50 Fun Facts About Amy Winehouse

What was the title of Amy Winehouse's debut album?

It was released on 20 October 2003 and produced mainly by Salaam Remi.

In which year was Back to Black released in the UK?

It topped the UK chart for two weeks in January 2007.

Which single was the first released from Back to Black?

Time magazine named it the best song of 2007.

Which producer shared Back to Black's production credits with Salaam Remi?

Ronson won the Grammy for Producer of the Year for the work.

Which New York band backed Winehouse on Back to Black and on tour?

They were Sharon Jones's longtime band.

How many Grammy Awards did Winehouse win on 10 February 2008?

She was the first British woman to win five in one night.

Why did Winehouse perform at the 2008 Grammys by satellite from London?

She performed from Riverside Studios at 3 a.m. UK time.

Her Record of the Year speech ended with which district 'ain't burning down'?

She was referring to the 2008 Camden Market fire.

Which Ronson single featured Winehouse on vocals and reached UK number two?

It was nominated for British Single of the Year at the 2008 Brits.

What was the name of Ronson's 2007 covers album that featured her?

It was released in 2007.

In which London borough was Winehouse born?

She was born at Chase Farm Hospital in Gordon Hill.

What was her father Mitch Winehouse's job?

Her mother Janis was a pharmacist.

Which jazz saxophonist and club owner had dated Winehouse's grandmother Cynthia?

Cynthia was a singer who nurtured Amy's interest in jazz.

Which song did the young Winehouse sing before seeing the headmistress when in trouble?

Her father sang Sinatra and Tony Bennett songs around the house.

With childhood friend Juliette Ashby, Winehouse formed a short-lived rap duo called what?

She was attending the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School at the time.

Which song did Winehouse sing at her Sylvia Young Theatre School audition?

One teacher there thought she could have been a novelist or journalist.

Winehouse sang with which ensemble as a teenager before her record deal?

She also worked as an entertainment journalist for a news network.

Which soul singer and best friend sent her demo tape to an A&R scout?

He later mourned her at her funeral alongside Mark Ronson.

Which Simon Fuller company managed Winehouse from 2002?

She was initially paid £250 a week against future earnings.

Which A&R man tracked her down after hearing her uncredited on a demo?

It took him months of asking around to learn her name.

Which record label signed Winehouse in 2002?

EMI and Virgin were circling by the time Island closed the deal.

Which Frank single won Winehouse her first Ivor Novello Award?

She shared the 2004 award with Salaam Remi.

Frank was shortlisted for which UK album award in 2004?

She played the Jazz World stage at Glastonbury that summer.

Winehouse said she was only what percentage 'behind' Frank after the label overruled her?

The label had overruled her preferred songs and mixes.

How many months did it take to complete Back to Black?

It has 11 tracks.

Where did Back to Black first enter the US Billboard 200?

It rose to number two after the Grammys.

How many copies did Back to Black sell in the UK in 2007 as the year's best-seller?

By March 2008 it had sold nearly 2.5 million there.

Which rapper featured on the remix of You Know I'm No Good?

It was the lead US single from the album.

Which actor asked to introduce her Rehab performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards?

The show was held in Universal City, California.

On Jools Holland's 2006 Hootenanny she sang a Marvin Gaye classic with which singer?

The song was I Heard It Through the Grapevine.

Which ska band did Winehouse join on stage at the 2009 V Festival?

She sang You're Wondering Now and Ghost Town with them in 2009.

Winehouse's live DVD I Told You I Was Trouble was recorded at which London venue?

It came with a 50-minute documentary on her first four years.

Which song won Winehouse the 2008 Ivor Novello for Best Song Musically and Lyrically?

She was the first artist ever nominated twice in that top category.

Whose 90th birthday concert did Winehouse play at Hyde Park in June 2008?

She played Glastonbury the following day.

What was the name of the record label Winehouse launched in 2009?

Its first act was her 13-year-old goddaughter.

Who was Winehouse's goddaughter and the first signing to her label?

Winehouse's last public appearance was supporting her at the Roundhouse.

Which fashion brand released a 17-piece collection designed with Winehouse in 2010?

She was a longtime fan and sat in on three design meetings.

Winehouse's final recording was a duet with which American singer?

Body and Soul appeared on his album Duets II.

What was the title of that final duet?

It was released on what would have been her 28th birthday.

Which 1960s group inspired Winehouse's beehive and Cleopatra make-up?

Ronnie Spector was taken aback by how closely Amy matched her look.

Who directed the 2015 documentary Amy?

It was produced by James Gay-Rees, Kapadia's partner on Senna.

Who directed the 2024 biopic Back to Black?

Matt Greenhalgh wrote the script with the estate's cooperation.

What was the title of Mitch Winehouse's 2012 memoir?

Her mother Janis published Loving Amy: A Mother's Story in 2014.

The Amy Winehouse Foundation launched on what would have been which birthday?

Its aim is to help vulnerable and disadvantaged young people.

Which comedian helped launch the foundation's Resilience Programme for Schools in 2013?

The programme provides drug and alcohol education across the UK.

Winehouse died at 27, prompting comparisons to which group of musicians?

Her estate of around £4 million passed to her parents.

Approximately how many copies has Back to Black sold worldwide?

It was the world's seventh-biggest-selling album of 2008.

Which US institution preserved Back to Black in its National Recording Registry in 2025?

Rolling Stone ranked her 83rd among the 200 greatest singers in 2023.

Which Bob Dylan comment about Winehouse was reported in 2017?

He said he was enjoying her last record, Back to Black.

Who opened for Winehouse on her January 2011 Brazilian dates?

She played five dates in the country.