British singer Amy Winehouse died in July 2011 of alcohol poisoning at age 27 in London. Winehouse won six Grammy Awards and was nominated for eight.
British actor Marisa Abela has been cast to play singer Amy Winehouse in a film about her life set to begin filming in London next week.
Winehouse won six Grammy Awards and was nominated for eight during her short but incredibly successful career in the music industry.Her mother worked as a pharmacist while during Winehouse's life, and her father was a taxicab driver who she divorced when Winehouse was nine. Her trademark heavy Cleopatra-style eye makeup and large jet-black hair became part of her iconic presence around the globe.
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