to her on the 10th anniversary of her death.
The musician died on July 23, 2011 at the age of 27 from alcohol poisoning.
Pictures have shown a temporary shine situated outside of her house, where supporters have left flowers, balloons and other memorabilia to show their love for Amy.
A group of fans also huddled together for a photo, as they posed with two posters which featured images of Amy alongside the words: ‘10 Years Without Amy’.
Messages of condolences were also left at the shrine by some, with many expressing their sadness at how long it has been since the singer has gone.
Other photos show fans standing alongside Amy’s statue, which is situated in Camden Town.
Fans gathered outside Amy’s home in North London (Picture: AP/AFP/ISO Images)
A temporary shrine was situated outside of her house (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)
Fans left flowers, balloons and other memorabilia (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)
Amy’s family members could also be seen mourning their loss, as they visited her grave.
Although it has been 10 years since Amy left us, her legacy as a talented and iconic musician will forever remain.
She shot to fame with the release of her debut studio album Frank in 2003, which was critically acclaimed and earned her an Ivor Novello Award.
Fans designed posters to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Amy’s death (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)
Many fans posed together alongside their posters (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)
Fans left messages of condolences (Picture: ISO Images)
But her biggest success came with her second and final record, Back To Black, which was released in 2006.
It reached number one in 18 countries and is the UK’s second best-selling album of the 21st century so far.
Fans were also pictured standing alongside Amy’s statue in Camden Town (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)
Family members and friends attended Amy’s grave (Picture: ISO Images)
The album was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Music Price, and was nominated for British album at the 2007 Brit Awards, and won the award for best female pop vocal album at the 2008 Grammys.
Amy also made history as the first female artist and the first British musician to win five Grammys in one night, picking up gongs for best new artist, song of the year and record of the year for her hit single Rehab.
The singer had struggled with substance abuse throughout most of her career, and prior to her death, had begun drinking again after a period of sobriety.
Amy sadly died in 2011 at the age of 27 (Picture:
Her childhood friend, Michael Collins, recently revealed how he feels ‘guilt’ over her death as he was ‘afraid’ to confront the singer about her addiction issues.
Speaking to Ranvir Singh on Lorraine, he admitted: ‘There’s still a lot of guilt associated with her death that comes back to you…
‘Amy was always so headstrong and she would do what she wanted, she’d cut off her nose to spite her face, that was just her kind of character. There were times when I saw her lose some good friends who were challenging her over the amount of drink she was drinking.
Amy struggled with substance abuse throughout her career (Picture: Redferns)
‘There were times when I wanted to say something but maybe selfishly I was too afraid of losing her, I was too afraid that she would just cut me off and then I might never speak to her again. Put yourself in those shoes and it’s harder than you think.’
And Amy’s former theatre school headteacher, Sylvia Young, also paid tribute to her, hailing her an ‘extraordinary’ talent.
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She told Metro.co.uk how Amy was ‘sensational from the moment she auditioned’ for her eponymous performing arts school.
Sylvia described the star-in-the-making as ‘quirky, maddening, irritating but with a good heart’ and a ‘God-given’ talent which shone through, even in her early teens at the school in Marble Arch, London.
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