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Her last stage appearance was on June 2011. The five-time Grammy Award-winning female singer, Amy Winehouse, could not stand straight on her own feet for more than five seconds, causing a shambolic performance in the presence of millions of scandalized spectators. It’s been more than 7 years since the song-writer ended up consumed by the excesses of drug addiction and eating disorders; more than 7 years since she pronounced her last words “I don’t want to die” before a sudden mortal overdose; more than 7 years since the nomad was transferred from one center to another due to rehab purposes, which months later derived to the release of her famous song composition Rehab where she complains "No, no, no!" as a reaction of denial to collaborate with the abandonment of compulsive drug abuse. The walls of the stages she performed in, however, still retain the echo of her husky and unique voice, that has provided the world with a before' and an after' in the history of jazz and soul music.

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Despite the violation that the press has made on her reputation by exposing her weakest and much less desired character, Amy still shines as a lone star with a brightness all its own. Not only she inspires many contemporary artists of our decade, but she has maintained alive the possibility of transcendence of the jazz music genre. She has appropriated of the genre and transformed it in a way that it has her personal touch incorporated.

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People loved the different facets of Amy: they loved to hate her as much as they loved to love her. The intrigue of knowing what there was behind that skinny and harmless silhouette, kept the audience attention focused on her mysterious soul, characterized by a peculiar combination of agnosticism and passion. That singularity was reflected and concentrated on many of her songs, such as in Back to Black, nominated and winner of the Album of the year in Mercury Awards in 2007 and MTV Europe Music Awards a year later.

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She shared with the world small things of her personal life, making her fans to know her slightly better. But… did they actually? What was the real reason behind her death?  Why did she have to resort to bad vices as the easiest path to remedy her problems? Our Amy died from love. She died from loneliness. She sunk in her own sadness and stayed in her permanent misery. But she was also a rough diamond. Utterly authentic. She still owned that bright spark that kept her alive and keeps doing it. She lived in a roller coaster of deep feelings and  emotions, which slowly overtook her soul and weakened her in many ways. She lived in a relationship of uninterrupted arguments and reconciliations. She once said “Love is a losing game”- referring to the marriage with her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil - which ended up being the title of the best song and lyrics winner of the Ivor Novello Awards in 2008.

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​Even though Amy’s unfortunate destiny drove her to having her blood washed by Vodka and not being able to walk properly sober under that neatly chaotic bun, she is still remembered as one of the most influential artists of the decade and we will always save her a place in our hearts.