Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse was born in Southgate, north London to a Jewish family. Her father Mitch was a double-glazing salesman who later became a taxi driver and her mother Janis, is a pharmacist. They separated when Amy was 9.

Amy grew up listening to her father's jazz albums, and her grandmother was once engaged to the English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner, Ronnie Scott. She also came under the influence from an early age of her uncles who were professional jazz players.

At the age of 10, Amy founded a short-lived rap group called Sweet 'n' Sour with childhood friend Juliette Ashby.