THE NOT-SO-OFFICIAL * STEPHANIE BLOG: RIP Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse dead?! Seriously or rumour? I asked my sister when she told me about it just now. This is quite sad. Sigh! Real tragic happened in just couple of days. First, the Oslo attacks and now this. RIP Amy :( She was found dead in her London home and it's believed that her death was due to a suspected drug overdose. In just 27 years, Amy Winehouse has managed to leave behind her a soul legacy, with a band of modern British female soul songers - Adele, Duffy, Jessie J - celebrating success across the world borne almost entirely in her wake.

Sadly, the immeasurably gifted singer is unlikely to be remembered for her talents, instead often drowned by drinking and tranquillized by drug abuse that soon took over her career. However, it almost seems unsurprising that, Amy Winehouse joins many of her heroes such as Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Bob Marley - all whom died at aged just 27. Winehouse's rise was helped by her distinctive look which was her black beehive of hair, thickly lined cat eyes and girly tattoos.

Amy Winehouse had a hugely successful musical career with the release of her debut album, Frank in 2003 and the record that considered as her breakthrough album - Back to Black in 2006. During her career, she won awards including 5 Grammy Awards including song and record of the year for Rehab, a World Music Award in 2008 for World's Best Selling Pop/Rock Female Artist. The singer was featured on the Sunday Times Rich List earlier this year with an estimated net worth of around £6million.

It was an unexpected incident that occured because I just heard about her last month. In June 2011, Amy Winehouse canceled her European tour after she was booed off stage in her first show in Serbian because of her barely recognizable songs. And now, she's gone. Gone forever. :( She was last publicly seen on at a London concert on Wednesday, 20th July 2011 when she joined her goddaughter, Dionne Bromfield on stage. In that impromptu, Winehouse danced with Bromfield and even encouraged the audience to buy her new album before leaving the stage.