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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: English jazz singers, Jazz singers from Northern Ireland, Amy Winehouse, Katie Melua, Cab Kaye, Adele, Cleo Laine, HKB FiNN, George Melly, Anne Lenner, Ottilie Patterson, Barb Jungr, Julie Driscoll, Sade Adu, Clare Teal, Nat Gonella, Annie Ross, Mabel Mercer, Gary Williams, Adelaide Hall, Christine Tobin, Gwyneth Herbert, Louise Golbey, Bob Wallis, Rick Guard, Kate Westbrook, Ian Shaw, Cleveland Watkiss, Juliet Roberts, Jacqui Dankworth, Atila Huseyin, Ross MacManus, Beryl Davis, Claire Martin, Beryl Bryden, Carol Grimes, Iris Williams, Elaine Delmar, Dominique Atkins, Norma Winstone, Terri Quaye, Alexandra Edenborough, Barbara Jay, Tiny Winters, Symeon Cosburn, Juliet Kelly, Maxine Daniels, Tina May, Parry Ray, Eliana Tomkins. Excerpt: Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, known for her powerful contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of various musical genres including R&B, soul, and jazz. She has received publicity over her substance abuse and mental health issues. Winehouse's 2003 debut album Frank was critically successful in the UK, and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album Back to Black led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British singer to win five Grammys, including three of the "Big Four" Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She has won the Ivor Novello Award three times, one in 2004 for Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) for "Stronger Than Me," one in 2007 for Best Contemporary Song for "Rehab," and one in 2008 for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Ga...
