Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London. Despite well-documented struggles with drink and drug addictions, her death is currently being treated as unexplained.
"Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square shortly before 4.05pm (1505 GMT) on Saturday, following reports of a woman found deceased," a police statement said. "On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. Inquiries continue into the circumstances of the death. At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained."
Winehouse found global fame with her second album of soul-inspired pop, Black to Black (2006), which went on to win five Grammy awards and was the third highest selling album of the 2000s in the UK. Along with one-time pal Libertines singer Pete Doherty, Winehouse's public profile also soared off the back of numerous drug convictions, public appearances under the influence and dramatic health issues and changes in personal appearance.
Winehouse's recent 2011 comeback tour was cancelled after a disastrous show in Belgrade, where the singer appeared too drunk to perform (see below). On 21 June she cancelled all shows of her European tour and was told she would be "given "as long as it takes" to sort herself out." She was 27.
Amy Winehouse - Booed offstage in Belgrade June 2011
Amy Winehouse - 'Rehab' live on Jools Holland