The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 25, 2011 British Soul Singer Amy Winehouse Dies at 27 --------------------------------------------- The British soul singer Amy Winehouse has died at the age of 27. In 2008, she became the first British female to win five Grammy Awards, but her career was hampered by years of drug abuse. She was found dead at her apartment on Saturday. .