Yesterday, July 23 marked 15 years since the death of Amy Winehouse, one of the most distinctive voices in British soul history. She passed away in her home in the London neighborhood of Camden
She was 27 when her bodyguard found her in bed. The autopsy determined that she succumbed due to accidental alcohol poisoning. This way, she became part of the infamous 27 Club, which also includes Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, or Jim Morrison.
Despite her youth and the time that has passed since the tragic event, Back to Black, Rehab, or You Know I'm No Good are still sung all over the world, making Winehouse immortal.
Like with any death, the issue of inheritance was in the media spotlight. As she did not leave a will, British laws dictate that the estate goes to her closest relatives, and since she had no descendants, the heirs were her parents, Janis and Mitch, who left the marital home when their daughter was 9 years old after an extramarital relationship.
The net worth after deducting debts was 2.9 million pounds. Additionally, she also left two properties in Camden, a four-story house sold at auction in 2012 for almost 2 million pounds.
When she released her debut album Frank in 2003, which included the hit Stronger Than Me, the artist began a relentless climb to the top. Three years later, Back to Black hit the market, selling over 20 million copies and earning her 5 Grammy awards. Her earnings were between 10 and 15 million pounds.
This work was inspired by her descent into hell with the love of her life, Blake Fielder-Civil, whom she was married to from 2007 to 2008 and who introduced her to the world of drugs. As expected, their breakup plunged her into a severe depression. He is now sober, married, and a happy family man.
Throughout her professional journey, she was accompanied by her two best friends, Naomi Perry, her stylist, and Catriona Gourlay, her roommate when she passed away, who more than a decade later were at the center of controversy for having auctioned off over 150 items of the singer between 2021 and 2023 without her family's permission.
They raised a total of 730,000 pounds. Mitch Winehouse sued them, but last April, he lost the case. This former taxi driver has had a significant public presence for over a decade to preserve the artist's legacy, as he did with the publication of the biography Amy, My Daughter, which topped the Sunday Times bestseller list.
Both parents continue to receive a substantial annual sum from the royalties of the songs, which, according to the iMDB portal, would amount to one million pounds.