Tributes flood in for Winehouse

July 24, 2011 updated at 13: 13 UTC David Sillito the BBC: "his private life was something of a mess".Tributes have been paid to the singer Amy Winehouse, 27, it has been found dead at his home in North London.

The record producer Mark Ronson said: "she was my soul mate music and as a sister to me." "This is one of the saddest days of my life."

BBC Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton wrote: "cannot believe the news." Amy was a special girl. "The sadder news".

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said the cause of death of Winehouse was still unexplained.

Brit and Grammy award had fought with the drink and drug addiction and had recently spent time in rehab.

Hip-hop producer Salaam Remi, who also worked on albums for Frank Winehouse back to black, paid his tribute to his say Twitter: "very, very sad day." "I just lost a great friend and a sister."

He added: "RIP my baby SiS Winehouse cherry." "Love as always".

The news of his death has done well to other taxes of other celebrity friends.

Fans left floral tributes Winehouse on Camden Square

Kelly Osbourne TV presenter twitteo: "even right cant breath now im crying so hard I only lost 1 of my best friends." love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you! "

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood announced that he is devoting his show Saturday night at absolute Radio to Winehouse. He said: "is a very sad loss of a very good friend spent many great times with".

He added that a performance of reunion of his former band The Faces in Hurtwood, Surrey, would also be dedicated to the singer.

Singer Carole King, whose song Will You Love Me Tomorrow was covered by Winehouse, said she was "very grateful" star had "put his wonderful talent" in his version of the track recording.

Singer Jessie J posted on Twitter: "so tears are transmitting on my face." "Such losses."

Actress Demi Moore also wrote on Twitter: "truly sad news on Amy Winehouse." My heart goes to his family. "His soul troubled possible peace."

DJ Chris Moyles said: "terrible sad news on Amy Winehouse shocking." Stunned. "Thoughts go out to his friends and family."

Daily Telegraph critical rock Neil McCormick said that he was "deeply shocked" by his death.

She said that she had appeared aimed to give an "incredible performance" to a recent study by recording a Duet with Tony Bennett.

"It is deeply sad."It is the most completely tragic waste of talent which I can remember, he added.

Doug Charles-Ridler, co-owner of the pub's favorite Winehouse The Hawley Camden arms, called it "a special person with a good soul," adding, "this should not have happened".

His record label Universal called it "a talented musician, artist and performer," adding: "our prayers go out to Amy family, friends and fans.".

She pulled out of a return tour last month after a disastrous appearance in his first concert.

Abucheados in concert

Winehouse cancelled European tour after being booed at the show in Serbia, when it appeared too drunk to perform.

For 90 minutes, she attempted to through parts of songs and sometimes left the scene - leaving his band to fill.

Continue reading the story home Brian Wheeler BBC News, Camden

All televisions were turned off at the bar in the Hawley arms, when they met the news of the death of Amy Winehouse.

This was his favorite pub in Camden - but the Administration seems intent on not overnight become a reactivation. Some of his closest friends repaired to a quiet room upstairs to see the rolling news coverage. But on the two floors below, the party was in full swing, powered by sixty ska and indie classics.

"Around the world have a good time, but many people are also really sad," he told me a regular.

"He made this pub in his home and everyone remembers good laugh that was." She even used to serve behind the bar at times. "It was part of the community in Camden".

Her friend Krystal, 27 of the same age as Amy, showed me the Hawley beer mats weapons that had written tributes to the singer. Clearly felt that they had lost one of their own.

It was a very Camden memorial, and one felt sure that Amy would have approved of.

She had recently finished a course of rehabilitation for alcohol in London and at the time was under strict instructions not to drink.

A section of the road where he lived the singer was cordoned the Saturday night, as journalists, local residents and fans gathered at the police tapes.

Forensic officials were seen leaving the building.

In a statement - Police spokesman Superintendent Raj Kohli says Winehouse death was being treated "inexplicable".

It has been reported that Winehouse died of a drug overdose, but Superintendent Kohli said "it would be inappropriate to speculate on the cause of death".

He added: "my sympathy extends not only to his immediate family, but clearly in the thousands and millions of fans around the world."

Winehouse won wide acclaim with his debut album, Frank - which was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

But it was 2006 Back to Black which brought his career around the world, winner of five Grammy Awards.

Winehouse made her last public appearance on Wednesday night when he joined his goddaughter Dionne Bromfield on stage at The Roundhouse in Camden.

The singer danced with Bromfield and encouraged the public to buy their album on the improvised appearance before leaving the stage.

At the time that she retired from the tour, his spokesman had said that everyone wanted to do everything to "help to return to his best".

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