Troubled , Grammy-winning singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her north London home, Sky News is reporting . The Daily Mail reports that policw have confirmed the passing .
In a statement , the London Metropolitan Police said , "Police was called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs. today Saturday 23 July , following reports of a woman found deceased . On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene . Enguires continue into the circumstances of the death . At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained."
A suspect drug overdose took the life of the singer , Nick Buckley of the Sunday Mirror Tweeted.
Amy Winehouse battled drug addiction for years , having most recently checked back into rehabilitation in May.
Winehouse entered treatment in late June 2007 for drug problems, including admitted herion use .
Eariler in the day , Tim Gatt of Sky News tweeted a staement from her manager saying that she was caceling upcoming performance , writing , "Amy Winehouse is withdawing from all scheduled performances . Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen."
Amy performed in a surprise appearence at the iTunes Festival July 20th.
Winehouse has had previous near-death experiences , including the one her ex-husband , Blake Fielder-Civil , decribed in detailed back in 2009 .
"I knelt over her as she kept on fitting . But then suddenly she just passed out and stop breathing ," Blake told the Sun (via NME) . It was the most frightening thing I had ever seen . I felt sure I was watching her die right in front of me . I didn't know what to do or how to save her . I held her to me ... and I thought she was dying in my arms . But somehow I managed to open her mouth and breathe air down her throat."
In January , 2010 she pled guilty to assaulting a theater stage manager.
In 2008 , after some confusion , a spokeperson for Winehouse contirms that she had "early signs of what would lead to emphysema."
[UPDATE] Sky News Home Affairs Correspondent Mark White reports that sources confirmed that Winehouse died of a drug overdose
[UPDATE 2] In a statement to Just Jared , Monte and Avery Lipman of Universal Republic Records , said : "We are deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gifted musician , artist and performer . Our prayers go out to Amy's family , friends and fans at this difficult time."
[UPDATE 3] Scotland Yard told Radar Online.com that an autopsy on Winehouse will be performed on Sunday.
The postmortem has not been scheduled yet but it is unlikely to take place before tomorrow . In the case of a murder it can be done within hours but this is not the case so tomorrow or even Monday is more likely in these circumstances.
May you find peace and all your demons are gone.
RIP Amy Winehouse
