Amy Winehouse was born on 14 September 1983 in Chase Farm Hospital. An English singer-songwriter from north London, Winehouse blended jazz, soul and pop with a distinctive contralto voice and candid, confessional lyrics. Her debut album Frank in 2003 was well received, but she achieved worldwide success with Back to Black in 2006, produced by Mark Ronson, which included the hit Rehab and won her five Grammy Awards in 2008. Her public struggles with alcohol and drugs drew heavy media attention. She died of alcohol poisoning at her home in Camden in 2011, at the age of 27. Back to Black remains one of the best-selling British albums of the century, and her family established a foundation in her name.
Before and after
- from 23 July 1983 to 29 July 1987Eelam War I
- from 23 July 1983 to 18 May 2009Sri Lankan civil war
- 6 August 1983Birth of Robin van Persie
- 1 September 1983Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash
- 14 September 1983Birth of Amy Winehouse
- 27 September 1983Creation of GNU
- October 1983Release of Microsoft Word
- from 25 October 1983 to 15 December 19831983 Invasion of Grenada
- 20 November 1983Creation of Turbo Pascal
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- c. 1950sRise of pop art
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- 2003Construction of Three Gorges Dam
The era
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