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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: 74. Chapters: Beth Orton, PJ Harvey, Gillian Gilbert, Amy Winehouse, Dido, Adele, Corinne Bailey Rae, Joan Armatrading, Ellie Goulding, Bat for Lashes, Nerina Pallot, Julianne Regan, Linda Lewis, Kate Nash, Lauren Laverne, Vashti Bunyan, Kelly Johnson, Karen Elson, Charlotte Hatherley, Skin, Daisy Dares You, Mia Rose, Shingai Shoniwa, I Blame Coco, Emmy the Great, Tracey Thorn, Micachu, Kate Maberly, Laura Marling, Hayley Hutchinson, Scout Niblett, Nancy Elizabeth, Holly Golightly, Miki Berenyi, Sadie Jemmett, Sarah Aubrey, Josephine Wiggs, Justine Frischmann, Emma Anderson, Debbie Smith, Viv Albertine, Steph Fraser, Jo Ann Kelly, Amelia Fletcher, Bilinda Butcher, China Soul, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Ella Edmondson, Sheila Nicholls, Beth Gibbons, Louise Wener, Melanie Garside, Shelly Poole, Julia Adamson, Vi Subversa, Danielle Saxon Reeves, Holly Ross, Mary Hampton, Vicky Aspinall, Ana da Silva. Excerpt: Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 - 23 July 2011) was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. 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 then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British female 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 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 "Reh...