Amy Winehouse Found Dead
Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment Saturday afternoon.
Just last month, Winehouse was forced to cancel her European tour, following a disastrous performance in Belgrade that went viral on YouTube. The troubled singer, has long struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, making many references to these struggles in her music.
TMZ confirmed earlier reports out of London, that Winehouse was found in her apartment and pronounced dead on the scene.
Best known for her 2006 breakthrough album, Back to Black, the singer was known for her deep voice and brazen lyrics. Winehouse was 27.
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Winehouse Autopsy Did Not Establish Cause Of Death
LONDON — Police say the autopsy performed on Amy Winehouse did not establish her cause of death, and they are awaiting further test results.
However, a coroner's official in London says there are no suspicious circumstances in the death of the 27-year-old singer.
Coroner's officer Sharon Duff told reporters Monday that "the scene was investigated by police and determined non-suspicious."
Winehouse was found dead in her bed on July 23.
The singer's family formally identified her body Monday and visited mourners outside her London home to thank them for their support. A private family service could be held as early as Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.
An inquest into the death was opened and adjourned at London's St. Pancras Coroner's Court. During the two-minute hearing, an official read out the name, birth date and address of Winehouse, described as "a divorced lady living at Camden Square NW1."
"She was a singer songwriter at the time of her death and was identified by her family here at St. Pancras this morning," said coroner's officer Sharon Duff.
Reports: No signs of drugs near Winehouse
Sources say the singer may have been dead for as long as six hours before a security guard found her just before 4 p.m. London time.
That contrasts with an earlier report that Winehouse was still alive when emergency personnel were called to her London flat, but died before she could be transported to the hospital.
A doctor had visited Winehouse the day before her death, The Sun reports, and "had no concerns."
Police sources say there was no sign of drugs in the home. Winehouse had been known to have addiction issues. Her last concert, on June 18 in Belgrade, Serbia, was a disastrous event where the singer slurred through her songs, was booed, and left the stage early, forcing her band to continue playing to meet its contractual obligations.
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