Amy Winehouse Foundation (Fundraising)

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Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz.

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Oktober 2012: Amy Winehouse's former backing singer is releasing a single for her charity. Zalon - who was signed to Amy's Lioness record label - recorded the song straight after being told she had died last year and has decided to bring out the track, entitled 'You Let Me Breathe', in aid of the Amy Winehouse Foundation.             more....  

Here is the video for 'You Let Me Breathe'

June 2012: Amy Winehouse Foundation to Honor Tony Bennett at Inspiration Awards in October. When Amy Winehouse died in July 2011, Tony Bennett was among those to pay tribute, calling her "an extraordinary musician with a rare intuition as a vocalist."          more....

June 2012: The Amy Winehouse Foundation provided a generous donation to the London Irish Centre recently, which will help the Centre continue to provide help and guidance to London’s Irish emigrants.     more....

April 2012: April 11,  the Amy Winehouse Foundation made its first U.S. pledge: $10,000 to the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. "We feel that if you put a musical instrument in somebody's hand, they're never going to put a gun in their hands," Mitch Winehouse said. Mitch Winehouse, a former cab driver in London, now dedicates his time to the foundation, which has raised one million pounds for U.K.-based children's hospices. Its newly announced U.S. arm will lend support to music therapy and after-school programs for disadvantaged children, he explained. Amy's mother, Janis Winehouse-Collins, attended the event and stood by her former husband as he unveiled the title and cover of his forthcoming memoir, Amy, My Daughter, due through HarperCollins on June 26th. Sales will benefit the foundation; recent reports value Amy Winehouse's estate at more than $4 million.      more.....

March 2012: The Amy Winehouse Foundation, launched shortly after the 2011 death of its namesake, has announced a new scholarship program. Overall, the Foundation is designed to assist charitable activities that help troubled youth, with an emphasis on those kids dealing with disabilities, poor health, financial disadvantages, and addiction and substance abuse problems.     more.....

March 2012:
The foundation set up in memory of Amy Winehouse has announced plans to fund a scholarship at the Sylvia Young stage school, where Amy herself was a student.      more...

September 2011:
The Amy Winehouse Foundation is a registered charity which was set up in memory of English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. The foundation was launched on September 14, 2011 which would have been Winehouse's 28th birthday just a couple of months following her death in July 2011.   more....