Amy Winehouse (8,466 views)

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Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 - 23 July 2011)
Vocal Range: C3 - E♭6

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{Vocal Range Timeline}Amy Winehouse:
Frank (2003): D3 - F♯5 - B♭5
Back to Black (2006): E♭3 - C♯5 - G♯5
Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011): C3 - C5 - A5

Significant High Notes:

E♭6 ("Take the Box" New Pop Festival, Germany 2004)
B♭5 ("In My Bed")
A5 ("Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?")
G♯5 ("Addicted")
F♯5 ("Best Friends, Right?", "Take the Box")
F5 ("In My Bed", "You Sent Me Flying")
E5 ("Between the Cheats", "Fuck Me Pumps", "October Song")
E♭5 ("Addicted", "Best Friends, Right?", "Me & Mr. Jones")
D5 ("Back to Black", "Between the Cheats", "Cupid", "Like Smoke", "Moody's Mood for Love", "Stronger Than Me", "What Is It About Men")
C♯5 ("Back to Black", "Brother", "Cherry", "He Can Only Hold Her", "Help Yourself", "Me & Mr. Jones", "Tears Dry on Their Own")
C5 ("Amy Amy Amy", "Fuck Me Pumps", "The Girl from Ipanema", "Like Smoke", "Monkey Man", "October Song", "Some Unholy War", "Stronger Than Me", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?", "You Sent Me Flying")
B4 ("Between the Cheats", "Cherry", "Cupid", "I Heard Love Is Blind", "Just Friends", "Moody's Mood for Love", "(There Is) No Greater Love", "October Song", "Some Unholy War", "Take the Box", "Tears Dry on Their Own", "What Is It About Men")
B♭4 ("Addicted", "Amy Amy Amy", "Best Friends, Right?", "Brother", "The Girl from Ipanema", "He Can Only Hold Her", "Hey Little Rich Girl", "In My Bed", "Know You Now", "Monkey Man", "Mr. Magic (Through the Smoke)", "Our Day Will Come", "Take the Box", "Valerie", "We're Still Friends" Union Chapel, London 2006, "You Sent Me Flying", "You're Wondering Now")
A4 ("Cherry", "Cupid", "Half Time", "Help Yourself", "I Heard Love Is Blind", "Just Friends", "Me & Mr. Jones", "(There Is) No Greater Love", "Stronger Than Me", "Tears Dry on Their Own", "We're Still Friends" Union Chapel, London 2006, "What Is It About Men", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?")

Significant Low Notes:

A3 ("Back to Black", "Between the Cheats", "Cherry", "I Heard Love Is Blind", "Just Friends", "Like Smoke", "Love Is a Losing Game", "Moody's Mood for Love", "Rehab", "To Know Him Is to Love Him", "We're Still Friends" Union Chapel, London 2006, "What Is It About Men", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?", "You Know I'm No Good")
G♯3 ("Addicted", "Best Friends, Right?", "Brother", "The Girl from Ipanema", "He Can Only Hold Her", "In My Bed", "Know You Now", "Monkey Man", "Mr. Magic (Through the Smoke)", "(There Is) No Greater Love", "Take the Box", "Wake Up Alone", "You Sent Me Flying")
G3 ("Amy Amy Amy", "Back to Black", "Cupid", "Fuck Me Pumps", "The Girl from Ipanema", "Half Time", "Hey Little Rich Girl", "Know You Now", "Monkey Man", "Mr. Magic (Through the Smoke)", "October Song", "Our Day Will Come", "Some Unholy War", "A Song for You", "Stronger Than Me", "Tears Dry on Their Own", "To Know Him Is to Love Him", "Valerie", "You're Wondering Now")
F♯3 ("Best Friends, Right?", "Help Yourself", "I Heard Love Is Blind", "Me & Mr. Jones", "(There Is) No Greater Love", "Take the Box", "What Is It About Men")
F3 ("Amy Amy Amy", "Body and Soul", "In My Bed", "Love Is a Losing Game", "Stronger Than Me", "You Sent Me Flying")
E3 ("Cupid", "Fuck Me Pumps", "Half Time", "Help Yourself", "Just Friends", "Moody's Mood for Love", "October Song", "Some Unholy War", "Tears Dry on Their Own", "Wake Up Alone", "We're Still Friends" Union Chapel, London 2006)
E♭3 ("He Can Only Hold Her", "A Song for You")
D3 ("Body and Soul", "Moody's Mood for Love")
C3 ("A Song for You")
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• Blue marks falsetto notes.
• Bold marks outstanding passages.
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark obscured notes.

A famous breakout star with a homely charm turned into squandered goodwill, and eventually an infamous member of the 27 Club, Amy Winehouse was once set to conquer the world and then some. With her often raw belting and soulful melisma taken straight from the likes of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, Amy began to embody a sort of new Soul movement in mid-noughties Europe -- a distinctly British sort of sensibility combined with American Soul singing briefly dominated the billboards with Amy in the forefront. It was a sort of subversion of American Soul tropes where the R&B turned from lively to lonely and the Soul was transported to the boroughs of Greater London.

Despite earning scorn for her celebrity status during her time on this earth, Amy's artistry burned out before its time in a way that is still felt throughout pop music and with the help of artistic tributes from Lady Gaga to Adele her legacy is continuing to turn heads in a more positive light today. While the movement of new white soul she briefly headed may have abruptly imploded, there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that Amy's distinct vocal presence combined with her cinematic production changed pop's trajectory forever.