UNITED KINGDOM: Floral tributes are paid to Amy Winehouse outside her home in London the day after her death
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UNITED KINGDOM: Floral tributes are paid to Amy Winehouse outside her home in London the day after her death
- Title: UNITED KINGDOM: Floral tributes are paid to Amy Winehouse outside her home in London the day after her death
- Date: 24th July 2011
- Summary: VARIOUS OF WOMAN AND CHILD LAYING DOWN CANDLES
- Embargoed: 8th August 2011 16:25
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- Location: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Obituaries,People
- Reuters ID: LVA25GT2076O2PCJA3L71KOQSFXS
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- Story Text: Emotions ran high outside the home of British singer Amy Winehouse on Sunday (July 24) as fans brought flowers, candles, and pictures to pay tribute to the 27-year-old who died on Saturday.
Dozens of fans travelled across London to bid a final farewell to the "Rehab" singer, who's death on Saturday (July 23) came as a shock, but many said was not a surprise.
The singer was frequently in the media spotlight for her drink and drug problems and lived much of her life through her music.
Bottles of vodka and wine were amongst the tributes as were personal pictures and paintings from fans she touched around the world.
A fellow native from the north London borough of Camden where Winehouse called home talked about why the singer's death prompted her to lay flowers on Sunday.
"I just think because she was so young and so talented. It was such a waste really. Because she went to Sylvia Young, I went to Sylvia Young. It's just terrible, terrible," she told Reuters Television.
When asked what the performance arts school Sylvia Young was like, the Camden resident said: "A lot of pressure, a lot of pressure to be better than everyone else, I think. It was hard, it was hard."
13-year-old Marlene from London likened Winehouse to another musical great with a similar untimely death.
"(I will remember her) As a really great soul singer. As someone like John Lennon, someone you won't forget."
Claire from London was amongst the fans who were brought to tears at the makeshift shrine to the singer, saying despite the singer's substance abuse problems, she wanted the world to recall the positive impact Winehouse left behind.
"I want people to remember her as an amazingly talented girl who made an impact on the music world but also to lots and lots of people. That's what I want her family to remember as well, that she made a really big impact."
An autopsy is expected to be performed on Monday (July 25) morning. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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