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I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.
Amy Winehouse
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Amy Winehouse
Age: 27 †
Born: 1983
Born: September 14
Died: 2011
Died: July 23
Entertainer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
London
England
Amy J
Amy Jade Winehouse
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